12 foot plus face in Satellite Beach, beautiful form, but lots of offshore winds. Epic Sunday from Hurricane Sandy, October 28 2012, photos by Art HansenDouble overhead perfection, nice left in Satellite Beach around 2 PM, Sunday , October 28 2012, Hurricane Sandy, Image 1 of 4 in sequenceImage 2 of 4 shot sequence. Epic left on Sunday.Epic left continued, image 3 of 4 sequence, photos by OldwaveriderImage 4 of 4, Satellite Beach, Hurricane Sandy, Sunday October 28 2012 around 2 PM, Photos by Oldwaverider
Monday should be overhead glass down South, and the Cape and CCB are very hard to predict.This swell today was 41 degrees, so the Cape was blocked out from half the swell, and Monday, the angle goes 38 degrees with the falling swell, so I will go with, waist to chest high at the Cape, maybe shoulder high at the Pier.The winds should be around 15 to 20 mph WNW at daybreak and kick up to 25 mph by noon, so get out early.Satellite Beach ought to see some 2 foot overhead sets.
Awesome waves everywhere today, Epic surf for J-Ave, this afternoon for me was amazing fun with nothing but sick long rides from chest to head high, and Chilly! (with only a rash guard, though some crazies were skinning it)
Satellite Beach was the most perfect I have seen it in size and form. High tide this morning, was solid 9 to 12 foot with 14 foot sets, I got 2 video clips of rides, one was double overhead, and doubled on the guys head, but I’ll share that another day.
At low tide Satellite was slamming around noon, solid 8 to 12 foot faces, with 14 foot plus sets, showing up every now and then, so I had to go out for just one wave, since it was the biggest and cleanest I have ever seen by RC’s and Hightowers. A-frames, in the morning with 200 yard ride shoulders, and at low tide, just as clean, but with a lot more closeouts. But I got my one wave 🙂
The photos are of a guy on a double overhead wave (thought he’s hanging at the top but you can see his own body height under him and a spare 2 feet up top, so maybe more than 12 foot face), and the other is just an insane wall towering over 3 guys.
We still have a great chance at having 20 foot face size at the Pier (but it may not be until 3 AM Friday going Saturday), w North winds at 30 to 35 mph, which would be about 6 degrees offshore, so it could be semi-clean, and decent shoulders 🙂 The full swell period of 15 seconds hits around 3 PM Friday, so we could have the 18 to 20 then, yeah, I am jumping around a bit, but if it gets bigger than that, it will be in the middle of the night, early Saturday morning.
My final call at daybreak, is 10 to 15 foot faces between the Cape and the Satellite Beach (RC’s), and by 3 PM, from 15 to 18 foot faces. I don’t care if I get egg on my face, the biggest hurricane swell I have seen was 12 foot at 17 seconds, in the 15 foot plus face range, so this swell being 18 at 15 seconds, the only thing that may hold back the size is that it is moving almost direct North without a big enough fetch to generate the expected size. This will be a learning swell for me.
I would say since the winds on weather.com say it turns North at 8 AM from NNE, that by 11 AM, about 5 hours after high tide, it could turn clean. Winds in the 30 plus mph range is rideable, TS Hanna had 35 mph winds with 15 foot face heights at the pier and bigger at RC’s.
The TV cams will be at the pier I am sure, so it could be an awesome spectacle! and the safest place to surf.
Our ocean floor here is so shallow , unlike around the Bahamas, only until you get to Hatteras does the water get deep, but…………since this swell is so powerful and big,
it could provide a 1 to 1 ratio or 1.2 to 1 ratio on the wave that hits the beach. In Hawaii, an 18 foot 15 second period swell that we will have by mid-day Friday, would produce 50 foot plus faces sizes at Jaws, Maui, but for us, if it gives a 1 to 1 ratio, then maybe 18 foot faces. I’ll take it.
Have fun, be safe, and take a look at the epic size that God provides 🙂
Friday still on track for 18 to 20 plus foot faces according to the models. That means 10 to 12 foot backs of the waves, afternoon. With 50 plus mph onshore winds 🙂
Magicseaweed shows the same swell model size here (not the face size, not the wave back size, but the swell size) check Magicseaweed here.
Bob Freeman’s report shows 10 to 12 foot backs for Friday, down by Satellite here.
PLAN ON HURRICANE WEATHER FRIDAY AND LOTS OF FLOODING! THIS ONE WILL BE WITHIN 200 MILES OF SHORE AND MAY HAVE A LOT OF SURGE.
Saturday is still looking like 12 to 16 foot faces depending on where ya go and it does drop from daybreak till afternoon fairly fast , with semi-glass NNW winds, but unless ya wait till mid-afternoon, you won’t have winds less than 30 mph.
Sunday, looks like 10 to 12 foot plus faces and semi-glass winds with bigger sets of course.
The Video above is 3 people getting towed into Nazarre, Portugal, Kelly Slater caught the wave of the day, looks like a 30 foot face drop, really nice wall.
This was the place that Garrett caught last year a 9 foot 16 second period swell that produced an 80 foot face wave. (they get a phenomena called refraction from other effects coming from other breaks North and South of Nazarre) So normally, the biggest sets would come in at twice the swell size, but Nazarre’s 9 foot swell becomes like a 36 foot swell, and doubles the face heights on the biggest sets.
Start jogging, paddling, eating, sleeping, this could be the biggest waves we have had in years.
The Epic day is shaping up to be Sunday October 29, 2012, with the models showing a drop to 12.5 feet at 14 seconds.The wave size for Sunday, would be a minimum of double overhead, most likely in Satellite Beach in the 12 to 16 foot face size with side-shore winds in the 20 mph range, NNW. It could be as much as 12.5 degrees offshore if it is true NNW if you will. Offshore but very strong for the Cape. Keep in mind, that when I surfed TS Hanna, in 2009, we had 12 to 14 foot faces at the pier with 25 to 35 mph NW winds, and I got one epic ride!
Monday is the next epic day also with double overhead waves and strong 12 to 18 mph NNW offshore winds for the Cape and North CCB only, based on the models right now 🙂
Obviously, models change, but his is exciting, and the Cape, and North of 4rth Street North is the only logical place to surf if you want winds that are offshore 🙂
Friday, with the models showing 18 foot at 14 seconds, we would see a few 20 foot faces roll in like on the October “91” halloween swell !
The screenshots above and below are the swell size progression for the week in bar charts and the second chart shows the size and swell direction and wind direction as the models now show.
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NOTE: In the photo I took below, the swell was an ENE swell granted, that was 6.5 feet at 12 seconds that produced a 12 foot face at least in one photo I tookin this series,
and the swell we have coming shows 18 foot at 14 seconds on Friday at noon…for now with severe onshore winds, but it is not hard to interpolate, although, you can’t just triple the face size because of the swell size, (in the photo to the left was a 9 to 10 foot face before it barreled, and the 12 to 13 foot face photo in the series was double the swell model size) but you can at a bear minimum, multiply it by 1.2, which would give you some 18 to 20 foot plus faces. Anyhow, the swell will most likely drop, but either way, it is totally fun to see the models the biggest that I have seen since 2004.
Sunday swell fades, doubtful anything will be left for Sunday, but we have an incoming windswell on Monday, that may turn ground swell on Friday with some serious overhead size possibilities.
The video was taken of Chuck down south, and was a nice left, about a 12 second ride peeling nicely, semi-glass, Satellite Beach.
UPDATE AT 4:30 PM, OCTOBER 16TH , TUESDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT!The waves jumped 50% in size since this morning and doubled in power, from 6 feet at 10 seconds at 8 AM to 9.5 feet at 14 seconds, at the 120 mile buoy.
The Rafael swell should be building a little today, it was sluggish at high tide this morning, but we tried to catch the winds offshore down south for the early size. It was almost flat at the Cape this morning, and very small at the pier. But south of 2nd light, it was waist to chest high, with a few bigger drops.I took some video of Chuck, and will compile a full video, but for now, this is a nice left that he caught on semi-glass waist high wave 🙂
Wednesdayshould be bigger, shoulder high at the Cape to 1 to 2 foot over head down south in Satellite Beach, with MAYBE, NNW TO N WINDS UNTIL 9 AM WHICH IS OFFSHORE FOR THE CAPE (as of 7 PM tuesday night weather channel for the Cape), THEN NNE to East winds in the morning, in the 4 to 6 mph range which should be fun and clean for the Cape. It would definitely be worth a trip down south to catch it a foot or two bigger with the light onshore winds.
Thursday morning, it should be a little smaller probably waist high at the Cape, and Shoulder high on the set waves in Satellite Beach, but we may have some glassy SSW 6 to 10 mph winds, so down south of 6th street south is your best bet if you want offshore winds. SSW is sideshore for the Cape.
Hurricane Rafael should be sending us some Chest to Head High waves with some glass Tuesday…more in a minute
These photos I took at J-Ave from around 11:30 to 12:30 Pm. Monday morning October 15, 2012 , they are the remains of our outgoing swell, with the piggyback of Hurricane Rafael coming in. I got pictures of 3 or 4 people but these were a range of thigh to shoulder high drops/waves. Chuck had some really nice long rides come thru on this session 🙂
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Chuck on a nice Shoulder high drop, it closed out in the 2nd photo :(, but great late drop. Photo by OldwaveriderChuck on a nice clean, rib high right, image 1 of 4 shot sequence
Tuesday morning at DAWN PATROL, we should have some NW to NNW winds in the 6 to 12 mph range from chest to head high from the Cape going to Satellite Beach. By 10 AM (here at the Cape), the winds turn North, so anywhere South, the winds will be sideshore to onshore. Best best is the Jetty to 4rth Street North. Minuteman causeway, NNW winds are usually onshore winds or sideshore at best.
Image 2 of 4 sequence, Chuck, on of many nice rides today, Monday , October 15 2012, the day before Hurricane Rafael sends us waves. Photos by Oldwaverider, Art HansenChuck on the same right, image 3 of 4 in sequence, photos by Art HansenChuck, image 4 of 4 shot sequence, Monday morning at Johnson Ave.Nice waist high left for Chuck, that turns into a nice right 🙂 Image 1 of 7 in sequence, Monday morning, October 15, 2012Chuck rolling left, on a nice shoulder. Image 2 of 7 in sequence. Photos by Art HansenChuck, image 3 of 7 in sequenceShould I keep left into boredom, or roll right into more size? Image 4 of 7 sequence. by OldwaveriderStill looking better right, humm ? Image 5 of 7 sequence.Chuck, taking advantage of The Beauty of the Longboard, the choice of riding the re-build of a wave, and going left, then right 🙂 Image 6 of 7 sequence.Okay, back to a waist high wave now 🙂 Image 7 of 7, Chuck closing the deal.
Anyhow Tuesday, I am calling Rib to Chest high at the Cape, and Head High down South. It is hard to tell if the long period part of Rafael has hit the 120 mile buoy, I don’t think it will really hit till late tonight. Winds start offshore SW at around 4 mph at 11 PM tonight, and by 8 AM tuesday moring, they wrap around to NW and NNW by 9 AM, so DAWN PATROL IS CRITICAL! Plus, the tide will be low going high (high tide around 8:45 AM Cocoa Beach), so a 7 AM paddle out is best, else, high tide with onshore winds is your option by 10 AM 🙂 Wednesday morning should be bigger than Tuesday 5 foot at 13 second period, so that’s a powerful swell, with Shoulder high at the Cape (with bigger sets), and Overhead sets in Satellite Beach. (Satellite Beach could see some 2 to 3 foot overhead rogue sets)The winds are North for Wednesday morning, up until maybe 8:30 to 9 AM in the 8 mph to 10 range which is slight offshore for the Cape down to 4rth Street North, and onshore South of Minuteman Causeway.
Thursday morningcould be rib to chest high from the Cape to Satellite, with offshore winds for the Cape to 4rth Street North.
We should have waves thru the weekend, but it’s too early to tell on the winds. Tonight, if I see any wind change for Tuesday AM, I’ll do a quick update.
I hope you enjoy the photos/surf pictures of brother Chuck here at the Cape.
Big incoming windswell approaching but more on that in a minute…THURSDAY NIGHT SURF UPDATE, FINALLY! SEE BELOW THE VIDEO, FOR Thurs. 10/11/12, 11 PM update;
Here is a Surf Video that a buddy of mine from high school’s Son (David ) went on and just got back from El Salvador, four of them surfed spectacular waves.
On October 2, 2012 four friends traveled south from Florida to Punta Roca, El Salvador in search of the best waves they could possibly find. David Bondy influenced Truc Nguyen, Drew Hoffman, and Jeremy Romero to go on a 3 day trip that turned into a experience of a life time. Enjoy some of the out of control footage from this 3 day adventure.
Edited by: Chuck Magid
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The Bondy Collection & Magid Music Hope you enjoy the video, an nice job of ripping, a great section in the middle of some classic wipeouts, and some all around good size with some big sets to add a thrill. Enjoy the video!
We have a huge wind swell coming in that should have a number of overhead chop days, high tides will be the more user friendly paddle out 🙂 Look for next Wednesday (10/17) as a big, overhead ground swell and glassy day, with a chance of some North wind glass on Tuesday morning, but not as big as Wednesday the 17th. Yes, it’s almost a week out so the glassy day can change, but that’s the call for now.
Enjoy the fact that we have lots of waves coming, chop or whatever.
SUNDAY MORNING AND MONDAY MORNING, COULD BE SIZE AND GLASS!…………..More in a few minutes!
CHAD PHOTO GALLERY
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Glassy lineup, with the whole neighborhood out in the water!
Sunday, September 9 2012 was a spectacular Surf Day! Hurricane Leslie gave us great surf for 5 or 6 days I believe. Yeah, Saturday was the huge glassy day in Satellite Beach with some 10 foot face sets, see the photos here from my buddy Mike Melito, but the best day (which I missed cause I was out of town, ouch), but the day for 30 to 50 rides per person (or more), was Sunday. It was closing out, and poor form Sunday up until 2 or 3 PM, and then conditions changed big time! RC’s was shut down, but at 3 PM, I was at Officer’s Club watching with my buddy Mike Melito, and within 30 minutes, the form cleaned up, the winds got perfect, 3 guys were out, so Mike and I paddled out at O’Club, with some awesome head high waves and and occassional 1 to 2 foot overhead cleanup set. I surfed 2 hours at O’club, easy paddle out, no hair wet, but it was slamming hard if you got caught inside. I caught at least 3 each 150 yard rides at O’Club.
But then I suggested, he let’s check out Johnson Ave, and see if we have less slamming, and more waves for the taking. So we went North, and it was one of those Classic Johnson Avenue days. It was perfect in form, yeah a foot or two smaller on the face, but the left’s and rights were so User-friendly, the whole neighborhood was out, so we surfed another 1 1/2 hours, and then I came in to take some pictures.
This sequence is of brother Chad, a 6-shot sequence, taken about 5:30 PM or 6 PM, my settings on the camera were a little off, but you can still see what an epic session Chad had. He was definitely one of the stand-outs making this epic Hurricane Leslie Johnson Avenue Sunday night session, look easy 🙂
Chad on a perfect right. Image 1 of 6 shot sequence, from Johnson Avenue, Hurricane Leslie, September 9 2012, around 6:30 PM . Photos by Oldwaverider,Chad, image 2 of 6 in sequence, enjoying a perfect Sunday evening Hurricane Leslie swell , the whole neighborhood was out. Photos by OldwaveriderChad, image 3 of 7 (not 6) shot sequence 🙂Chad, image 4 of 7 shot sequence, Hurricane Leslie, Sunday night.Chad still going, many 100 yard plus rides were had this Sunday night. Image 5 of 7 in sequence. Oldwaverider photosImage 6 of 7 , Chad carving a glassy chest high face.Chad riding a Hurricane Leslie perfect wave, image 7 of 7 shot sequence. Photos by Oldwaverider
Okay, upcoming surf, REMINDER, with my crazy schedule, I am only posting surf reports when we have a solid ground swell in the making. So that’s why the infrequent reports.
But we do have a solid long period swell that will start to hit our beaches tonight (Saturday night), and should see some thigh high glass or semi-glass for Sunday morning at the Cape here. Maybe some waist high stuff, and by later in the day, chest high at the Cape, and some Chest high in Satellite Beach. Winds look to be offshore up until maybe 11 AM with mostly a NW wind (4 to 8 mph) turning North by 11, which still would be offshore if you stay at Lori Wilson or North of it.
Monday morning, if you surf North, Lori Wilson or the Pier, should have some chest high plus sets with semi-glass until 9 or 10 AM. The winds should be 5 to 10 mph out of the North, so it could be fairly big and semi-glassy.
This ground swell should be with us thru Tuesday, and then we should still have a solid 3 to 4 foot wind swell with us thru Friday at least.
Make sure and get in the water early Sunday to get the perfect glass and at low tide.
HURRICANE NADINE WAVES WILL HIT OUR BEACHES BEFORE DARK!………..I HOPE 🙂
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RC’S PHOTOS FIRST
In the morning, Sunday, we should see some chest high waves here at the Cape and Shoulder high in Satellite Beach, but more on that in a minute………….
These photos are from the epic Saturday surf provided by Hurricane Leslie, and they were taken in Satellite Beach at RC’s and also at the Cocoa Beach Pier, by my friend Mike Melito.
Size seemed to range from 8 foot faces to very close to double overhead, but maybe not quite. Conditions were glassy, and those that crave big Florida Hurricane waves in Brevard, like to head to RC’s, Hightowers, and that’s what these lucky folks did! I was out of town, ouch, but very lucky that my friend Mike took the time to get these incredible photos. First RC’s and then the Pier.
Perfect glassy RC’s face and bottom turn, totally makeable, a happy man no doubt 🙂
Almost the Cover UP! Another perfect Hurricane Leslie left, photos by Mike Melito, taken on Saturday, Sept. 8 2012
A barrell on this on, RC’s , Satellite Beach, Hurricane Leslie, epic Saturday, September 8 2012, photos by Mike Melito
Perfect Longboard Left…need I say more?
Back up to the top? The Cover Up? or the Head Slam? He’s hungry for the re-entry 🙂 RC’s Hurricane Leslie, photo by Mike Melito
Cocoa Beach Pier, a late drop in right, Hurricane Leslie, photos by Mike MelitoObama or Romney? humm, well, lemme finish this left and then I’ll think about it…Hopefully he puts his feet together … Hurricane Leslie photos at Cocoa Beach Pier, taken by Mike Melitowe can agree it was a late drop? ……..photo by Mike Melito, at the Cocoa Beach Pierperfect wall and no time to stall, Cocoa Beach Pier, Hurricane Lesllie, photo by Mike MelitoThat third fin can come in handy in these situations 🙂 Cocoa Beach Pier, photo by Mike Melito
Sunday surf;Chest to Shoulder high with light 5 to 10 mph East winds switching to SE, but as it stands right now, they aren’t showing much more than 10 mph, so it could be very clean in the morning.
Monday, still chest high plus, with light onshore winds
TUESDAY LOOKS TO BE THE SEMI OR POSSIBLY EPIC DAY!Rib to Shoulder high, from the Cape to Satellite Beach, with offshore SW winds, the speed, I can’t say yet, but probably less than 10 or 12 mph.
Wednesdaycould be a waist to chest high day with offshore winds also.
We have been blessed 3 summers in a row for waves, and of course, the Hurricanes are that special gift, so enjoy it while it’s epic.
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