Author: oldwaverider

Incoming Swell for Friday and Saturday looks fun ! Posted Thursday March 31 at 11:15 AM.

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

Our incoming windswell for Friday and Saturday should give us some fun clean waves, maybe glassy.

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Friday morning,  I give a better than 70% chance of being waist to chest high and semi-glass to glass.  Winds , see wind chart below, should be blowing 5-7 mph SSW from 2 in the morning till daybreak, so it should clean things up, and be semi-glass to glassy , for down south only.  Up at the Pier, it should clean, and if the winds clock SW instead, then it would be glassy everywhere 🙂

Saturday morning, looks to be thigh to waist high, and semi-glassy down south with some texture, as the winds are looking stronger now, then they were the last 3 days for Saturday AM.

To the left is the SWELL PERIOD CHART (not size chart), just to show you the direction and size of the low system.  It is mostly an Easterly swell, with a little south 2ndary, and a weird NE 2ndary swell.  My hope, is the two mini swells will even each other out, LOL.

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The next chart is the Weather.com WIND CHART for Friday morning.

That long period swell is on the way! Chest high surf in the morning, should be clean to glass. Posted Thursday, 9:40 PM 03/17/2016

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

It has hit the 120 buoy at 16 seconds, and seems to have first hit around 3 or 4 pm today.

Friday morning could be North winds, or offshore, as the winds are very light, and since land cools off quicker than sea, sometimes it blows a little offshore from that when the prevailing swell winds are very light.

Saturday is looking like the better day, with the same size but a better chance of straight offshore winds for 3 hours or so in the morning.

Sunday maybe waist high and fun.

I dropped this video in as some encouragement for tomorrow and Saturday 🙂

Surf on Friday ! 3 Days in a row, models say yes! Posted Wednesday March 16 at 11:00 AM

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

What size and shape can we expect?  Friday morning, has a 2-4 foot ground swell in the 13-14 second period range.  Should be waist to chest at the Pier, and waist to shoulder high possibility in Satellite Beach. Winds show offshore for the first half of the morning.  I will show charts and more later today, plus winds update. It’s easy to be Negative and say a long period swell is always closeouts.  I say,  Florida has the most unpredictable ocean floor and swell reaction, so I’m saying, get up early , and hope for the best, and by all means, check 3 surf breaks if you need to.  Because, many long period swells have had great form. Surfing was not meant to be a one spot surf only sport 🙂

Satellite Beach Surf video, plus Powerful Swell Sunday, BUT SHORT WINDOW OF SURF TIME, posted Saturday 6:40 PM March 05 2016

by oldwaverider, posted in A Video collection of Surfing in Brevard, Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach, Miscellaneous Videos, Walk On Water Productions - Surf Videos and More :)

A 9:10 PM update from the post I made earlier today.  The 120 buoy hit 5.6 feet at 10 seconds at 2 pm, and now at 8 pm reading, it was 5.6 feet at 13 seconds.  The 20 mile buoy was 3 feet at 8 seconds at 6 pm, and now is 3.6 feet at 13 seconds, and the near shore buoy hit 2 feet at 13 seconds around 7 pm.  So it looks like the swell moved in a lot quicker , like 7 hours quicker.  Hope the NW winds are still going to be with us, but at least the swell is here 😉  End 9:10 PM update.

If you get out at 10 or 11, there may be some size, but it may be choppy or heavy N winds.  If you get out at daybreak, it may only be waist high , but glassy 🙂  Why?

Sunday, it should be waist to rib early, and maybe chest high while it’s still semi-glassy, then hard North winds. There is a short window, where the winds are NW in the 6-10 mph range, from daybreak till maybe 8 or 9.  Then they go NNW around 9 or 10 in the 10-15 mph range.  And North by as early as 11 am.  High tide is at 5:20, Air Temp is 59 at daybreak, but warms up to 65 by 9.  Water temp should be 67-68 degrees, so you can vest it or spring it, or just full suit it 🙂

The video below is two short clips of a couple nice little lefts at Hightowers, late in the afternoon on February 8th, 2016.

 

Enjoy Sunday !

Oldwaverider

Powerful NE Swell, coming in for Sunday ! plus, a Warm Up video from the Summer, posted 03/03 Thursday at 10:20 AM

by oldwaverider, posted in A Candid Capture of Models/Babes on the Beach, All The People and the Surfers, Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach, Chad, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach, Walk On Water Productions - Surf Videos and More :)

Will it be big, glassy, warm or cold air for Sunday’s incoming ground swell?  Check it out below !  ………and,  for the Old , well and for the Young, I share a Longboarders video I did the summer of 2014, with photos I brought in from others of Piers, Beachs, all over the US , for variety, and a bunch of talented longboarders surfing a nice rib to shoulder high day in Satellite Beach.  I hope you like the Beach Boys, cause they seemed appropriate for a Longboard and Beach Ladies video array!

 

Well, we’re 3 days out, but for Sunday it looks like rib to chest high with a nice chance of offshore winds for the Northern end of the county.  (Not Playalinda, but for the Cape and North Cocoa Beach.  Winds could be offshore till mid-morning.  It is a one day swell , but a 2ndary wind swell comes in right behind to bring size on Monday, but the chances of big chop on Monday are pretty good.  High tide is 5:20 AM for Satellite Beach, so by 7:30 a good portion of the deep water should be back in the faucet.  Air temp is only 60 low, and 74 for a high, and the weather shows “SUNNY” 03-03-16-clip-art-pictures-of-the-sun-100w for Sunday !

We’ll give a couple updates on the wind and swell, as Sunday comes closer.

Have a Great Thursday, and we hope to have a new Website for you by sometime in March , early April.

Oldwaverider 😉

An interview with John John Florence when he was first invited to the Eddie, at age 19 or 20. Posted Monday at 7:20 PM, 02/29/2016

by oldwaverider, posted in Big Wave Video & Photo Locations, Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach, Hawaii - Jaws, Maui ; Pipeline, The Eddie Aikau Contest 2016

Well, the first question begs asking, do we have waves coming? An 03/01 9:35 PM Update re Wednesday surf.  The small swell hasn’t hit the 120 mile buoy yet, so don’t get your hopes up real big.  (end 03/01 9:35 PM update)

I  believe Wednesday we shall see some really fun thigh to waist high glassy waves, with almost ground swell in power.  It is a straight easterly swell, yeah, that’s  a trace different then all these NE’sters huh?  As it stands for now, it will be mostly cloudy Wednesday morning with 63 air temps at daybreak but warming to 68 degrees by 9 am.  The winds should be SW, turning West, to WNW in the 4-8 mph range at daybreak, and picking up to the low teens by afternoon, but supposedly, still offshore.  The water temp will be 68 something, so you may be able to vest it, or spring suit, or even skin it!

Okay, so check out this interview with John John just over 3 years ago.  When Mark Healey, gets the pleasure of walking up to the door of John John Florence, to hand him “The Eddie” invite 🙂  You have to love, how humble John John is, when he receives it.  He admits fear, and a little, duh, ah don’t know, all in a very down to earth way of just admitting,  Oh Sh_ t!  That is a brutal contest, but a great honor.  Ya gotta love that , to just this past Wednesday, that same kid, who has always been a Pipeline master, gets thrown into the same invite, and wins the contest with such calm, such confidence, and Masterful surfing and skill!

More of the Eddie … Massive NE ground swell perhaps by next Saturday night, posted 4:50 PM Saturday, 02/27/2016

by oldwaverider, posted in Big Wave Video & Photo Locations, Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach, Hawaii - Jaws, Maui ; Pipeline, The Eddie Aikau Contest 2016

Who doesn’t love watching Big Wave Surfing?  More of the Eddie 🙂

NOTE: THIS IS A 02/28 SUNDAY 7:14 AM, UPDATE FROM YESTERDAYS POST REGARDING THE MASSIVE NE SWELL.  Unfortunately, it has now shrunk half in size.  We’ll keep you updated during the week. (<<< end 02/28 update) We have a massive steep steep NE ground expected next Saturday.  Possibly 11-13 second period swell, with 8-9 foot of swell, by next Saturday night, as the models now show.

John John Florence wins the Eddie ! Video below. Posted Friday 02/26/2016 at 9:00 AM

by oldwaverider, posted in Big Wave Video & Photo Locations, Hawaii - Jaws, Maui ; Pipeline, The Eddie Aikau Contest 2016

John John Florence wins the Eddie Aikau event, in the biggest waves they have ever had for the contest.

 

Our 11 time WSL champion, Kelly Slater, takes 5th place, with style that was mind-blowing.  He also caught the only barrel in the event, and pulled out of it. (the only one I know of)

The Eddie could go Thursday, expected 50 foot faces, today, Kauai has 30 foot faces in the photo. Posted Tuesday, 02/23/2016, 2:50 PM.

by oldwaverider, posted in Big Wave Video & Photo Locations, Hawaii - Jaws, Maui ; Pipeline

My friend Cliff in Hawaii, shared a photo from today.  He and a friend were towing in today.  I had to share a small photo that Cliff took with his cell phone today  of a guy doing a bottom turn on a 30 foot face wave at Kauai today in Hawaii.

The Eddie Aikau contest could still go , on Thursday, they are expecting 50 foot faces.  If it can hold up for 2 days at 40 foot faces with 20 feet of swell.

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Surfing video clip from last Monday, 2/08/2016. Glassy and chest high plus surf coming for Tuesday, Feb 16. Posted Monday 02/15/2016 at 3:15 PM

by oldwaverider, posted in A summary of How the Waves were, A Video collection of Surfing in Brevard, Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach, Walk On Water Productions - Surf Videos and More :)

Can we expect some fun glassy surf tomorrow, on Tuesday?

Tuesday morning, We should have some chest high glassy wind swell out there, that ought make the chilly water worthwhile 🙂  Winds should be offshore till at least early afternoon, and at daybreak, SW winds, brisk, in the 10-12 mph range, low tide around 8:30 am.

Check out the video clip from last Monday, a nice 14 second rib to chest high left (excuse, I couldn’t.  Every 20 minutes, a head high set would come through which actually had more juice and held up better, but only the longboarders were taking advantage of them.  Why?  The shortboarders would have fallen asleep waiting 🙂

Oldwaverider