Thurs 7/31: Waiting mode. WFL looks calm for the next week. EC will see an uptick in wave height starting Sunday but with onshores. By Tuesday it is really supposed to fill in w/ offshores also so keep an eye on the EC and thewavecaster.com. PR is expecting 35-40knt winds Saturday night as a tropical storm passes the NE side of the island, 3-7inches of rain(yeah right). This place does much better on long range ground swells, not ‘on top of you’ storm swells so we will have to wait and see. 93L has more convection today but I’m not getting my hopes up. Have a great day. It’s good to be alive.
North gulf buoys are blowing 15-20 knots. Should have a wave coming if the wind keeps up.
East coast 120 mile buoy is blowing 50 knots and has 15′ swell on it.
Will it be good tomorrow?
You guys can get wet Gulfside right now if you want. There’s a little rideable wave out back … Sunset is probably pushing thigh high …
Heading to butt flea.
micro-waved – not whining – at least it was something …. and the Gulf was gorgeous
shipopotomus
Fun little surf this afternoon evening!
Surfed at Spanish house yesterday , super fun on the low tide an lots of barrels to be had
Keeping the stoke alive…
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tiyk5jn3j2nica0/Summer%20Flat.avi
No more amaizing surf, please! I need rest.
the merbabies have grown !!!! thanks for sharing a snap of the girls : )) Put a huge smile my Surfmom Heart.
bavk in a while to check your report…maybe that will put a smile on my face too ; ))
Made long trek from Pinellas to St Augustine yesterday with surf pal from Tampa and we were rewarded with glassy waist -chest barrels that really fired on the mid-day high tide! No epic event but very reminiscent of a good day at Beach St and a nice reprieve from the FL flatness we have been experiencing this summer.
See Surf Station video link of Vilano Bch below for a look see.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC6KPCLeXZI
How will this El Niño effect our winter once it sets in?
Hating being a Florida surfer right now! The water is dirty & full of pollution run off & bacteria. Groms getting sick every time we’re in the water. People are trashing the beaches every weekend. The only escape is NSI, but it is ruled by kooks this summer….
yes, very sad – Katharine is in town maybe her presence will keep some people at home… gotta give a hoot to SSP’s photo feature on NSI, pretty rad and just floating in that sharky water shooting pics requires nads. Nice shots and narrative, bro… that last mini barrel/lip shot makes me want to be in the water.
ThunderBeings rumbling this morning….and I’m grumbling NoWaves
got to hope the T-storm activity will aerate the water and kill that bacteria
Curious – does anyone else here feel that the Venice Water Treatment/Poop station could be responsible?
Surfmom ain’t happy to read Groms are getting sick from the water – I suggest this from time to time~
Before and after being in the brine, Angostura – bitters – was originally concocted in S. America to be added to foul water to make it safe to drink. Old time surfer from Trinidad suggested to me -to take a shot prior and after surfing, especially after Run Off Rains to kill the bacteria in the water.
” Originally used to help with upset stomachs of the soldiers in the Simón Bolívar army
a Surgeon General in Simón Bolívar’s army in Venezuela, who began to sell it in 1824 and established a distillery for the purpose in 1830.[3] Siegert was based in the town of Angostura, now Ciudad Bolívar, and used locally available ingredients, perhaps aided by botanical knowledge of the local Amerindians. Originally, Dr. Siegert’s bitters was compounded as a cure for sea sickness and stomach maladies, among other medicinal uses.”
yes thanks Evy for sharing your knowledge
Thanks Evy! I will try that and hope for the best. My groms would be in the water from dawn to dusk if they could and I would be happy to join them… I believe that we are all to blame for the water quality. Either we will change as a whole or one day we will lose what nature has to offer.
FBC – Where is the SSP feature on NSI?
While, New Smyrna Beach in Florida is the shark attack capital of the world according to ISAF. And although it is estimated that anyone who has swam there has been within 10ft of a shark. I’m pretty sure someone recently posted the beach by beach statistics for 2013, but I didn’t come across it. In that recent post, it said something like Clearwater Beach took this years title for most attacks. Nat Geo says, Florida’s 1,350 miles of coastline accounted for 24 of the 54 attacks in the US last year. Beach by beach in Florida, the highest number was something like 9 attacks was the most at one specific beach. If you consider how many surfers and swimmers are in the water 365 days out of the year, and realize that only 9 bites occurred at one specific beach you would realize that the odds of being bitten by a shark, even at the sharkiest of spots is highly unlikely and even more improbable for an experienced swimmer.
Some fun facts to know and tell by Nat Geo:
Surfers accounted for 50.8% of all attacks in 2010.
93% of shark attacks from 1580 to 2010 worldwide were on males.
Most shark attacks occur less than 100 feet from the shore mainly around popular beaches.
For every human killed by a shark, humans kill approximately two million sharks.
The US averages just 19 shark attacks each year and one shark-attack fatality every two years.
Oh! I updated the blog today and I will update it tomorrow as well, all more Arthur.
I was also wondering if anyone has ever been to surfers for autism. I think I may go this weekend unless someone gives me a good reason not to, other than a slick gulf.
Sopitted – I’ve done the Autism Surf here in SRQ every year — totally rocks…. if you have a chance — I think the one you’re speaking of is the one up in St.Pete/Tampa this weekend…. Just Do It…I promise you will be sooo stoked you did !
Surfing for Autism is an AWESOME event! If your not familiar with Autism, read the information that they provide and go share a wonderful day.
I am a changed surfer, for the better, after my trip to Costa Rica. Amazing amount of waves, we surfed 2 places most days. from fun beach breaks, to hidden left point gems, to secret left points, and the scariest and most fun wave I have ever ridden(Hermosa at 5-6 ft). I can’t wait to go back.
life changing stories, killer… props Russ can we see pics?
bcruzer great story thanks for sharing
Stoked to read you SCORED those Magic Moments Russ! patiently waiting for pics!
I saw that little pink on MSW yesterday but thought it was just a fluke. C’mon westies!!
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Thanks Admin. I’ll take it…
small waves tonight on Sunset by the dredge pipe. Caught a crapload of little lines on my SUP. 🙂
Great shots of Costa Russ-D, gotta get back there. That heavy Hermosa beach break is a rough
There’s a little rideable wave out back now that the storms have temporarily subsided … knee high or so …
Rob thanks for the report, that new cam is rad. You can sit and watch people surf like you were on the beach.
patiently waiting for storms to pass…..I am soooo craved for wave….
Thigh high down south of Venice. Doesn’t look terrible, definitely rideable, also waiting for a storm to pass.
Good ‘beer goggle” waves today. Desperate for some and it got the job done.
Clearwater was super fun today. Some chest high ones. I pulled through a nice clear green water pit. That cam is so sick.
nice sesh from 4-6pm. i’ll take that kind of condition here in the gulf any day. rad!
I took a look out back … ehhhh …. I guess it might be rideable … go to Sunset if you are gonna surf St. Pete. The cam there is showing knee to thigh high …
Nice glass off just before sunset last night! Then, a little DP this morning, nothing epic, but as one beachwalker put it as I walked past her with my board, “Eternally Optimistic!” I had to laugh, that should be the motto for us down in Naples!
BLARG…. whole lotta washing machine…Eternally Optimistic… going to check again later this afternoon
Glad I am Eternally Optimistic… went back and got what I was looking for… WAVES.
good on you Evy!!! glad you got some waves. I am nursing a bum knee from my trip to CR and wanted to give it time to rest. After SUP surfing on Tuesday it had aggravated it a bit. Nothing too serious, I was just at my physical therapists and he said it seems minor. Hoping for a little bump up on Sat. east side for the first ESA contest of the season.
Beautiful sunset with a couple clean little barrels into dark.
we’re heading to Sanibel on sunday till friday. anyone see any hint in the forecast that make lugging my fish down for the week worth it? wouldn’t mind catching a few on Captiva.
Back from the Brine…. morning micro’s on the Gulf of Mexico….
Neptune was gone, but Lady Gulf greeted me with playful leftover swells
looking west where the sky meets the sea reflecting the sky…..it all becomes ONENESS– Heaven on Earth….floating heaven
Dolphins were out feasting on fish while I enjoyed the last of the little waves, sweet gentle rides….sometimes it’s good to be a little flea in the sea with a longboard
Glad you are Eternally Optimistic, Evy, and caught some waves! Love your stoke!
Stoke for you Evy.
“Sometimes in the morning, when it’s a good surf, I go out there, and I don’t feel like it’s a bad world”
Kary Mullis
My kid got like 60 waves last night … all lefts … it was a legit grom wave with a little punch. 20-30 yard lefts …. might be a repeat tonight for those of you who wanna get the kids wet.
that is so cool Rob. Your girl is going to be a great surfer when she gets older.
on another note, all of my surfboards say they are leaving me for another surfer if I don’t take them out soon. Damn we need waves, real waves. I think they are also upset I didn’t bring any of them to CR with me LOL.
You rented them in CR I assume Russ? I have never rented, I have always brought mine – BUT … that $300 round trip extra fee for them is BRUTAL … I love my board, but I am going to strongly consider renting one wherever I go next. And yeah … my kid was picking off some long ones … it was the best I have ever seen her surf …
that’s so cool Rob, I saw that super long little wave inside the inlet at that spot N of sand britches, it’s a right but a grom on a LB could ride it for a super long time.
BigSmile !!! …. Sunday & Monday …groms and oldmoms got some playtime
thanks for the Wednesday Report …it provides a glimmer of Hope …I might get some for my B-day
I agree with MW, some of the best shaped waves I ever surfed in Pinellas were south swells at Blind Pass. It reminds me of a little NSB Inlet the way it would bowl up…and the crowd too Seems it never breaks like that now, or maybe I am just to lazy to walk down there for closer inspection. Maybe worth the walk if we ever again get a south swell over knee high…seems like forever!