A small 2 foot swell at an 8 second interval is making its way to the beach. The surf seems to be on the rise with the incoming tide. The high tide peaks at 6 pm this evening. Another significant change in the weather pattern is coming within the next 6-10 days bringing a cold front with prevailing west southwest winds, and the potential for more to follow.
This picture of Hunter Kimbel is from right around the 5:50pm sunset. Sand Key got big this evening! Nice wave Hunter!
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The pictures in this gallery were photographed over a period of three days, Jan 12-14, 2018. Some of the surfers from this Gallery are August, Yannis, Dave White, Hunter Kimbel, Reily, and Landon Perinno. You should also note some interesting things from this gallery:
Continue reading A Gallery from Honeymoon, Sand Key, and Clearwater Pass in January
With the water temperature hovering right around 52 degrees and air in the low 50s, the middle of the day, the time when it was warmest, was the time to surf. Compared to a lot of the country it was another beautiful day in paradise in west Florida. The low that produced this surf started out in the Gulf of Mexico. It crossed over the southern part of the state and emerged into the Atlantic. After entering the Atlantic it traveled along the east coast until smashing into the northeast. Areas like Maine were pummeled by this winter nor’easter blizzard. Continue reading Sand Key, Florida Surfing Gallery: The first week of January.
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