Report Overview

Report Title:
Saturday 7/27/24 Dawn Patrol
Reporter:
Tory Strange
Report Of The Day:
1
Change From Yesterday:
Smaller in size (morning to morning comparison)
Change From Last Report:
The surface conditions are glassy, as of early morning
Current Wave Size:
1 to occasionally up to 1.5 feet
Surface Conditions:
semi-glassy to Glassy
Surf Station Surf Factor:
2.25
2.25 (on a 1-10 scale)
Comments: Worth it if you have nothing else going on.
Surf Reporters 6 Hour Forecast:

E / ESE leftover waves @ 1-1.5 feet with the wind light & variable & may get a seabreeze

Dean's Long Range Forecast:

Swell Info

Form:
Fair
Wave Size In Body Height:
knee high, occasionally a tad larger
Largest Wave:
may be a few thigh high waves
Surf Is On Increase or Decrease:
decrease
Wind Swell / Ground Swell / Combo:
combo
Swell Direction:
E to ESE
Current:
slight, for the south
Swell Interval:
8 seconds on the local buoy
Hard To Paddle Out:
1

Wind Info

Wind Direction, Speed, & Air Temp:
Wind Direction / Speed For Florida:

Tides

Today's Tide Data:
Tomorrow's Tide Data:
View Full Year Of Tides:

Temperature, Critters, & More

Water Temperature:
79
Water Clarity:
fair
Critters:
no new reports
St. Augustine Weather Station:

Surf Report Comments

Saturday, July 27
Reporter:  T. Strange
Surf Reports comments:  

6:55 am:  The waves look to be a little smaller early on this Saturday morning.    The surface conditions are glassy  with the waves looking 1 to occasionally 1.5 feet.    The wind is super light west to near calm .   On our local buoy the early morning wave height reading is 2.0 feet at 8 seconds down from yesterdays 2.3 feet at 8 seconds.    Our local marine forecast calls for the wind to roll light onshore this afternoon.   Our water temperature is measured at 79 degrees offshore this morning. You can see the ocean live by viewing The Surf Station Cam Page here.

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7:45 am:  Early morning photos are up and posted in box #1 and you can see we have small waves for your Saturday.    Small overall but there are some knee high, to maybe a thigh high glassy wave to be found.  Think the tide needs to start pushing in for a better hope of a surge in the swell.   Overall it is smaller than yesterday for sure as the buoy has inched downward a little bit.   At least it’s glassy, which is good news…  

 

 

 

 

 

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Left up from last night:  

4:30 pm:    New late afternoon photos are up in box #2 taken from 8th Street, pretty much right in front of THE DREDGE.   The waves are funky right behind it, although once in a while an amazing zipping wave will push through.   Down the beach some are where the surfers are surfing, and i didn’t get a good shot of them.  Yes, there are some waves for your Friday evening happy hour surf session.     Smallish overall, but there are some knee to thigh high semi-glassy lines to be found.  Sort of sectioning off but some spots may be better.  Some spots could be a little bigger too, but don’t want call it that without seeing that. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Misc:    We are so bummed our 3rd Street Cam is down again.    It glitched out and won’t come back online.   Digging into the problem, it may be the power supply or the whole cam may need to be replaced.   We ordered a new power supply, and this device will be in next week.  I am sure we can fix it, it’s just a matter of time.  What a pain. Please be patient; we will fix it.  Hopefully this coming week.

 

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Here is the overview wind map. Here is the weekly weather forecast for St Augustine Beach, and the 5-day NWS Marine Forecast for Northeast Florida coastal waters. In the absence of tropical activity, July is typically the heart of summer’s dog days for surf, and following record-breaking Category 5 Beryl at the end of June, there’s been absolutely nothing to monitor in the tropical Atlantic until now… models are hinting that the cyclonic Congo line may ignite starting the first week in August.
Until then, our summer surf will continue to rely on the Bermuda high periodically strengthening to re-position the lengthy ESE fetch in Florida’s direction. The “trade wind” swell that has kept us in remarkably consistent rideable (even fun at times) waves this summer typically has ups and downs. Unfortunately, this weekend will see it trend down to around a foot or so. A NE surge along the Carolina coast behind a “cold front” pushing down the mid-Atlantic coast over the weekend (never making it to Florida) could provide a minor uptick to the start of the work week… See Dean’s 7-Day Surf Forecast for the latest.

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