This day the winds from the low over the state were the strongest they were during the whole month long surfing event in July.  The waves were coming in at 7 feet at 7 seconds.  This is the biggest Clearwater was all summer.  It also similar to the best waves we got all winter.  The only drawback was the strong longshore drift.   But, man was it pumping.

Someone turned on the wave machine and it got really fun.

This turtles nest lasted through one storm high tide, just barely.  The water washed away the stakes, but the tide receded before the water could wash away the buried eggs.  The late night high tide may have washed them into the gulf.  Let’s hope their cavern weathered the high waters and eroding sand that may have threatened their hole in the ground during the late hours of night and early morning.

Spinning sharks soared through the air chasing bait on the surface of the water. The sharks crashing bait in the water and chasing them through the air was thrilling. The air show spinner sharks put on during our surf is highly characteristic of summertime waves. Fortunately, spinner sharks very infrequently attack humans, and usually only nip you.

Many regions of the coast were completely submerged.  Evacuation of submerged areas, while not mandatory, were recommended for a few select areas.  Most areas of surf-able beach are at an elevation higher than areas that experience problematic flooding.  Soggy ground was common to almost every area after these torrential downpours.