The Miami Surfrider chapter is teaming up with The Webster Miami to create a pop-up (temporary) surf shop at their building on the 1200 block of Collins Ave.  The Surfrider sponsored surf shop will feature historic images of Miami Beach surf culture, locally donated era surfboards, and historic video footage of south beach surf from the 60s and 70s.  The pop-up surf shop will launch during the Mercedes Benz fashion week and continue through to the end of August, with 15% of all sales made during that period donated to Miami Surfrider Chapter.  All Surfrider members, non-members, and locals are invited to tour the surf shop and view the collection.   
The concept is to create a venue that is totally dedicated to our local surf culture and supports the preservation of that culture.  The project will be the first step in a greater effort to begin collecting, inventorying, and archiving a historic record of south beach surfing for future preservation.  This effort will eventually become the Miami Surf Archive Project and will be the legacy of all those who have influenced surf cultural locally and beyond.  
We are now in the process of reaching out into our community and tapping all of our personal resources to collect as much material as possible for the pop-up surf shop and the greater archive project.  We are asking you, figures of Miami's surf culture, to dig out those old photos, pull out old video footage, dust off those old surfboards, tell your friends, reach out to old friends that have moved away, and express to all of them the importance of being part of this effort.   
If you have any material (pictures, videos, old board, etc.) that you would like to have included in our Webster Pop-Up Surf Shop then please contact me immediately.  You can either call me at 786.423.7849 or email me at miamisurfarchive@gmail.com  If you have material that will take some time to locate but would like to have in incorporated into the archive then contact miamisurfarchive@gmail.com at your soonest convenience.  

Share the history and create a legacy.

SE winds continue today. Interestingly, higher winds South of us in the offshore waters so don't be surprised by a larger stray  set or two at the right tide. Should continue thru tomorrow. Can't complain as we have been in the ridable range for quite a few days. This upcoming long weekend looks interesting. First off TS Alex moves into the Gulf and may reach Cat 2 status. Projected models and windfields do not favor a Gulf coast swell below the Panhandle (NE quadrant has the most wind and fetch) but that could change as we progress thru the week.  Not uncommon for a slow moving storm off  Texas  to kick back some swell given the right conditions.  Now for the right coast things get interesting with a low forming off N Fla/Ga. We need more time to figure what this system will do for us but it bears watching.

Thanks to all who came out for the 180 deg South movie event and the Hands across the sand event on Sat. It was a huge success. Great to see so many groups come together for a good cause.  Special thanks to all Surfrider members including chair Mike Gibaldi for the efforts to contain the masses. It was very well organized and went off without a hitch. I hope more peeps continue to raise awareness and get invloved.

Enjoy

Waves droped with the wind-which created them so we're in a flat-small wave period. Maybe some tropical action will break the dulldrumns.

Anybody finding oil deposits in Miami-Dade should report them to the Department Of Environmental Resource Management, Brian Flynn  at 305 372 6850.

The press was out in full force for Saturdays protest on the beach at 3rd street. There was over 1,500 people saying NO MORE BP BS and FAILED GOVERNMENT POLICIES BENIFITING BIG OIL MONEY.  Thanks to everyonewho took the time to show policy makers that there is resistance. Will it matter in the end-no one will ever know but if it does, those who showed up WILL KNOW they helped.

ALERT;

20,000,000 GALLONS OF SEWAGE SPILLED INTO NORTH, BISCAYNE BAY 2 DAYS AGO. SWIM ALERTS STILL POSTED TODAY. Not that anyone would know the way Miami-Dade County post these things and the media has it on the down low too.

sorry Pete, Now we take you back to your regularly scheduled program.

Finally a bit of increase in winds. NWS still calling for a bit of increased winds mainly tomorrow into Wed from from the East round that 18-20 knt range.  Dies out Thurs/Fri. Too bad 92L disipated (for the most part) or we could have had more winds as the Large High pressure East of Bermuda had a good setup. Regardless Loggables in store at lower tides tomorrow and Wed. Maybe a bit more for shortboarders. I'm pulling out the 7'6" mini log .

BIg Movie event this Friday " 180 deg South" Don't miss this one as it looks to be a great evening of movie,fun, music, food, drinks etc. See above links for details. Surfrider is one of the sponsors. I got a Chilean eatery (Pamela's) to donate some Chilean food so come on out to try it. I'll be wearing a Red (la Roja) shirt in celebration of their two world cup wins so far.

Also important is another " Hands across the sand event" on the 26th to show support for the ban on oil drilling around fla waters. If you remember we had one a few weeks before the big rig explosion and spill . It's more important than ever to show solidarity and stop the absurdness. Plan to be there and support.

Enjoy