Throwback Thursday: Chunky Tuesday
Feel the beat in this week’s throwback to 2015 when we had some mixed up pumping shorebreak surf! See Gabe Kling rip it up in this less than 3 minute mini movie produced by non other than Alex Hobbs.
Wednesday 5/12/21 Dawn Patrol
Tuesday 5/11/21 Mid-Day
Sunday 5/02/21 Evening
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Report Overview
Report Title:
Wednesday 5/12/21 Dawn Patrol
Reporter:
Tory Strange
Report Of The Day:
1
Change From Yesterday:
Similar in size or smaller (morning to morning)
Change From Last Report:
Glassy early
Current Wave Size:
1/2 a foot to 1 foot
Surface Conditions:
Semi-glassy
Surf Station Surf Factor:
Comments: It could be ridable. If ya got nothing better to do.
Surf Reporters 6 Hour Forecast:
Waves around shin to knee high or so with offshore winds early, then a NE seabreeze this afternoon; a big blow from the N tomorrow, so larger surf then
Dean's Long Range Forecast:
Swell Info
Form:
fair to good
Wave Size In Body Height:
shin to knee high
Largest Wave:
Not seeing a thigh high wave
Surf Is On Increase or Decrease:
up and down with the lulls and surges of the swell, currently down
Wind Swell / Ground Swell / Combo:
not enough swell to talk about
Swell Direction:
ESE
Current:
Slight , if any
Swell Interval:
6 seconds on the buoy
Hard To Paddle Out:
1
Wind Info
Wind Direction, Speed, & Air Temp:
Wind Direction / Speed For Florida:
Local Radar Link:
Tides
Today's Tide Data:
04:01 AM L
10:06 AM H
03:48 PM L
10:18 PM H
10:06 AM H
03:48 PM L
10:18 PM H
Tomorrow's Tide Data:
04:39 AM L
10:45 AM H
04:25 PM L
10:57 PM H
10:45 AM H
04:25 PM L
10:57 PM H
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Temperature, Critters, & More
Water Temperature:
74 degrees
Water Clarity:
fair
Critters:
no new reports
St. Augustine Weather Station:
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