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Saturday 7/24/21 Dawn Patrol
Saturday 7/24/21 Afternoon
Sunday 6/20/21 Afternoon
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Report Overview
Report Title:
Saturday 7/24/21 Afternoon
Reporter:
Tory Strange
Report Of The Day:
2
Change From Yesterday:
Similar in size (morning to morning)
Change From Last Report:
onshore NNE winds continuing
Current Wave Size:
1 to 1.5 feet and on a slow increase
Surface Conditions:
Semi-choppy to choppy
Surf Station Surf Factor:
Comments: It’s ridable, not real good though.
Surf Reporters 6 Hour Forecast:
Wave size @ knee high and on the increase. Expect larger windwave developing from the NE as the day goes on. Stronger NE winds are in the forecast
Dean's Long Range Forecast:
Swell Info
Form:
fair to poor
Wave Size In Body Height:
shin to knee high, occasionally a little larger
Largest Wave:
thigh high
Surf Is On Increase or Decrease:
increase
Wind Swell / Ground Swell / Combo:
windswell
Swell Direction:
NE
Current:
will come up and increase from N to S
Swell Interval:
short and close together windwaves
Hard To Paddle Out:
2
Wind Info
Wind Direction, Speed, & Air Temp:
Wind Direction / Speed For Florida:
Local Radar Link:
Tides
Today's Tide Data:
02:51 AM L
08:53 AM H
02:49 PM L
09:21 PM H
08:53 AM H
02:49 PM L
09:21 PM H
Tomorrow's Tide Data:
03:41 AM L
09:46 AM H
03:41 PM L
10:11 PM H
09:46 AM H
03:41 PM L
10:11 PM H
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Temperature, Critters, & More
Water Temperature:
82.6 degrees
Water Clarity:
fair
Critters:
no new reports overnight
St. Augustine Weather Station:
Surf Report Comments
Saturday, July 24th, 2021
Reporter: T. Strange
6:55 am: The waves look small at first look but changes at the beach. New NNE windwaves developing. Wave height… is starting out at shin to knee high – but is on the increase. There will be larger set waves as the day goes on. The wind is NNE @ 11-13 knots early, with the marine forecast calling for stronger NE winds today. Checking in on our local buoy, it has an early morning reading of 2.3 feet at 4 seconds up in size and down in duration from yesterdays 2.0 feet at 8 seconds. You can check our regional buoys here, Check the Surf Station You Tube Live Cam for a look at the surf this morning. The up to the minute wind data can be seen on the Surf Station Weather Station .
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1:30 pm: Choppy small scale surf. It hasn’t come up as much as expected with very choppy small scale waves pushing in. Afternoon photos are up in box #2 and you can see it’s not looking very good at report time. Maybe later? We will see….
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Here is the wind-field graphic illustrating the current wind flow/fetch that creates waves. Here is a look at NOAA’s map of the Atlantic Basin monitoring the tropics. Take a look the GOES-East Full Disk loop to watch convection coming off Africa’s west coast, potentially seeding tropical waves for the nearly 2-week trek across the ocean. Dean’s 7-Day Surf Forecast discusses the uptick in NE/E wind swell and an area of low pressure just to the east of Florida tagged Invest 90-L.
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