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Johnson Ave Photo Gallery 2011 Year in Review, sort-of :), Friday night update/surf report (Jan. 6 2012) 5 PM, Incoming East swell, Friday Fest at Cape Canaveral, Forecast for Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach (posted January 06, 2012)

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JOHNSON AVENUE SURF GALLERY – 2011 YEAR IN REVIEW, SORT OF (Sept thru Dec.)

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John thanking our Creator for these gifts :)
John thanking our Creator for these gifts 🙂

SUNDAY MORNING UPDATE AT 8:30 AM;  THE SMALL INCOMING SWELL WAS 3.5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AT THE 120, BUT……….it stopped coming in at 11 PM last night (Saturday night), which means about 8 or 9 hours travel time to our beaches, so it was here at maybe 8 AM, and then dropped to 2.5 ft at 10 seconds at the 120 at Midnight  which is not the minimum we need for a swell to hit the beach.  We need about 2.6 to 3 feet at 10 or 11 seconds to get a ground swell that is ridable here (Ross at CFL surf figured that one out). Sorry folks, no waves.  Maybe a ripple for SUP’s and big long boards when the tide gets lower, but the winds turn onshore by noon.  But have a great Sunday anyhow with the nice weather 🙂 Back to Friday nights update post below……..

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Slept thru the New Year…;)>

A few Johnson Avenue Surfers, 2011 year in review………………photo gallery 🙂

Big, No.  ……….Possibly fun and rideable, yeah 🙂    Tonight an Easterly Swell is creeping in and kicking out the steep NE swell we’ve had.

Thursday was great, waist high plus in Satellite, perfect glass, light 5 to 7 offshore winds.  It was even comfortable without any suit.  Yeah, I did have a rash guard on and it was 1:00 and a nice 60 degrees, so yeah that did help.

Brother Chad...
Brother Chad...

Anyhow, Saturday morn should bring some knee to rib high waves from the Cape to Satellite.  Light offshore winds SW to West most of Saturday around 3 to 6 mph.  I’d say, if it ain’t big enough

Oldwaverider....T.S. Maria
Oldwaverider....T.S. Maria

here at the Cape, pick your spot in Satellite at mid-tide high going low and you should have some waist high long lines somewhere.It will be 52 at daybreak, but by 9 AM sunny and 60 ° , so if you don’t want the suit to bog ya down, it will be rash guard-able.

Dr. John...
Dr. John...

Sunday, should be 6 to 9.5 inches bigger on the face, same air temps, offshore from the NW,

Dave the Ripper.......
Dave the Ripper.......

but……………………….., it will turn onshore by Noon or earlier.  So if you’re gonna do Church,  do it at 8, and be in the water by 9:30.  May have some rib high waves down South and maybe some thigh high at the Cape.

Sunny (Daniel)....
Sunny (Daniel)....

DON’T FORGET CAPE CANAVERAL FRIDAY FEST TONIGHT!  The band is “Vilifi”  and they are damn good.  (scuse the french).  The Fest goes from 6 to 10 PM, great food, great beer, awesome local Art

Bouncer Ron (Mr. High Tech actual :)..............
Bouncer Ron (Mr. High Tech actual :)..............
Unknown Gator Girl.........
Unknown Gator Girl.........
Brother MIke from Lakeland..............
Brother MIke from Lakeland..............
Unknown female at Johnson Avenue............
Unknown female at Johnson Avenue............
Unknown guy Johnson Avenue Surfer...
Unknown guy Johnson Avenue Surfer...
Same unknown guy, but just a nice J-Ave line to see............
Same unknown guy, but just a nice J-Ave line to see............
A shameless 2nd shot of Oldwaverider, going left................:)
A shameless 2nd shot of Oldwaverider, going left................:)
Dave the Ripper, going backside, prepping to get some air before this puppy closes out :) Photo by Chad
Dave the Ripper, going backside, prepping to get some air before this puppy closes out 🙂 Photo by Chad
Sunny (dave the rippers - protege:)) making a "made easy" re-entry, from a nice glassy day in South Cocoa Beach. Photo by Chad
Sunny (dave the rippers - protege:)) making a "made easy" re-entry, from a nice glassy day in South Cocoa Beach. Photo by Chad

talent, Vendors, and ya may meet your future companion, hey whatever !

Have a great weekend!

Oldwaverider
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Oldwaverider photo gallery from December 7 2011 NE swell, Big E-NE swell for 5-7 days, Monday 11 AM update , Surf Report and Forecast for Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach (posted December 12, 2011)

by oldwaverider, posted in A summary of How the Waves were, All The People and the Surfers, Art, Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach, Brevard Surfing Photos - general swells

ART PHOTO GALLERY

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There were rights and lefts to be had. Probably a chest high wave on these 4 photos, but I kind stayed up high on the face. Photos by Mike Melito
There were rights and lefts to be had. Probably a chest high wave on these 4 photos, but I kind stayed up high on the face. Photos by Mike Melito

Big E-NE swell here for probably 5-6 days followed by a NE’ ster coming next Sunday…

Today (Monday), huge chop, today is the peak of the swell for size.  We may have some 1-2 foot overhead waves at the Cape, and 4 foot plus overhead in Satellite with brutal onshore ENE winds in the 15 to 25 mph range.

Image 2 of 4, Wednesday December 7 2011 at 4rth St North
Image 2 of 4, Wednesday December 7 2011 at 4rth St North

The size drops very slowly thru the week, but definitely expect head high every day 🙂  No sign of an offshore wind day yet. When the winds lay down, during high tides, that’ll be your most user-friendly paddle out.

Chest high right, but hanging close to the top. Image 3 of 4.
Chest high right, but hanging close to the top. Image 3 of 4.

The photos are from the Big ENE swell from Wednesday December 7 2011 behind Mike’s condo at 4rth street North.  We had waist to head high waves at 4rth Street North with SW winds, so it was glassy, but by late morning the winds kicked up to 12 -15 mpht SSW-SW and the glassy walls started to crumble a little.  I had a great hour session with 5 or 6 long rides to shore, but when I tried to do a 2nd sesh with photos, my injuries kinda caught up with me, and I spent more time doing triple flips as opposed to working the walls. Oh well, still a great day 🙂

Trying to discern my center of gravity ;) Image 4 of 4
Trying to discern my center of gravity 😉 Image 4 of 4
A sweet waist to rib high left. Image 1 of 4 of Oldwaverider. Photos by Mike Melito
A sweet waist to rib high left. Image 1 of 4 of Oldwaverider. Photos by Mike Melito
Image 2 of 4. December 7 2011 ENE swell at 4rth street behing Mike's condo.
Image 2 of 4. December 7 2011 ENE swell at 4rth street behing Mike's condo.
Image 3 of 4, long left.
Image 3 of 4, long left.
Image 4 of 4.
Image 4 of 4.

It just made it kind tough on my buddy Mike to get some pics of me, but he managed to salvage what I had left…

Oldwaverider

Saturday morning Surf Report update 11 AM (Dec. 3rd), Surfing photos of Oldwaverider Tropical Storm Maria from September 15 2011, Northeast Swell continues thru 12/8, Surf Report and Forecast for Cape Canaveral n Cocoa Beach (posted December 03, 2011)

by oldwaverider, posted in All The People and the Surfers, Art, Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach, Brevard Surfing Photos - general swells

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A fun waist high left of me, 4rth street North from Tropical Storm Maria, September 15 2011. Image 1 of 3 shot sequence. Photos by Mike Melito.
A fun waist high left of me, 4rth street North from Tropical Storm Maria, September 15 2011. Image 1 of 3 shot sequence. Photos by Mike Melito.

A LATE SATURDAY NIGHT UPDATE.  The storm just added another day to itself.  For now, the model for the big offshore day shifted to Thursday now, but we’ll see; it could switch back to Wednesday.  Below goes back to what I posted this morning, the other days hold the same, just Wednesday and Thursday may shift .

Another shameless display of surf photos taken of me on a day I was surfing TS Maria, 4rth street north.   The photos are from Tropical Storm Maria on September 15 2011, taken by my old surf and high school buddy Mike Melito.  He had taken an official day off work from Lakeland, so it was all legal like 🙂

The waves were waist to shoulder high that day, and I just did a 20 minute session in the water so Mike could get some shots of me, so I could come in and get some long overdue shots of Mike and also take some shots of my buddy Ken.

Image 2 of 3 in sequence, yours truly from September, TS Maria. Photos by Mile Melito
Image 2 of 3 in sequence, yours truly from September, TS Maria. Photos by Mile Melito

SURF UPDATE FOR US!  Well, it looks like Wednesday is shaping up to be the big glassy ground swell day, maybe Tuesday night, but by Monday night, I should know pretty clear.

Image 3 of 3 in sequence, Oldwaverider at 4rth street North.
Image 3 of 3 in sequence, Oldwaverider at 4rth street North.

And yeahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   I’ll be back in the water after a month.

The swell is still building, it probably peaks in size on Monday in the 8 to 10 foot face range down South.

Saturday (today)  and Sunday it looks like chest high plus waves at the Cape and overhead down South in Satellite Beach. Winds mostly east in the 15 to 25 mph range both days.

Monday, as I said the swell peaks with 7.5 feet of swell at 10 seconds, so it should see some 8 to 10 foot faces, plus in Satellite.  The Cape ought to see some head high waves and some overhead sets, strong East SE winds in the 15 plus mph range.

Tuesday, size should be chest to shoulder high at the Cape with S to SE winds in the 10 to 12 mph range (still to far out to be accurate, but that’s what the models are showing),  and 7 to 9 foot faces in Satellite Beach.

Wednesday, we could have chest to shoulder high glass at the Cape, and shoulder to overhead glass in Satellite Beach.  The winds could range from SSW  to even NNW for the day as it wraps around quickly.

Thursday morning, size drops, but  should still have waist to shoulder high waves from up North to South respectively.

Enjoy the swell, and catch it at dead high tide during the choppy days, and the paddle out will be relatively easy, with cleaner shoulders.

Later,

Oldwaverider

Wednesday night Surf Report update 9:30 PM for Thursday morning Epic Surf day, oldwaverider surfing pictures Photo Gallery, Thursday morning still shaping up to be a great J-Ave epic photo day, Surf Forecast for Cape Canaveral n Cocoa Beach (posted Wednesday November 09, 2011)

by oldwaverider, posted in All The People and the Surfers, Art, Brevard Huge Swell and Hurricane Photos, Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach, Brevard Surfing Photos - general swells, Miscellaneous Videos, galleries, etc.

ART/oldwaverider – PHOTO GALLERY

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A really fun head high day at Perkins, back in the 2nd week of November 2009. Photos taken by Erika Masterson . Image 1 of 7 in sequence.
A really fun head high day at Perkins, back in the 2nd week of November 2009. Photos taken by Erika Masterson . Image 1 of 7 in sequence.

Yeah I know, dredging up 2 year old photos so I can be in the Johnson Ave. Surfers Gallery is humorous enough, but then recycling these photos, oh well.  It’s kinda sentimental for me, cause these photos were taken the second week of November of 2009 at Perkins which was my old favorite break. Photos by a photographer friend Erika.  Though it was a little chillier for that November 😉  Oh, and anyone that hasn’t seen my favorite surf stunt on image 7, hasn’t ever watched me surf 🙂

All is well on this sweet sized left...Image 2 of 7 in sequence.
All is well on this sweet sized left...Image 2 of 7 in sequence.

So what up with Surf Thursday?  As if anyone within 100 miles of Brevard doesn’t know 🙂  The cool thing is,  it’s shaping up to be a foot bigger then I thought at the Cape.  Before 10 Am,  I think we’ll see chest to head high waves, plus, on the bigger sets with NW winds in the 8 to 12 mph range until 10 or 12.  After that the size will drop through the day, but actually pretty slowly.  From dark Thursday till daybreak Friday morning,  it will go almost flat, but we should have a pretty clean condition surf day all day.

Image 3 of 7 of oldwaverider at Perkins.
Image 3 of 7 of oldwaverider at Perkins.

High tide is 7 AM,  so a paddle out at 9 Am would be perfect for the most power, best form, best size and best winds.  Satellite Beach should be 2 to 3 foot overhead with some bigger sets until 10 or 11, and then only drops maybe 2 feet in face size by late afternoon.  They may have WNW winds at daybreak till around 9 Am and then NW winds for them, so Satellite Beach will be the best place to be for size, form , power and photos.

Really fun bottom turn, all is well...Image 4 of 7
Really fun bottom turn, all is well...Image 4 of 7

But, since I can’t surf :(,  for another 3 weeks, I will have a surrogate surf day, I’ll take some photos.  So hopefully, the Johnson Ave. crew is out and about.  I may sneak down for 20 minutes of bigger wave pics down South but then back home for the real photo session 🙂

Image 5 of 7
Image 5 of 7
Now it starts to get interesting...Image 6 of 7 in sequence.
Now it starts to get interesting...Image 6 of 7 in sequence.
Kaplunk! I call it, my Bad Back Bend on the frame before. Whenever I favor my blown disc and I hit a ripple on the face, Kaplunk! haha, Image 7 of 7. Oh well, I had some other fun ones to last a little longer :)
Kaplunk! I call it, my Bad Back Bend on the frame before. Whenever I favor my blown disc and I hit a ripple on the face, Kaplunk! haha, Image 7 of 7. Oh well, I had some other fun ones to last a little longer 🙂

Friday, at daybreak, maybe something for an hour or two but that’s about it.

Saturday, wind swell blowing in but not much.

Get pumped for Thursday Am!

oldwaverider

Tropical Storm Ophelia update, Photos from Lori Wilson last day of Maria, Surf Report Sunday night (at 9:30 PM) and Surf Forecast for Cape Canaveral n Cocoa Beach (posted September 25, 2011)

by oldwaverider, posted in A summary of How the Waves were, Art, Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach, Brevard Surfing Photos - general swells, Miscellaneous Videos, galleries, etc.

A fun little thigh high left, taken by Jenna, Sept. 9 2011, Tropical Storm Maria last day.
A fun little thigh high left, taken by Jenna, Sept. 9 2011, Tropical Storm Maria last day.

NOTE AND APOLOGY;  WHEN I DON’T CHANGE OR UPDATE MY BLOG REPORT WHEN WE HAVE A MAJOR SWELL COMING (the last one was Friday), ITS BECAUSE NOTHING HAS CHANGED.  I’LL TRY TO MENTION THAT WHEN I LEAVE A POST UP FOR A FEW DAYS LIKE THAT….oldwaverider

Ophelia says she will be on schedule…the big glassy day still looks like Tuesday, then Wednesday.

The wait...
The wait...

Monday morning ain’t looking as pretty for up North.   The Cape ought to see waist high plus waves in the morning, and chest to shoulder in Satellite.  Winds are whats not pretty.  Expect South winds around 8 to 10 mph at the Cape and Cocoa Beach same, but a 2 or 3 hour window of SSW, surprisingly, Satellite Beach is showing SSW winds from daybreak till 11.  For the Cape, that’s sideshore/onshore, but maybe we’ll get a surprise of a SW gust or two.  By evening it ought to be cranking overhead down South and kicking up maybe chest high plus at the Cape.

A re-entry, photo by Jenna, Sept 9 2011, Lori Wilson Park
A re-entry, photo by Jenna, Sept 9 2011, Lori Wilson Park

Tuesday, ahhhhhh, I hope it holds.  It has been showing head high to overhead for 4 days now for down South, so maybe chest to shoulder high plus at the Cape.  The winds look to be SW at daybreak around 8 mph swinging West down to about 3 or 4 mph, and then onshore by Noon or 1.

Wednesday still looks West in the morning, and shoulder high down South, waist to stomach at the Cape.  The winds ought to be pretty light, like less than 6 or 7 mph.

Thursday could also be totally ridable because the animated swell period chart which always follows the swell moving chart with a day of delay, tells me that we will still have a little waist high power.

The pics are taken by my friend Jenna with a water camera, on the last day of Maria at Lori Wilson Park.   It was chest high plus down South, but I figured Lori would be a good place to learn.  Jenna and her brother Travis tried surfing and both got up and rode in numerous times, pretty awesome.  I’ve been wanting to get Jenna to try it for a while, and hoorah, she nailed it 🙂

Anyhow, enjoy Ophelia and take pics and videos and feel free to send em to me.

oldwaverider