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North Pinellas, Summer Fishing, Surf's Up Surf Report, Tourism

Surprise Swell June 2018, 11:30am & 3:30pm

Snook were stacked up on the beach today. With the clearer than usual water the fishies were happy campers, able to see and breathe. On many rides they were seen cruising around. It was a mid-ougoing tide and the fish were sitting stacked up on the small rockpiles situated in between the two jetties. They were corralled into the pockets of rock sitting on the sandy spots. Others were along the inside edge of the sand bar. Most of them were way undersize, somewhere between a foot and a foot and a half long 12-18 inches. It would have been a great day to catch a bunch of way undersize snook.

Adverse Weather, Construction and Renovation, Opinion, Plants

They Lied To You – There’s No More Left – T-groins Are Ineffective

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This is a gallery showing the little sand left at Honeymoon Island State Park since the dredge/fill beach renourishment, and t-groins were added. Conceptually, these rock t-groins, which were actually experimentally tried here first in the county, were supposed to be holding sand on the south side of the groin. The sand was also supposed to be transplanted to the area in front of the Cafe at Honeymoon Island. That means, in the pictures from the gallery, there’s supposed to be sand in front of the parking lot where you see water almost washing away the parking lot, at the end of the boardwalk were the water is washing under the boardwalk, and on the south side of the groin in general. There isn’t. The idea is that there be a beach for people to use. Of course, Florida is made of sand, so there will always be sand here. On the low tide you will always see sand. When we talk about beach we’re talking about the part where the high tide doesn’t touch. You can see from the pictures there isn’t any beach left. The parking lot will soon be dismantled like it was at the north lot years ago. The irrational idea that these t-groins are working is just absolutely absurd, and anyone who suggests it to you is out of their mind.

How to Surf, North Pinellas, Surf's Up Surf Report

Surf’s Up Surf Report: A Perfect Day, 10:30am, 1:30pm, & 7pm 04/28/18

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The surf is really on the small size. The tide has been incoming all morning, and will peak around noon. The swell may stick around all day. The buoys just started to rise this morning. Swell usually lasts at least 12 hours. It’s super nice out today. The air temp is great, but the water is still a little on the cool side. If your looking at this and haven’t surfed yet today, you might want to check it out this evening.

Well, it’s afternoon and the surf is still up. The waves take a little while to get to the beach. This is a longer period swell meaning there is a decent wait between the waves that break on the outside, the set waves. The rides are working good, lining up just right on the good ones. If you haven’t already made a trip to the beach it might be worth heading over now.

There are so many people on the beach today, it’s just chaotic. People of all walks of life. Beach umbrellas are everywhere. Families and old people are truly abundant on this short stretch of sandy beach. Finding a place to put your stuff won’t be easy, but when you do find your piece of sand it will be hard not to enjoy it.

On the way in this morning traffic was minimal, but by afternoon the flow could be slowing down. Days like today cause major delays along the Dunedin Causeway. The water and air might still be slightly cold for some people. That could explain the almost regular unimpeded flow of traffic. On the other hand people may have been waiting for the air to warm at 9 or 10am. Usually the flow is pretty dense by that time, but with winter temps still lingering the afternoon is probably a better time for a casual beach day. Whatever the case, you can still get down here before the sun goes down.

Coming up on 7:30 this evening the tide is super low. The rocks on the bottom of the trough between the sandbar and the beach are visible. When the tide gets this low there doesn’t seem to be enough water to really get the waves to their maximum heights. These tides usually work well for the smaller swells. Without looking at the forecast one would suspect the swell to be gone by tomorrow with the apparent dropping trend in waveheight.