Ringing in the First Swell of 2016 in South Florida
January 6, 2016: With a fairly large North East swell building out in the Atlantic, I decided to skip town and head down to West Palm Beach to catch what would be some of the most perfect surf I have ever ridden/shot in Florida. I packed my things, got in my car and took off…
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Monday, March 1st, 2021
Reporter: Tory Strange
5:50 am: This is a predawn report with the best guesstimate on the wave size based on sounds at the beach and buoy data. Waves are likely 1-2 feet, possibly a little larger on some sets. The wind is light SSW at 2 knots so the surface conditions are likely glassy . The marine forecast calls for the wind to clock more offshore as the day goes on. On the local St. Augustine Buoy the early wave height measurements 3.3 feet at 5 seconds changed from yesterdays is 3 feet at 8 seconds . Our live cam page is here with a closer up look here: Surf Station Surf Cam. The Surf Station Weather Station is back up and running: see local wind here.