Report Pictures
Report Overview
Report Title:
Thursday 12/5/24 Dawn Patrol
Reporter:
Tory Strange
Report Of The Day:
1
Change From Yesterday:
Similar in size
Change From Last Report:
Cleaner
Current Wave Size:
1 to occasionally 1.5 feet
Surface Conditions:
Semi-glassy
Surf Station Surf Factor:
Comments: Worth it if you have nothing else going on.
6 Hour Forecast:
ENE swell with waves 1 to occasionally 1.5 feet and cleaner than it has been
Swell Info
Form:
fair to good
Wave Size In Body Height:
knee high
Largest Wave:
an occasional a thigh high set wave peak
Surf Is On Increase or Decrease:
up and down with the lulls and surges of the swell, currently down
Wind Swell / Ground Swell / Combo:
combo
Swell Direction:
ENE
Current:
slight
Swell Interval:
8 seconds on the buoy offshore
Hard To Paddle Out:
1.5 (1-5 scale)
Wind Info
Wind Direction, Speed, & Air Temp:
Wind Direction / Speed For Florida:
Local Radar Link:
Tides
Temperature, Critters, & More
Water Temperature:
68.2
Water Clarity:
fair
Critters:
No new reports in overnight (send them in and we will post them up)
St. Augustine Weather Station:
Surf Report Comments
Quote Of The Day
We’re all equal before a wave.
Yesterday's Quote |
Classic Quote of the Month |
Submit Your Quote
Yesterday's Quote of the Day
Classic Quote of the Month
A bee is never as busy as it seems; it’s just that it can’t buzz any slower.
About Our Quotes
The Surf Station's Quote of the Day is new quote each day that relates to the world we live in, each day. Priority is given to worldwide and local surfing, although any subject from any person or era may be published. Submit your original quote by sending an email to support@surf-station.com.
.
8:00 am: Early morning photos are up box #1 and you can see we have cleaner waves for your Thursday. It’s a little smaller overall than yesterday as the buoy drops down offshore. But there are still some knee high to maybe a few thigh high glassy waves to be found. The offshore wind will continue to clean up but beat down the swell...
.
.
.
Left up from yesterday afternoon:
4:00 pm: New mid afternoon photos are up box #3 and you can see we have a slight increase in our waves this afternoon. More of the swell is angling in, with some easily thigh high waves at times. A line to it, although the lines are a little bit choppy at times, with sideonshore winds. Sunny and nice and with a wetsuit some of the surfers are having fun on the south side of the pier this afternoon…..
.
.
.
Our Southside Surf Cam is back up and running! See it here .
.
Winter weather has arrived now that strong cold fronts are progressively pushing through Florida, scouring out tropical moisture with cold/dry continental air with the end of the eventful 2024 hurricane season. Dean’s updated Surf Station Forecast calls for only a modest uptick at times during an extended period of cold January-like weather. The coldest air of the season is here, and the mediocre waves and dropping water temps make you wish that trip to the islands was booked for early December. Here is a good link to accurately track real-time, near-shore surf temperatures off the NE Florida coast: the Fernandina Beach buoy which measured 66F on Tuesday. It is upstream and closer to the coast than the buoy 40 nautical miles ENE of St. Augustine. 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