Friday 1/10/25 Dawn Patrol

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Friday 1/10/25 Dawn Patrol

Reporter:

Darby Moore

Report Of The Day:

Change From Yesterday:

Maybe a touch smaller

Change From Last Report:

Less wind, better surface conditions

Current Wave Size:

1 to 2 foot

Surface Conditions:

Fair

Surf Station Surf Factor:

1.25

1.25 (on a 1-10 scale)
Comments: It could be ridable. If ya got nothing better to do.

6 Hour Forecast:

Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots this afternoon.

Swell Info

Form:

Fair

Wave Size In Body Height:

Shin to knee high

Largest Wave:

Not really seeing any waist high sets early

Surf Is On Increase or Decrease:

Decrease on the buoy

Wind Swell / Ground Swell / Combo:

Combo

Swell Direction:

NNE

Current:

Slight to the South

Swell Interval:

9 seconds

Hard To Paddle Out:

1.5 (1-5 scale)

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Tides

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Temperature, Critters, & More

Water Temperature:

59.7

Water Clarity:

Fair

Critters:

No new reports

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Surf Report Comments

Friday, January 10th

Reporter: Darby Moore

Surf Reports comments:

7:15 am: Still cool early this morning, but not feeling quite as bone-chilling as yesterday early. The waves are looking to have better form and are in the 1 to 2 foot range. Our local winds are currently blowing out of the WNW @ just 5 knots. Those light side shore winds are allowing for some cleaner conditions but our marine forecast is calling for those winds to switch more out of the SE and increase to 10 to 15 knots. Our local buoy is currently reading 3.3 feet @ 9 seconds, down from yesterday’s early wave height readings of 5.9 feet @ 6 seconds. Overall, there may be a slight decrease in size compared to yesterday, but the conditions look to have improved. You can see the ocean live by viewing The Surf Station Cam Page here.

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Dean’s Surf Station Surf Forecast calls for surf to remain rideable (best size south areas) based on the progression of cold fronts. Friday will see a milder day with the residual mixed direction/period swell cleaning up some with lighter wind, eventually beaten down by the wind clocking hard offshore and increasing from the west on Saturday ahead of a yet another strong cold front.

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.

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