Friday 2/23/24 Dawn Patrol

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Report Title:

Friday 2/23/24 Dawn Patrol

Reporter:

Tory Strange

Report Of The Day:

Change From Yesterday:

Smaller (afternoon to afternoon comparison)

Change From Last Report:

Sideoffshore winds

Current Wave Size:

1.5 to 2 feet, occasionlly larger to around 3 feet.

Surface Conditions:

semi-choppy

Surf Station Surf Factor:

3.25

3.25 (on a 1-10 scale)
Comments: Although not great, there are some occasional fun waves.

6 Hour Forecast:

Wave size @ thigh to waist high with larger set waves in the chest high high range. Sideoffshore SSW winds early that will clock SW and increase

Swell Info

Form:

Fair

Wave Size In Body Height:

thigh to rib high, occasionally a little larger

Largest Wave:

Chest high

Surf Is On Increase or Decrease:

decrease

Wind Swell / Ground Swell / Combo:

Combo

Swell Direction:

ENE

Current:

may switch and increase from the S.

Swell Interval:

Some 13 second readings on the buoy offshore

Hard To Paddle Out:

3 (1-5 scale)

Wind Info

Wind Direction, Speed, & Air Temp:

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Tides

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Temperature, Critters, & More

Water Temperature:

58.6

Water Clarity:

fair

Critters:

no new reports in overnight

St. Augustine Weather Station:

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Surf Report Comments

Friday, February 23

Reporter: T. Strange

Surf Report comments:

7:05 am: The waves look a little smaller than yesterday at daybreak. Semi-choppy surf early, with the wave size @ thigh to rib high, occasional a little larger to around chest high on some set waves. Our local buoy the early wave height reading is 3.6 feet at 13 seconds, down in size from yesterdays 5.2 feet at 11 seconds. The marine forecast is calling for SW winds today. The water temperature is measured at 58.6 degrees at The Pier this morning. See the ocean live by viewing The Surf Station Cam Page here.

10:15 am: Early morning photos are up and posted in box #1 and and it was a great sunrise @ St. Augustine Beach! Since the photos were taken, clouds have moved in and out as rain is on the way. The offshore wind is beating down the swell some. So it’s not looking as good as the dawn patrol look, at report time. We will take new photos and report back...

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Here is the overview wind map. Here is the weekly weather forecast for St Augustine Beach, and the 5-day NWS Marine Forecast for Northeast Florida coastal waters. Dean’s Surf Forecast says: Yesterday’s uptick in long period ENE swell will linger into Friday (though somewhat less consistent since the ground swell period has spread out to 13 sec). Wind will clock from SSW early in the morning to hard offshore in the afternoon as it increases through the day ahead of the approaching cold front, making for “spray-in-the-face” ice cream headaches from ducking into hollowed out low tide tubes.

Quote of the de ja vu: “If you want to gauge the height of breaking waves from the beach, there is an easy method that will give you dependable results. Walk up and down the beach, away or toward the sea, until the tops of the breakers are in line with the horizon. Then the height of the breakers will be your height plus or minus the difference to the level of the main (surf) backwash. In other words, if your feet are still dry, the breakers must be taller than you. If you have to get into the water to line the tops up with the horizon, the waves must be shorter than you” – Tristan Gooley, How to Read Water.

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