Month: April 2013

Surf Big and Glassy Tuesday AM? Yes, 75% chance , we do believe so :) , plus Surf Video from Patrick AFB, and this is Monday night (April 29) 6:15 PM Surf Update for Tuesday Am surf, Surf Report ,Surf forecast for Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach (April 29, 2013 posted)

by oldwaverider, posted in Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach

TUESDAY MORNING SURF, IS LOOKING AWESOME!  BUT………….The winds have been a little finicky, but as it stands, the Cape is looking to be Chest high and semi-glass in the morning, maybe glass, and in Satellite Beach, look for Shoulder to Head high, with some 1 foot overhead sets.  The actual 14 second period swell rolls in tonight. (yeah we had a 30 hour tease with the first one), more below:  THE VIDEO BELOW, COULD BE COMPARABLE TO WHAT WE HAVE Tuesday AM , but for that good, I will give it only a 50% chance 🙂

It looks to be SSW winds at daybreak in the 8 to 10 mph range, so in Satellite Beach, that is offshore, but for the Cape, that can be sideshore and/or slight offshore, but at 8 to 10 mph, it won’t be mirror glass, but still fun!  GET OUT EARLY, WHY?  IT LOOKS LIKE THE WINDS WILL BE OFFSHORE UNTIL MAYBE 10:00 AM, so don’t plan on trying to catch mid-tide at 9 am.

Wednesday, could be offshore for 2 to 4 hours also, same size, or a head smaller.  The winds look to be more West on Wednesday, so it could be mirror glass for everyone, North and South.

Surf Thursday AM was Excellente! , this is Thursday morning (April 25) 11:30 AM Surf Update from Thursday Am surf, Surf Report ,Surf forecast for Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach (April 25, 2013 posted)

by oldwaverider, posted in A summary of How the Waves were, Big Wave Video & Photo Locations, Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach, Mexico - Puerto Escondido, Pascuales, Miscellaneous Videos, galleries, etc.

EXCELLENT SURF IN SATELLITE BEACH TODAY  🙂

Weather.com held consistent, as it is usually on for me, if I do a Melbourne Beach, Satellite Beach, Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral check so I can see the trend from South to North. It must be a high pressure causing the friendly wind conditions this week, for a lot of Wind Swell with size rolling in, I haven’t looked.  More about today, and later in the week below…

This is part six of a Video series, featuring mainly Kohl Christensen.  The one I posted 3 or 4 posts back, was the 40 foot plus faces in Mullaghmore Head, Ireland in 40 ° water , Ouch!, that Danilo Couto and a few others did a great tow-in session, and a few nominations for the Ride of The Year Entry for Billabong XXL 2013.  The video below, is some epic Mexican Pipeline Escondido, with Kohl, Greg Long and some massive 30 to 40 foot plus face waves and all paddle in, NO TOW!  Escondido, is one of the least User-Friendly beach breaks for big waves, but , they all managed to make the session look totally worthwhile and surviveable 🙂

Today, Thursday morning, It was solid rib to chest high, glassy, lefts were quite hollow, though when I paddled out today around 7:40 AM, it was 45 minutes before high tide, so it was a little tough to grab a wave, but when 30 minutes passed, that’s when the left’s did their thing, and the rights had just perfect , long workable walls.  Many 100 plus yard rides to be had.  That’s what always put’s a smile on my face.  Of course , only 3 other people out, well that also keeps one in high spirits.  One after another, even a little cover from a couple vertical left, rail grabber drop-ins 🙂

We should have waves all week, in the rib to head high range, the bigger stuff coming closer to tuesday.  Offshore winds, well can’t tell yet, but when we see the “Window”, we will pass it on to ya.

Have a great Thursday, and I hope you enjoy the Video 🙂

Oldwaverider

Surf Thursday AM? Yes, we do believe so :) , this is Wednesday night (April 24) 9:30 PM Surf Update for Thursday Am surf, Surf Report ,Surf forecast for Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach (April 24, 2013 posted)

by oldwaverider, posted in Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach

THURSDAY MORNING, GLASSY AND RIB TO CHEST HIGH SURF, UNTIL 9:30 AM about…

I believe we will see waist to rib high at the Pier, and some Chest high surf on the sets in Satellite Beach, and a little small in between the two spots.

We only have a dawn to 9 or maybe lucky 10 with 4 to 8 mph SW to West winds and then it kicks around to onshore NE winds, so get out early!

No pics today, have fun!

Oldwaverider

Surf Monday AM? Yes, we do believe so :) , this is Sunday night (April 21) 7:30 PM Surf Update for Monday Am surf, Surf Report ,Surf forecast for Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach (April 21, 2013 posted)

by oldwaverider, posted in Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach

MONDAY MORNING SURF !

Waist high at the Cape, with North winds 5 to 10 mph, should be semi-glassy, and Satellite Beach should be Chest High with NNW winds semi-glassy until maybe 9 AM, in the 5 to 10 mph range.  Could be lots of rain at daybreak and Thunderstorms by 10 or 11, but be in the water by 7 AM!  High tide at 5:30, going low which is Ultimate!  About a 2 hour window for possible glass, but from Lori Wilson to the Cape, it should be fairly clean with the North winds until they kick up over 10 to 15 mph.

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR Chest high clean surf at the Pier on Friday!

Surf Saturday AM? Yes, we think so :) , this is Friday night (April 19) 6 PM Surf Update for Saturday Am surf, Hurricane Sandy photos, Surf Report ,Surf forecast for Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach (April 19, 2013 posted)

by oldwaverider, posted in Brevard Huge Swell and Hurricane Photos, Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach

What’s up with Saturday Morning Surf for April 20th?

Saturday, We should have knee to thigh high  at the Pier and waist high down South for this small incoming windswell.  Winds should be offshore 5 to 12 mph everywhere Saturday morning going from SW at 6 AM to NW  until maybe 10 AM.  Then it turns North winds in the 12 to 20 mph plus range.  THOSE ARE THE SWELL WINDS.  We also have a local scattered thundershowers that start around 10 or 11 Am in the 50 to 60 % chance, so that may affect our winds by 9 AM, hard to tell.  The Moral :), be in the water at 7:30 which is 3 hours after high tide going low, so that should work best anyhow for down South, and probably North.  We have a few other windswells coming in, back to back, thru the week.

Small, but rideable, and with a few other rideable days this week, though Saturday is the glassy morning, if the thunderstorms don’t come earlier than 10.

Below are some more photos I shot in Satellite Beach of a Hurricane Sandy 5 shot sequence of a maybe double overhead wave on the take-off 🙂  Photos were shot after my session, about 2 PM, October 28, 2013

Have Fun and have a great weekend!

Satellite Beach, Hurricane Sandy, october 28 2012, 5 shot sequence, photos by Oldwaverider
Satellite Beach, Hurricane Sandy, october 28 2012, 5 shot sequence, photos by Oldwaverider
Hurricane Sandy, october 28 2012, Image 2 of 5 shot sequence, photos by Oldwaverider
Hurricane Sandy, october 28 2012, Image 2 of 5 shot sequence, photos by Oldwaverider
Hurricane Sandy, october 28 2012, Image 3 of 5 shot sequence, photos by Oldwaverider
Hurricane Sandy, october 28 2012, Image 3 of 5 shot sequence, photos by Oldwaverider
Hurricane Sandy, october 28 2012, Image 4 of 5 shot sequence, photos by Oldwaverider
Hurricane Sandy, october 28 2012, Image 4 of 5 shot sequence, photos by Oldwaverider
Hurricane Sandy, october 28 2012, Image 5 of 5 shot sequence, photos by Oldwaverider
Hurricane Sandy, october 28 2012, Image 5 of 5 shot sequence, photos by Oldwaverider