Category: Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach

This will be my general predictions of incoming swells, size potential and what may be the best days to go out. I may not be able to update everyday, but I’ll do my best. THE SIZE IS BASED ON A RANGE FROM THE PIER TO SATELLITE BEACH. WE HAVE TO KNOCK OFF A FOOT OR TWO FOR JOHNSON AVENUE. My apologies.

Wednesday should be the day! from the remants of former Tropical Storm Dorian. Tuesday afternoon July 30 , 4:30 PM Surf Update , Surf Report ,Surf forecast for Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach (July 30, 2013 posted)

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

Wednesday morning and day, should be the day!  The swell, is supposed to be a solid 12 second swell (Ground Swell),  at around 3.5 feet, which should mean some 5 foot backs (or 5 to 6 foot plus faces) .  If the winds were offshore, a 5 foot back could give us some 7 foot faces, but the winds are supposed to be 3 to 6 mph se then ese, which should be clean lines, and not much faster than that all day.  The swell peaks in size between 9 am and 12 noon Wednesday afternoon.

Tuesday night (tonight), after 7 PM, we may see the size begin to hit the pier, but most likely it will be well after dark, before long lines are fully here.  But still, a near dark, surf session could bring some fun waves and size.  As of 3 PM, it had not hit the Ft Pierce buoy, or our 20 mile buoy.  Our 120 mile buoy has been out of commission for many months, else we could tell u when the swell would hit the beach 🙂  NOTE: IF WE GET A TSUNAMI, WITHOUT OUR 120 MILE BUOY, WE WON’T KNOW UNTIL IT HITS US, SO PASS THIS ON TO OUR STATE, AND ASK FOR THE BUOY TO BE FIXED !!!

Thursday, should be some 3 to 4 foot faces with bigger sets, with light onshores, and Friday, may have some waist high leftovers.

Tuesday Tropical Storm Dorian may provide some nice Surf ! Thursday afternoon July 25 , 2:15 PM Surf Update , Surf Report ,Surf forecast for Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach (July 25, 2013 posted)

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

Is there Epic Surf,  Great Surf or Decent Surf coming next week?

Compliments of Magicseaweed.com and there excellent hurricane tracking diagrams, replacing Stormpulse.com, TS-Dorian-07-25-13-2PM-EST-MSW-1680by1050, The chart shows Monday afternoon position of Dorian with my mouse over the 2nd yellow icon east of our coast.
Compliments of Magicseaweed.com and there excellent hurricane tracking diagrams, replacing Stormpulse.com, TS-Dorian-07-25-13-2PM-EST-MSW-1680by1050, The chart shows Monday afternoon position of Dorian with my mouse over the 2nd yellow icon east of our coast.

The models show, that Tuesday through Wednesday, we could have some size in the Chest to Head high range as it stands right now.  Yes, we are 5 days out, but fortunately, Hurricanes, are a little more consistent to draw conclusions, especially, when they don’t appear to be on track to run over a body of land before they hit us.  And Dorian, seems to have a much more Westerly path toward us, staying above Cuba and the other Islands.

As it approachs, we shall keep ya updated.  As I have mentioned, previously, Johnson Avenue Surfers, is here to share Photos, Video of our local crowd of Surfers, and only provide actual Swell surf reports. (skipping the day to day, 1 to 3 foot windswell weather reports that we get so much of which are totally unpredictable by weather patterns 🙂

Below, I shared a photo of Hurricane Leslie, that my buddy Mike Melito took by RC’s.

Tropical Storm Leslie photo by Mike Melito, from September 2012 at RC's
Tropical Storm Leslie photo by Mike Melito, from September 2012 at RC’s

Kam Video, a new Team Rider for Johnson Avenue Surfers :) , Knee high surf probably for the next 5 days , Monday morning July 22 11:59 AM Surf Update , Surf Report ,Surf forecast for Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach (July 22, 2013 posted)

by oldwaverider, posted in A Video collection of Surfing in Brevard, All The People and the Surfers, Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach, Kamryn

Kam, riding her first at Johnson Avenue, Video by DonKam, an 8 year old, Don’s grandaughter, just learned to Surf today (which was Saturday, 7/20), for the first time.  I would say, she has not only great potential, but perhaps, she puts a few in the neighborhood to shame 🙂     She has the right Stoke and Attitude!  Note: YouTube, allowed me to flip the video that was upsidedown (you know how cell phones are),  now hopefully, their processing team will make this happen, they said after I flipped it, just to sit tight, and come back 🙂

Click on the photo or here (YouTube tried to flip it for the embed version but didn’t, so, thanks for living with a link to it 🙂

Tuesday Am still looks good ! , Monday night June 10 8:40 PM Surf Update , Surf Report ,Surf forecast for Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach (June 10, 2013 posted)

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

Yeah, still looks glassy and fun for a couple hours Tuesday morning!

The Cape to the Pier, waist to rib high plus (the swell should be in before daybreak, 3.5 feet at 10 seconds), if its 10 seconds, it may be bigger.  Satellite should see some chest high plus sets.  Winds look to be SSW in the 5 to 8 mph range, which means semi-glass to glass up North here, and Glass in Satellite Beach.

Wednesday morning will be smaller, but should also have some semi-glass to glass, so the only issue is the fact that it is low tide going high.  But there will be plenty of spots breaking, just keep a flexible mind open for your favorite reef breaks.

Have a great Morning!

Oldwaverider

Tuesday June 12 is looking nice! , plus Teahupoo Video incredible footage, Saturday night June 9 , 12:35 AM Surf Update , Surf Report ,Surf forecast for Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach (June 09, 2013 posted)

by oldwaverider, posted in Big Wave Video & Photo Locations, Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach, Teahupoo

Mike buddy Mike, behind his Cocoa Beach home, April 2012
Mike buddy Mike, behind his Cocoa Beach home, April 2012

Tuesday as of tonight, is looking to be a 3.5 foot swell 10 seconds, which may be a ground swell.  Which could mean, Waist to chest at the Cape and Pier, and chest to shoulder high in Satellite Beach.

Right now the winds are showing SSW in the 5 to 10 mph range.

Maybe something like to the left for the Cape.

An awesome collection of footage from Teahupoo this year, incredible drops, Laird Hamilton SUP surfing, and lots of Gnarly wipeouts 🙂

TEAHUPOO MAI 2013 BEST OF from gilles HUCAULT on Vimeo.

Tropical Storm Andrea won’t do much for Brevard County except dump rain :) Posted Wednesday night, 9:11 PM EST June 05 2013

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

National Weather Service website, a screenprint as of 9:20 PM 06-05-13, http://www.weather.gov/
National Weather Service website, a screenprint as of 9:20 PM 06-05-13, http://www.weather.gov/

This is direct from the National Weather Service website “The first tropical storm of the Atlantic tropical season has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. The center of Tropical Storm Andrea is forecast to reach the coast of the Florida Big Bend on Thursday afternoon or evening, and then move over southeastern Georgia and eastern South Carolina Thursday night and Friday. The main concern with Andrea is very heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding.”

To go to the site of the actual image to the left at the NWS website , go here:

Surfing Iceland Nixon Surf challenge video 2 DEGREE WATER TEMP!! , Surf Update for Friday afternoon 1:30 PM May 31, 2013, Surf Report ,Surf forecast for Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach (May 31, 2013 posted)

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

MORE CHOP W SOME SIZE FOR TODAY AND SATURDAY in the waist to shoulder high face range down South in Satellite, and smaller at the Cape and Pier with 15 to 20 mph onshore winds.  Sunday could have clean light onshore winds, in the 5 to 8 mph range, with waist high plus waves.

Thursday surf at the Pier, around 6 :30 PM last night was rib to chest maybe, but very fun drops.  If u waited, which I did , some long (longboard rides were to be had).  A brutal paddle out for shore.  Had to walk 1/4 mile south of the Pier (longboard), in order to get out, before the south to north current had me on top of the pier.  But it was worth it.  Had to wait 15 or 20 minutes for a wave, which they were only breaking when I drifted to the Pier (behind it), caught 2 fun waves and headed in.

There were two other guys out, a shortboarder getting plenty of rides, another guy who I couldn’t see much, and myself, picky and waiting for the wave that was worth the paddle back out on a 10.0 foot board 🙂

The video below, is some nice footage of clips of a Surf contest in Iceland, where the water temp was 2° Fahrenheit, Ouch!  But the guys shredded, and made it look like warm water reflexes 🙂

NIXON SURF CHALLENGE 2013 | EVENT RECAP from NIXON Europe on Vimeo.

Biggest Wave Paddled into Ever? SEE VIDEO BELOW!!! , Surf Update for Sunday 9:30 AM May 12, 2013, Surf Report ,Surf forecast for Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach (May 12, 2013 posted)

by oldwaverider, posted in Big Wave Video & Photo Locations, Brevard Surf Predictions Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach, California - Mavericks, Cortes Bank, Miscellaneous Videos, galleries, etc., World Big Wave Events and Articles

IS THIS THE BIGGEST RECORDED WAVE EVER PADDLE INTO? … Well, watch the video 🙂

>>>Published on May 6, 2013by Billabong (thus the quotes/arrows 🙂  )

Shawn Dollar (Santa Cruz, CA) describes what led up to his 61-foot world record wave at Cortes Bank on December 21, 2012. At the 2013 Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards, the ride earned Dollar earned $30,000 by sweeping both the Pacifico Paddle Award and the XXL Biggest Wave title. For more info see the event website at http://www.BillabongXXL.com.<<&lt;

Wednesday, we have a little more surf coming in perhaps, a little 2 to 3 foot wind swell.  Today looks to be some knee high glass at the Pier for the right tide.

mothers-day-Hi_momHAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all You incredible Mom’s out there !

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