Reporter:     T. Strange

7:10 am:  Slightly smaller surf and semi-glassy early, with waves 1 to 2 feet in rotating ESE swell.   The wind very light SSW.     The marine forecast is calling for light, shifting wind again today.      On the local buoy the early morning wave height reading is 3.6 feet at 5 seconds changed from yesterdays  3.0 feet at 12 seconds.  The water temperature is measured at 64.9 degrees at The Pier this morning.   View The Surf Station Cam Page here.   The morning photos up next….

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8:05 am:  Early morning photos are up and posted in box #1 and you can see the waves look a little lumpy and mushy early at the higher tide.   A very light side offshore wind with somewhat unorganized wonky surf early-early.  The waves look in the thigh high range right now as the waves break on the inside sandbar.   It could be bigger but not a surfer out to see going down the line and judge.     The surf may clean up as the tide drops and the waves get a little more power.   The wave height measurement is actually a little bigger today than yesterday at this time, so there is hope for plenty of swell today.  At first look, it looked smaller, but it does that quite often when it’s near dark super early and hard to see the surf….

10:39 am: A sizeable swell will build during the upcoming work week. Check out Dean’s note below and then go to the 7-Day Forecast…

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Here is the overview wind map,  tropical Atlantic Map and here is the Map centered on St. Augustine. Click.on the link, then zoom out to see wind speed/direction and the fetch that generates our waves. Here is the weekly weather forecast for St.Augustine Beach, and the 5-day NWS Marine Forecast for Northeast Florida coastal waters. Have you seen the update to Dean’s Surf Forecast? SIZEABLE SURF will build all week, then wind will clock offshore next weekend.

Quote of the deja vu:  “Hark, now hear the sailors cry, smell the sea and feel the sky, let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic”    Van Morrison – Into the Mystic