Well, believe it or not, the surf’s up again. These pictures were taken on the mid-outgoing. The air is comfortable right now with the moderate south breeze. The water is comfortable, too. As the tide drops out even further there is a chance the surf could get bigger and better.
The surf is really on the small size. The tide has been incoming all morning, and will peak around noon. The swell may stick around all day. The buoys just started to rise this morning. Swell usually lasts at least 12 hours. It’s super nice out today. The air temp is great, but the water is still a little on the cool side. If your looking at this and haven’t surfed yet today, you might want to check it out this evening.
Well, it’s afternoon and the surf is still up. The waves take a little while to get to the beach. This is a longer period swell meaning there is a decent wait between the waves that break on the outside, the set waves. The rides are working good, lining up just right on the good ones. If you haven’t already made a trip to the beach it might be worth heading over now.
There are so many people on the beach today, it’s just chaotic. People of all walks of life. Beach umbrellas are everywhere. Families and old people are truly abundant on this short stretch of sandy beach. Finding a place to put your stuff won’t be easy, but when you do find your piece of sand it will be hard not to enjoy it.
On the way in this morning traffic was minimal, but by afternoon the flow could be slowing down. Days like today cause major delays along the Dunedin Causeway. The water and air might still be slightly cold for some people. That could explain the almost regular unimpeded flow of traffic. On the other hand people may have been waiting for the air to warm at 9 or 10am. Usually the flow is pretty dense by that time, but with winter temps still lingering the afternoon is probably a better time for a casual beach day. Whatever the case, you can still get down here before the sun goes down.
Coming up on 7:30 this evening the tide is super low. The rocks on the bottom of the trough between the sandbar and the beach are visible. When the tide gets this low there doesn’t seem to be enough water to really get the waves to their maximum heights. These tides usually work well for the smaller swells. Without looking at the forecast one would suspect the swell to be gone by tomorrow with the apparent dropping trend in waveheight.
The little west northwest swell is on the beach. It actually looks pretty fun. The surf looks about thigh high. It’s super glassy and fun. There is absolutely no tide today, only the slightest half a foot tide until later today. The conditions won’t fluctuate too much. Morning, afternoon, or night it should be fun. This swell could be a multi-day swell. Surf’s Up!
The manatees on the beach were pretty cool. There was a manatee swimming around. It’s actually been really common to see manatees on the beach in spring, although not but until a few years recently has there been so many. This one breached the water head first with its body trailing, and eventually its rounded tail was visible pushing the large sea cow along.
Down on Honeymoon the beach is clearing out. The wildlife is everywhere. The warming part of spring is here and the seagulls are starting to get a little feisty. Lots of noisy seagulls on the beach. There are also many other species of birds frolicking at the waters edge.
