Month: April 2012

Sunday night lazy update :) ,Friday night April 27th Surf Report/Update 8:45 PM , Surf photos of Oldwaverider from Friday April 20, 2012 almost epic chest high glass, Surf Forecast for Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach (April 27 2012 posted)

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Rib high rail grabber, fun left late drop. Friday April 20, 2012 glass was really fun. Photo by Mike Melito
Rib high rail grabber, fun left late drop. Friday April 20, 2012 glass was really fun. Photo by Mike Melito

SUNDAY NIGHT LAZY UPDATE FOR THIS POST . The peak of the swell was delayed for Tuesday, Meaning the Size of the Swell and the Swell Period don’t arrive until Tuesday.  But we should still have rib to shoulder high waves from the Cape to Satellite Beach for Monday,  but the form may still be a little weak, until the 7 second power of the swell hits.  Then it may have a little more shoulder form to it.  Below is Friday nights info that I posted.

Nice size SE windswell coming (as if no one knew). More on that in a sec…

Last Friday,  we caught some really fun, waist to chest high waves at 4rth street North.  Brother Chad, my buddy Mike from Lakeland, another buddy Ken and Myself.

Fun glassy left, Oldwaverider, April 20 2012. Photo by Mike Melito
Fun glassy left, Oldwaverider, April 20 2012. Photo by Mike Melito

Mike took these shots of me while he was nursing a shoulder injury.  A couple of lefts, which most of the lefts for the day, were late drops due to the swell, so rail-grabbers were a requirement, if ya wanted to keep the ride.

Very very late left, but a hand on the rail, going backside, will make for a fun ride :)
Very very late left, but a hand on the rail, going backside, will make for a fun ride 🙂

It should show something for us Sunday morning,  the winds actually look light right now,  less than 7 light onshore winds.  But wind swells are a little harder , no way harder to predict.

When a leash wraps around your but on a big day. My buddy Mike took this shot last summer, from my leash wrapping around my but and leg. (no skin, this is just leg). I limped for a week.
When a leash wraps around your but on a big day. My buddy Mike took this shot last summer, from my leash wrapping around my but and leg. (no skin, this is just leg). I limped for a week.

Anyhow, it appears that we will have some rib to head high plus waves going from the Cape to Satellite Beach,  Sunday afternoon thru Wednesday, maybe Thursday.

Friday morning possible epic glass, Thursday night April 19th Surf Report/Update 9:30 PM , Surf Forecast for Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach (April 19 2012 posted)

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Friday morning power , size , form and well I guess glass is part of form……….Is looking good, almost great!

Friday, I still believe we will see rib high glass at the Cape,  Chest at the Pier,  and Chest to Shoulder high shoulder sets in Satellite Beach.  Winds are looking to be 5 to 10 mph SSW,  until 11 ish.  Then the storm winds start,  turning onshore for the rest of the day.

Saturday, I we should have some leftovers, but with super strong South winds that may be climbing up to 20 mph in the mid-morning.

Tuesday night April 17th Surf Report/Update 9:00 PM , Big Wave Video 40 to 60 foot face Paddle In at Jaws, Jeff Rowley, Shane Dorian, Greg Long, Surf Forecast for Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach (April 17 2012 posted)

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Tuesday Night Surf Update below following this awesome video, By the way, check out the Swell Period chart I added below for Friday morning at 6 AM. Very powerful, very uniform period, and you can see the fetch (width of distance wind travels over water to create swell) of the swell is as wide as the U.S. almost..……………….This is a video covering the two big massive Paddle In Sessions at JAWS/PEAHI, from January 4rth and then January 30th, 2012, Yes, this year.    THIS VIDEO IS SO INSANE!  GREAT DROPINS,  WIPEOUTS THAT LOOK LIKE DEATH. You will be amazed at Jeff Rowley and his wipeouts, and perfect ride of the year.

Many of the big name Surfers are in this including a not so big name, Dave Wassell who may have the respect of the biggest wave paddled into EVER!.  Possibly  60 foot face paddle in.  Also Albee Layer, Shane Dorian,  Greg Long and a host of others, including some names we may not be familiar with.  Jeff Rowley paddled into a 50 to maybe 55 foot face and is nominated for The Ride of the Year nominee for the 2012 Billabong XXL Awards.

 

The moving Swell "Period" chart for Friday morning, 4-20-2012 at 6 AM. It appears to be an almost perfectly uniform shape. Very rarely seen like this. Closeouts may not be as bad as other long period swells. Complliments of Magicseaweed.com
The moving Swell "Period" chart for Friday morning, 4-20-2012 at 6 AM. It appears to be an almost perfectly uniform shape. Very rarely seen like this. Closeouts may not be as bad as other long period swells. Complliments of Magicseaweed.com

Upcoming Surf!  Thursday late afternoon or evening an Easterly swell rolls in,  so in Satellite Beach some waist high waves may come in with South to SSW winds, maybe.  The way the period is lined up,  it may not be to bad on closeouts.

Friday morning awesome glass!, models have been indicating for a few days in a row of providing us a 3 foot at 11 or 12 second period ground swell.  With offshore winds up until late morning.  Easterly swell,  so we could see some waist to rib high sets at the Cape or at least the Pier,  and Chest high plus down South in Satellite Beach.

Saturday could have some knee to rib high leftovers going from the Cape to Satellite respectively.  Winds maybe brisk South, maybe a tint of offshores, but hard to say right now.  Late Saturday a South weak wind swell rolls in for a couple days, but don’t expect much form or anything but slop chop.

That’s if for now.  Get excited about Friday folks.  Sorry for the back log on updates.  We have been blessed for having to burn the midnight oil to get jobs done.  Such is life.  Thursday night we’ll confirm the Friday wind situation.

Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards Nominees 2012 Video plus Lazy Update Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 PM with 48th Annual Easter Surf Festival , Huge Paddle in session at Jaws Video with 50 foot plus faces with Jeff Rowley, Wednesday afternoon April 4rth Surf Report/Update 3:30 PM , Surf Forecast for Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach (April 04, 2012 posted)

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Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards Nominees 2012 Video plus Lazy Update Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 PM  , Thursday may have some leftovers, but the offshore winds are blowing west out at the 120, so I wouldn’t count on much Thursday morning.  It shows a 1.5 foot ground swell which I have seen a swell that size produce chest high at Perkins, but in this case, I go with knee to waist high, North going South.  Saturday some time the big wind swell starts pushing in, bring big chop waves for the Easter Surf Fest, yeawwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday big overhead chop, Waves should be here thru Monday still overhead with reduced onshore winds for Monday, and maybe some Tuesday rib high glass.

Be sure to check out the 48th Annual Easter Surf Fest at Shepard Park and the Ccocoa Beach Pier.

Everything below is from Surf Report that I did on Tuesday April 3rd.

Upcoming Surf for maybe Wednesday waist high somewhere and overhead windswell for Sunday , Monday ………….in a moment 🙂

BIG JAWS/PEAHI PADDLE IN SESSION VIDEO WITH JEFF ROWLEY

This is spectacular video footage of Jaws, from one of the two big paddle in sessions, this one on January 4, 2012, this year.  Wave size was 45 to 60 foot faces, approx.  The music, the insane rides and drops, totally awesome,  especially from Jeff Rowley, the newcomer to Peahi, who is from Australia.  Jeff is nominated for the Billabong XXL Ride of the Year award.

Surf Update;  Tuesday night a maybe ground swell rolls in, and for Wednesday morning, possibly thigh to rib high waves and brisk offshore winds. 

Thursday morning leftovers probably, and then flat till Sunday for the most part.

Sunday could be some overhead chop down south and maybe some chest high stuff at the Cape.  The swell angle is NE,  so we will get some blockage, how much, can’t say 🙂  We should have more big chop with winds backing off on Monday to under 15 mph possibly, but we’ll know more definite on Saturday night.

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