Category Archives: Clearwater Beach

Blue Skies and Northeast Wind in Early Fall

The swell was holding all morning through the outgoing tide on this early season cleanup. The bouys maintained a solid 5 foot at 7 seconds through mid-day, and into the afternoon. The swell was filling in from a west northwest direction. The swell was really fun, unusually fun for this early in the season. We may be in store for a decent season.

Hurricane Matthew Makes Landfall: Sand Key Gallery

The gulf coast was going off today like it was wintertime. Large surf was exploding on the sandbars. Sand Key, aka the zoo, was packed as usual. It was hard to find a bit of shoulder room. Collisions were common and near brushes with death were frequent. The sandbar was shallow, the surf large, and the crowd maxing out.

Gallery: Continue reading Hurricane Matthew Makes Landfall: Sand Key Gallery

Hurricane Hermine: Brandon Fraley’s Vicious Forehand

Brandon Fraley.  Enough said.

Sand Key Gallery

 

Check out this awesome gallery of shots mostly from Sand Key Park during a summertime swell.  This was a decent day for the summer-time in the gulf. Continue reading Sand Key Gallery