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Report Overview

Report Title:

Thursday 1/23/25 Afternoon

Reporter:

Tory Strange

Report Of The Day:

Change From Yesterday:

Still very Cold

Change From Last Report:

not as windy

Current Wave Size:

3-4 feet, occasionally larger

Surface Conditions:

Semi-choppy to semi-glassy

Surf Station Surf Factor:

3.00

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

Surf Reporters 6 Hour Forecast:

The increased N windwaves will begin to clean up with some over shoulder high waves at times

Dean's Long Range Forecast:

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Swell Info

Form:

becoming fair

Wave Size In Body Height:

rib to shoulder high, occasionally larger

Largest Wave:

Head high to a little overhead

Surf Is On Increase or Decrease:

Increased

Wind Swell / Ground Swell / Combo:

Combo

Swell Direction:

NNE/NE

Current:

increased from the N.

Swell Interval:

some 13 second readings on the local buoy

Hard To Paddle Out:

4.5 (1-5 scale)

Wind Info

Wind Direction, Speed, & Air Temp:

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Tides

Today's Tide Data:

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Temperature, Critters, & More

Water Temperature:

est @ 53

Water Clarity:

Fair

Critters:

no new reports overnight

St. Augustine Weather Station:

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Local Radar:

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Surf Report Comments

Thursday, January 23

Reporter: T. Strange

Surf Reports comments:

7:25 am: Still very cold early on this Thursday morning. Waves size easily @ 3-4 feet. The wind is sideshore N to NW @ 14-16 mph early. Our marine forecast is calling for N winds today . On the local buoy offshore our current wave heigh reading is 7.5 feet at 13 seconds changed from yesterdays 8.2 feet at between 6 and 11 seconds. You can see the ocean live by viewing The Surf Station Cam Page here.

8:00 am: Early morning photos are up box #1 and you can see the north in the swell and that the swell still has size. Some easily chest high waves. The wind is waffling between NW and N and when it’s more NW it’s cleaner with some opening up tubes. The forecast is more N though, so that could cross it up. We will see. Overall lighter wind this morning, which is good news.

12:35 pm: New late morning photos are up box #2 and you can see size in the swell, and that is is not too messy. Not as windy and the result is the swell is straightening up. Not clean just yet, but way less blown out and the form is improving. Looks like fun waves, just still very cold at the beach…

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The bad news… Dean is calling for the cold to linger into the weekend. The good news… sizeable winter swell peaks mid-week, then improves in quality leading into the weekend as it lingers then gradually diminishes. Also, much warmer (near-normal) weather on the way next week. See the Surf Station Surf Forecast for the details.

Here is a good link to track near-shore wave height/period/direction and water temperature just off the NE Florida coast: the Fernandina Beach buoy. Located upstream (to the north) and closer to the coast than the St. Augustine buoy, it’s a good indicator of fluctuations in NE Florida surf conditions influenced by winter cold fronts. 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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