SURF SHOPS
Currently, it's 5:02 pm Wed May 16 2012 in beautiful Miami-Dade County, Florida
Plug from bradswells
Posted May 10th, 2012 04:00 PMBeach cleanup and post-cleanup surf/beach session - Saturday May 12
YOU’RE INVITED!
WHO? Surfrider Miami AND you
What? Beach cleanup and post-cleanup surf/beach session
When? Saturday, May 12, 2012. Cleanup starts at 4pm, surf/beach session starts at 6pm
Where? 64th street and the beach (our adopted beach)
Surfrider Foundation will provide water, snacks & equipment for the cleanup.
feel free to bring snacks or beverages to share.
It's YOUR beach. Come out to show it some love!
Forecast from bradswells
Posted May 9th, 2012 05:34 PMSurf Forecast 5-9-2012
A bit of cold front is passing through our area tomorrow afternoon. Winds will pick up out of the East as we head in to the weekend, creating some rideable chop. Doesn't look like it will blow too hard, so I'm doubting it will get much better than thigh-waist high. Either way- there will be some waves! Look for that event to be complete by Sunday with light winds and calm seas forecast for the start of next week.
If you've got the itch real bad- there's a little swell showing way up coast. Winds look to be favorable for Thursday, so it might be worth a little trip with the right equipment/attitude.
Forecast from bradswells
Posted April 27th, 2012 03:05 PMQuick Forecast 4-27-2012
Winds are onshore, but not generating much surf. Look for wind to come up over the weekend and early next week. We'll have surf in the coming days. When, depends on how this scenario plays out.
From the NWS;
...an area of moisture and cloudiness will move northwest from the southwest North Atlantic and move over the Florida Straits tonight and Saturday and then over all of South Florida Sunday and into next week.
Winds really look to start cranking early next week.
Crappy winter turning in to quite the rideable spring. I'll take it!
Forecast from bradswells
Posted April 13th, 2012 01:37 PMSurf Forecast 4/13/2012
Wind chop on the way...
As high pressure builds in to our area, wind will increase. Winds have already started to come up since this morning, and we can look for this trend to continue in to Saturday. The marine forecast is calling for gusts near 30mph, so we should see the surf build pretty quickly. I'd imagine it will be rideable by midday on Saturday and continue to build through the weekend. Wind stays up until Tuesday then starts to drop off Wednesday through the rest of next week. The wind will have a southerly component, which usually creates some pretty fun conditions - at least better than straight onshore.
All in all, our bread and butter windchop will be on tap until Tuesday/Wednesday of next week. Looks biggest on Saturday evening in to Sunday.
Go get it.
Recent Observations from: Wed 16 May 12 03:00 pm | ||||||
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| Spot | st. augustine (41012) | canaveral (41009) | canaveral east (41010) | ft. pierce (41114) | lake worth (lkwf1) | fowey rocks (fwyf1) |
| Time | Wed 16 May 12 03:00 pm | Wed 16 May 12 04:00 pm | Wed 16 May 12 04:00 pm | Wed 16 May 12 04:00 pm | Wed 16 May 12 04:00 pm | Wed 16 May 12 03:00 pm |
| Wind | SW (240) @ 5.9 kt | NW (330) @ 3.9 kt | SW (230) @ 3.9 kt | n/a (n/a) @ -- kt | S (160) @ 2.9 kt | S (180) @ 4.1 kt |
| Atmp/SST | 73.6 F/75.6 F | 76.8 F/78.6 F | 77.7 F/78.4 F | n/a F/78.1 F | 79.2 F/80.4 F | 81.9 F/81.1 F |
| Significant Waves | 2.3 ft @ 7 sec | 2.6 ft @ 13 sec | 3.6 ft @ 8 sec | 2 ft @ 13 sec | -- | -- |
| Wind Waves | 1 ft @ 3.8 sec | 0.7 ft @ 3.8 sec | 1 ft @ 3.6 sec | 1.6 ft @ 7.1 sec | -- | -- |
| Swell | 2 ft @ 7.1 sec | 2.6 ft @ 12.9 sec | 3.6 ft @ 7.7 sec | 1 ft @ 13.3 sec | -- | -- |
| from: 357 pm edt wed may 16 2012 | ||||
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| Synopsis: ....light south to southwest winds are expected through thursday over all of the local waters of south florida. this will keep the seas at 2 feet or less in both the atlantic and gulf waters of south florida. there is also a chance to chance of showers and thunderstorms each day this week over the local waters of south florida...which may lead to brief periods with gusty winds and locally choppier conditions. .gulf stream hazards...none. the approximate location of the west wall of the gulf stream as of may 16, 2012 at 1200 utc... 6 nautical miles east southeast of fowey rocks. 13 nautical miles east of port everglades. 9 nautical miles east of lake worth. 9 nautical miles east southeast of jupiter inlet. this data courtesy of the naval oceanographic office. | ||||
| __/(__/(__/(__( | tonight | thursday | thursday night | friday |
| wind | variable 5 to 8 knots | east 9 to 12 knots | south southeast 8 to 11 knots | south southeast 9 to 12 knots |
| seas | 2 ft | 2 ft | 2 to 3 ft | 2 to 3 ft |
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Tropical Atlantic Surface Analysis Map created: Wednesday May 16, 2012 04:05 pm
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Tropical Atlantic Satellite Map from the Weather Channel created: Wednesday May 16, 2012 02:14 pm
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NOAA WaveWatch3 wave height forecast created: Tuesday May 15, 2012 10:10 am
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NOAA WaveWatch3 wave period forecast created: Tuesday May 15, 2012 10:11 am
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