7:15 am: The waves aresimilar in sizeto yesterday at this time. Wave height @1-2 feet, occasionally slightly bigger. The larger set waves are a little less consistent today. The surface conditions are semi-glassy toglassywith offshore SW winds early. On ourlocal buoy the early wave height reading is 3.6 feet at 10 seconds, up from yesterdays 3.0 feet at 10 seconds. Themarine forecastis calling for increasing S winds today. The water temperature is measured at 64.8 degrees atThe Pierthis morning. See the ocean live by viewingTheSurf Station Cam Pagehere.
8:15 am: Earlymorning photosare up and posted and wow o wowthe surf looks a little bigger & better than the first dawn patrol look. So I bumped up the surf factor as some of those outside waves have someglassygood sized open faces! Over waist highout there and looks very carve-able. And on the inside there aresome fast lineszipping across the inside sandbar. Cool out, but thebright sunshineshould warm up the day…
Report Overview
Report Title: Saturday 3/30/24 Dawn Patrol
Reporter: Tory Strange
Report Of The Day: 1
Change From Yesterday: Slightly smaller (morning to morning comparison)
Change From Last Report: The wind has shifted back offshore
Current Wave Size: 1-2 feet, occasionally a little bigger
Surface Conditions: semi-glassy to glassy
Surf Station Surf Factor: 4.00 (on a 1-10 scale) Comments:Get on it if you can as it looks kinda fun.
6 Hour Forecast: Waves 1-2 feet (occ +) waves with the offshore winds early
Swell Info
Form: fair to good
Wave Size In Body Height: knee to thigh high, occasionally. larger
Largest Wave: waist/stomach high
Surf Is On Increase or Decrease: up and down with the lulls and surges of the swell, currently down
Wind Swell / Ground Swell / Combo: ENE combo swell
Swell Direction: ENE
Current: slight
Swell Interval: some 10 second readings on the buoy offshore