Waves were breaking in less than a foot of water in many places. The rock wall and the sandy area along the ledge was littered with seashells. That would be cool if we were hunting seashells. Instead we were trying to avoid getting pummeled into the bottom covered with sharp seashells. I even found a long metal rod (patio furniture) just sitting on the bottom in the sand. The waves were dredging along this steep ledge. From up toward Opal down to Shepherds waves were lining up. The tide changed it a lot, quickly.
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Tanner Jones Surfing Hurricane Hermine Picture Sequences
During this specific hurricane swell we were expecting massive surf, as is often predicted, but rarely seen. Tanner and I were down at one of the local Clearwater Beach south swell spots, the south Clearwater jetty, or south jetty for short. It was semi-crowded Continue reading Tanner Jones Surfing Hurricane Hermine Picture Sequences
Longboarding the Key on April 24th
We really caught it good last week. On the sets the surf was pumping. The surf just got better and better as the afternoon progressed. The conditions were epic. Warm water makes for some of the most enjoyable days of surfing. I can’t leave out the fact that the crowd was non-existent. Despite having surfed with this guy for years at the key, for the life of me, I can’t think of his name. We were catching some epic warm water surf. It was another fun day of surfing on the gulf coast.