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Saturday 3/24/24 Afternoon Surf Report
Saturday, March 23
Reporter: Darby
Surf Report comments:
12:00 pm: The waves have increased dramatically overnight, with waves in the 3 to 4 foot range with fair conditions at report time. Waves are looking to be in the chest high range or so, with big open barrels on the sets. Our local buoy is currently reading 4.9 feet @ 9 seconds, making for that big increase in size overnight. The conditions are fairly clean but just a little jumbled at report time, with our local winds currently blowing out of the W @ 11 knots. We’re likely going to see the waves get a bit more organized if those stronger offshore winds continue, although that will gradually decrease the size as well if those winds hold up out of the West. Overall, there are some large sets to be had out there and some makeable open barrels on the sets. Our next low tide is coming up just after 2 this afternoon, so those waves will likely start opening up even more and breaking closer to shore.
Report Overview
Report Title: Saturday 3/23/24 Midday
Reporter: Darby Moore
Report Of The Day: 2
Change From Yesterday: Larger! (morning to morning comparison)
Change From Last Report: Larger, wind is more offshore
Current Wave Size: 2-3 feet with 4 foot sets
Surface Conditions: Semi-choppy trying to clean up
Surf Station Surf Factor: 3.75 (on a 1-10 scale)
Comments: Not looking bad at all... there are some fun waves at times!
Comments: Not looking bad at all... there are some fun waves at times!
6 Hour Forecast: 2-3 feet with slowly cleaning up waves today as the sideshore winds clock offshore as the day goes on and then become variable possibly back onshore.
Swell Info
Form: fair
Wave Size In Body Height: thigh to rib high, occasionally larger
Largest Wave: chest high, maybe even head on some sets
Surf Is On Increase or Decrease: increased
Wind Swell / Ground Swell / Combo: SE windswell
Swell Direction: SE / S
Current: has come up S
Swell Interval: short and close together
Hard To Paddle Out: 3.5 (1-5 scale)
Wind Info
Wind Direction, Speed, & Air Temp: Click Here
Wind Direction / Speed For Florida: Click Here
Local Radar Link: Click Here
Tides
Temperature, Critters, & More
Water Temperature: 64.6
Water Clarity: Clear!
Critters: no new reports overnight
St. Augustine Weather Station: Click Here