Two storms this March served up some spectacular waves for the Gulf of Mexico.  The second swell pumped some of the best surf the gulf has seen since Debbie in 2012.  Holms Beach down near the mouth of Tampa Bay served up absolute hollowness. The size and quality of the swell produced by that storm has been unmatched for almost 2 years. The beach was an absolute barrel fest. People were getting pitted left and right. You couldn’t situate yourself on a portion of the sandbar and not find yourself looking down then face of a wave throwing lip over the top of you. 3-7 knot winds allowed the gulf sand bars to shape the waves to perfection. Slipping right into the pocket and barreling section of these waves was easy; finding your way out of thumping pits was not. However the average barrel completion rate was somewhere around 15-20 nice barrels per 4 hours. Waves well over head high made this day without question one of the absolute best days in almost 2 years.

25 minutes worth of photos during the super low end of the tide are below. These shots were taken right around sunset.