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Wednesday 4/23/25 Dawn Patrol

Wednesday 4/23/25 Afternooon

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Report Overview

Report Title:

Wednesday 4/23/25 Afternooon

Reporter:

Tory Strange

Report Of The Day:

Change From Yesterday:

Similar in size (morning to morning comparison)

Change From Last Report:

Onshore wind this afternoon

Current Wave Size:

1 to 2 feet

Surface Conditions:

Semi-choppy

Surf Station Surf Factor:

3.25

3.25 (on a 1-10 scale)
Comments: Although not great, there are some occasional fun waves.

Surf Reporters 6 Hour Forecast:

Semi-choppy waves this afternoon @ 1 to 2 feet. SE winds this afternoon

Dean's Long Range Forecast:

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Swell Info

Form:

only fair

Wave Size In Body Height:

knee to thigh high, occasionally larger

Largest Wave:

waist/Rib high

Surf Is On Increase or Decrease:

up and down with the lulls and surges of the swell

Wind Swell / Ground Swell / Combo:

Combo

Swell Direction:

E/ESE

Current:

Slight, if any

Swell Interval:

9 seconds on the buoy offshore

Hard To Paddle Out:

2.5 (1-5 scale)

Wind Info

Wind Direction, Speed, & Air Temp:

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Wind Direction / Speed For Florida:

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Tides

Today's Tide Data:

Tomorrow's Tide Data:

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Temperature, Critters, & More

Water Temperature:

73.8

Water Clarity:

Not as good as last week

Critters:

Portuguese man o war seen on the beach

St. Augustine Weather Station:

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Local Radar:

Wunderground Wundermap Radar

Surf Report Comments

Wednesday, April 23

Reporter: T. Strange

Surf Reports comments:

6:45 am: The wind is near calm again today @ daybreak. The waves look similar in size with the wave size 1 to occasionally up to 2 feet. It’s semi-glassy with the super light early morning wind The marine forecast calls for the wind to go SE @ 10 to 15 knots later on today. On the local buoy, the early morning reading is 2.3 feet at 9 seconds similar to yesterdays 2.3 feet at 8 seconds. You can see the ocean live by checking the surf station cams for a live look.

7:25 am: Early morning photos are up in box #1 and on second look, the waves look a a little smaller than the first look. Usually it’s the other way around, but not this morning, at least so far. Waves early look knee high to maybe thigh high on some set wave peaks, but that’s about it. Maybe it’s a lull and the swell will fill in, we will see….

10:05 am: On 3rd look the waves are bigger and better than the second look. Some swell filling in! Are there waves over waist high now? Will get photos and report back.

The lesson here is, when the buoy durations spread out… that’s a thicker wave so that wave can jack up moreso on the sandbar so the wave can be bigger. Let’s see if the coming photos show this…..

12:45 pm: New mid to late morning photos are up in box #2 and you can see some of the waves look fun! The waves are a little bigger than early this morning. The wind has turned onshore so it’s becoming a little bit choppy now, and will likely get choppier…..

Here is a link to Dean’s 7-Day Surf Station Surf Forecast. Check out his forecast for a modest increase in easterly swell period mid-week. Here is an overview of a large-scale, real-time wind map to track the shifting winds associated with the fronts and lows that produce our waves.

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