Category Archives: West Florida
January 07, 2011
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.
Surf Report Photo (9am) & Gallery
The surf looks decent this morning. It looks small, but rideable. It is about thigh high or better. It may improve during the incoming tide. The surf may drop off through the evening and overnight. Continue reading Surf Report Photo (9am) & Gallery
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.
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Knee High Surf: C.F.1
I got a decent little wave before my fisheye handheld camera ran out of juice. It was a decent little right. As this wave was starting to break Continue reading Knee High Surf: C.F.1