Monday 9/16/24 Dawn Patrol
Monday 9/16/24 Mid Afternoon
Monday 9/16/24 Evening
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Report Overview
Report Title:
Monday 9/16/24 Evening
Change From Yesterday:
Larger (morning to morning comparison)
Change From Last Report:
The wind is trying to back around
Current Wave Size:
3-4 feet, occasionally larger
Surface Conditions:
Semi-choppy to semi-glassy at times
Surf Station Surf Factor:
3.25 (on a 1-10 scale)
Comments:
Although not great, there are some occasional fun waves.
Surf Reporters 6 Hour Forecast:
Large N swell with head high set waves with sideshore to sideoffshore winds
Dean's Long Range Forecast:
Swell Info
Form:
Fair at times & drifty
Wave Size In Body Height:
Rib to head high, occasionally larger
Largest Wave:
a few feet overhead
Surf Is On Increase or Decrease:
Increased
Wind Swell / Ground Swell / Combo:
NE groundswell and windswell
Swell Direction:
N/NE/ENE
Current:
strong pushing south
Swell Interval:
some 10-11 second readings
Hard To Paddle Out:
4 (1-5 scale)
Wind Info
Wind Direction, Speed, & Air Temp:
Wind Direction / Speed For Florida:
Tides
Temperature, Critters, & More
Water Clarity:
more stirred up than yesterday
Critters:
no new reports in
St. Augustine Weather Station:
Surf Report Comments
Quote Of The Day
Mistakes are the portals of discovery.
~ James Joyce
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7:25 am: The wave size is looking larger than yesterday.. Wave size @ 3-4++ feet. Our local winds are currently NNW @ 8-17 knots. adding a fair amount of cross chop and drift. The marine forecast calls for strong N winds shifting NNW this afternoon. Ourlocal buoy the early morning wave height reading is 6.9 feet at 11 seconds up from yesterdays 5.2 feet @ 10 seconds. The water temperature is measured at 81.9 degrees offshore again this morning. You can see the ocean live by viewing The Surf Station Cam Page here.
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8:00 am: Early morning photos are posted in box #1 and it’s raining cats and dogs at the beach. I tried to shoot in between rain sessions but the rain won as far as it’s in the photos. Large, lumpy, drifty surf, with waves rib to shoulder high with some head high to well overhead set waves. Breaking on the far outside at times, even on the higher tide. Looks like a super super hard paddle out...
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1:00 pm: Some large lefts pushing through at times. Still sideshorish winds so not clean. The surf is way cleaner down south. With that said, the wind is trying to back around here, and it’s helping some… .
.4:00 pm: New afternoon to mid afternoon photos are up in box #2 and you can see we have sizable waves for your Monday afternoon. Strong N swell with lots of push. Likely some overhead set waves but hard ot tell because there were no surfers catching waves. Maybe after the 5 O’Clock crew gets out there, we can see surfers catching waves. You may be able to see some then, live, by viewing The Surf Station Cam Page here.
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8:15 pm: New early evening photos are up in box #3 and you can see it stayed choppy as the wind did not cooperate and shift offshore enough to make it clean. Cross chops from the north angling in to the NE thick and chunky swell. Plenty of waves with lots of and power all the way up till dark. Will it be offshore in the morning and be clean? A lot of the forecast maps say it will! Check back in the morning for a fresh update and find out… over and out…
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