Surf Station | Updated St. Augustine FL Surf Report, Blog Media Site

SHOP $50 OFF >

USED BOARD SALE!

MORE INFO >

SHOP 25% OFF >

WINTER WEAR SALE!

SURF FORECAST >

Tuesday 1/21/25 Dawn Patrol

Tuesday 1/21/25 Midday

Tuesday 1/21/25 Late Afternoon

Live HD Surf Cams

Click on a thumbnail for more detailed Surf Report info!

Report Overview
Swell Info
Wind & Tides
Weather
Comments

Report Overview

Report Title:

Tuesday 1/21/25 Late Afternoon

Reporter:

Tory Strange

Report Of The Day:

Change From Yesterday:

Colder

Change From Last Report:

More wind

Current Wave Size:

2-3 feet

Surface Conditions:

Semi-choppy

Surf Station Surf Factor:

2.00

2.00 (on a 1-10 scale)
Comments: Worth it if you have nothing else going on.

Surf Reporters 6 Hour Forecast:

Increasing N windwaves and increasing cold

Dean's Long Range Forecast:

Click Here

Swell Info

Form:

mostly poor

Wave Size In Body Height:

thigh to rib high, occasionally a little bigger

Largest Wave:

Chest high and increasing

Surf Is On Increase or Decrease:

Increase

Wind Swell / Ground Swell / Combo:

N windswell

Swell Direction:

N/NNE

Current:

increasing from the N.

Swell Interval:

5 seconds on the local buoy

Hard To Paddle Out:

3.5 (1-5 scale)

Wind Info

Wind Direction, Speed, & Air Temp:

Click Here

Wind Direction / Speed For Florida:

Click Here

Tides

Today's Tide Data:

Tomorrow's Tide Data:

View Full Year Of Tides:

Click Here

Temperature, Critters, & More

Water Temperature:

est @ 57

Water Clarity:

Fair

Critters:

dolphins seen

St. Augustine Weather Station:

Click Here

Local Radar:

Wunderground Wundermap Radar

Surf Report Comments

Tuesday, January 21

Reporter: T. Strange

Surf Reports comments:

7:00 am: Very chilly early on this Tuesday morning. Waves from the N with the waves size @ 1-2 feet. Sideshore N winds at 12-17 mph early. Our marine forecast is calling for increasing N winds today . On the local buoy offshore our current wave heigh reading is 4.9 feet at 5 seconds, up a little in size from yesterdays 4.3 feet at 6 seconds. You can see the ocean live by viewing The Surf Station Cam Page here.

7:25 am: Early morning photos are up box #1 and you can see we choppy waves for your Tuesday. Small overall but seems to be on the increase with waves knee to thigh high and on the increase early. The swell angle has rotated slightly since yesterday, which is a sign the swell may increase today….

Reporter: Darbs

12:45 pm: Very cool on the sand between rain storms this early afternoon. The waves are looking to be in the 1 to 2 foot range with the occasional larger set wave and a lot of texture. It’s pretty blustery and blown out with our local winds currently coming out of the N @ 17 knots, with gusts upwards of 25 knots. We have a high tide coming up shortly this afternoon at 1:12, with those onshore winds increasing and dropping the temps even more. Overall, it’s looking pretty cold and messy at report time. You can see some photos in box #2 here.

4:35 pm: New late afternoon photos are up box #3 and you can see we now have some more sizable waves for your Tuesday late afternoon. Some easily waist to chest high waves, if not bigger. Drifty, and it’s cold cold cold! The good news is the swell is increasing and at some point, we will get a clean up. The surf factor would be higher, as there are some fun looking choppy waves, but the super cold is keeping it down. Did you hear it’s snowing in Pensacola?

* Our used surfboards are on sale – $50 off! Most are at Surf Station 2 at Crescent Beach, here is a link to see them online.

Continuing with winter jackets on sale: Check it out as we have you covered! Buy instore or online. You can buy online and pick up in store too.

Dean is calling for a cold week ahead and a sizeable (especially south) winter swell in the Surf Station Surf Forecast.

Here is a good link to track near-shore wave height/period/direction and water temperature just off the NE Florida coast: the Fernandina Beach buoy. Located upstream (to the north) and closer to the coast than the St. Augustine buoy, it’s a good indicator of fluctuations in NE Florida surf conditions influenced by winter cold fronts. Here is an overview of a large-scale, real-time wind map to track the shifting winds associated with the fronts and lows that produce our waves.

More Info

Surfing. There is always something interesting and updated from the surf world in our Stories on our Instagram page. See it by clicking here and scrolling through

Quote Of The Day

“Either you run the day or the day runs you.” ~ Jim Rohn

| |

News & Happenings

Oct92015

ASP Quiksilver Pro France Contest Photos: 10/7

Contests & Events, Surf Industry NewsBy Brian Brown October 9, 2015

Hey everybody, the Quiksilver Pro France has begun! Here’s a little pre-comp action. Shot by Trevor Moran:

Oct82015

New! Channel Islands Peregrine Surfboard

Surf Industry NewsBy Brian Brown October 8, 2015

New from Britt Merrick and Dane Reynolds – The Channel Islands Peregrine Surfboard Channel Islands Peregrine Surfboard Model Description: Named after the fast and powerful falcon that tends to breed…

Details

Oct82015

GoPro Video of the Day: TJ Rogers at the Santa Monica Courthouse

Skateboard Videos & PhotosBy Brian Brown October 8, 2015

Get up close and personal with TJ Rogers tearing it up at the Santa Monica courthouse. Filming by @drpurpleteeth CLICK HERE to shop Skate in our online store!

Details

Oct72015

Hurricane Joaquin Surf Photos

Surf Industry NewsBy Brian Brown October 7, 2015

Hurricane Joaquin was a very rare delicacy that everyone got to enjoy. Check out some photos submitted to us by local photographers and surfers. Have photos you want to share?…

Details

Oct62015

Mason Ho: First Trip to Teahupoo

Surfing Videos & PhotosBy Brian Brown October 6, 2015

71 Sunsetji from rory pringle @ conceptblue on Vimeo. Here we get the raw footage of Mason’s first trip to Teahupoo. YIKES!!!

Details

Oct62015

Balaram Stack: New York State of Mind

Surfing Videos & PhotosBy Brian Brown October 6, 2015

Home is where you hang your cap and for professional surfer Balaram Stack that’s always been New York. His ethics and approach to surfing link back to his upbringing in…

Details

Oct62015

GoPro Video of the Day: BMX Perspectives with Stefan Lantschner

Surf Industry NewsBy Brian Brown October 6, 2015

Finally got time to shoot a new edit with my friend Stefan at the bowl in beautiful Barcelona.Stefan called me telling about his idea of creating something new. The goal…

Details

Oct22015

Taj Burrow & the new Lost Baby Buggy

Surf Industry News, Surfing Videos & PhotosBy Brian Brown October 2, 2015

Taj Burrow / WA / One session on the 5'6" Baby Buggy from Lost Enterprises on Vimeo. One session of Taj Burrow in WA riding his new 5’6″ Baby Buggy…

Details

Oct22015

GoPro Video of the Day: Surfing with the Silver Dragon

Surfing Videos & PhotosBy Brian Brown October 2, 2015

Jamie Sterling and Jamie O’Brien surf the Silver Dragon, the world’s largest tidal bore, in the 2014 Red Bull Qiantang Shoot Out.

Oct22015

GoPro Video of the Day: 17 Stair Lipslide

Skateboard Videos & PhotosBy Brian Brown October 2, 2015

Kanaan Dern took his selfie game to the next level with a lipslide down a 17 stair set, taking home $1000 and becoming the monthly winner for the SkateboardingIsFun contest…

Details

Click on a thumbnail for more detailed Surf Report info!

Report Overview

Swell Info

Wind Info

Tides

Temperature, Critters, & More

Surf Report Comments

More Info

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Quote of the Day

Classic Quote of the Month

About Our Quotes

News & Happenings