Saturday 2/18/23 Dawn Patrol

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Saturday 2/18/23 Dawn Patrol

Reporter:

Tory Strange

Report Of The Day:

Change From Yesterday:

Bigger (morning to morning comparison)

Change From Last Report:

The wind is sideonshore and strong early

Current Wave Size:

1.5 to 2 feet and on the increase

Surface Conditions:

Choppy

Surf Station Surf Factor:

2.00

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

6 Hour Forecast:

Wave size thigh to waist high, occasionally larger and on the increase with the wind picking up sideonshore NE

Swell Info

Form:

fair to poor

Wave Size In Body Height:

thigh to waist high, occ larger

Largest Wave:

rib high

Surf Is On Increase or Decrease:

Increase

Wind Swell / Ground Swell / Combo:

windswell

Swell Direction:

mostly N

Current:

some, from the N, and increasing

Swell Interval:

6 seconds on the buoy offshore

Hard To Paddle Out:

3 (1-5 scale)

Wind Info

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Tides

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Temperature, Critters, & More

Water Temperature:

63.5

Water Clarity:

fair

Critters:

no new reports overnight

St. Augustine Weather Station:

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Surf Report Comments

Saturday 2/18/23

Reporter: T. Strange

6:55 am: The waves are on the increase and it’s already bigger than last night. Wave size looks 1.5 to 2 feet and on the increase. It’s choppy with the wind sideonshore N wind at 23-27 knots early The marine forecast calling for strong NE winds today. On the local buoy the early morning wave height measurement is 6.2 feet at 6 seconds up from yesterdays 3.3 feet at 6 seconds . Check several surf spots live on one page here

7:45 am: Early morning photos are up in box #1 and you can see it’s choppy and drifty from the north. A developing current that is getting stronger. Th waves are getting bigger too. Some thigh to rib high waves with some soon to be chest high peaks. Large swells offshore heading south…

Here is the overview wind map, and here is the Map centered on St. Augustine. Click.on the link, then zoom out to see wind speed/direction and the fetch that generates waves. Here is the weekly weather forecast for St.Augustine Beach, and the marine forecast for Northeast Florida. Warm SE/S wind, plenty of sunshine and a modest uptick in “suck-up” wind swell the second half of the work week just ahead of the next cold front. Behind the front… Surf size will build through the weekend. How big? See the updated 7-Day Surf Forecast for the answer.

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