How the Waves were Today (Wednesday 6:30 PM update) with Surfing Photos from NE swell at 4rth Street North Wednesday December 7 2011, Surf Report and Forecast for Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach and Satellite Beach (posted December 07, 2011)


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Classic Waves today!  The slideshow is a 7 shot sequence of one wave.  (The full size images are below if you want to click on them for full screen size)

My old high school/surf buddy Mike came over from Lakeland and we had a great waist to shoulder/head high perfect glass surf session behind his condo at 4rth street North.  It was perfect glass up until maybe 10:30-11, but when it became photo time the winds jacked up to 12 or 15 mph SSW to SW so the perfect lines and smooth glass were gone, but it was still fun and nice waist to shoulder high waves.  Plenty of 100 yard plus rides were had before the winds change 🙂 !!!  If you want to see the full size images , than click on them below, it is the same photos that are in the slideshow.

My buddy MIke from Lakeland on a nice shoulder/head high right, zoomed way out. 4rth Street North, December 7 2011. Image 1 of 7 shot sequence. Photos by Oldwaverider
My buddy MIke from Lakeland on a nice shoulder/head high right, zoomed way out. 4rth Street North, December 7 2011. Image 1 of 7 shot sequence. Photos by Oldwaverider
Image 2 of 7 sequence, Mike. 4rth street North, NE swell.
Image 2 of 7 sequence, Mike. 4rth street North, NE swell.

Thursday waves…it should get almost blown flat tonight with 15 to 20 mph offshore winds that are bringing in this cold front from the central US.  Maybe thigh high waves with 15 to 20 mph NNW winds switching to N by 9ish AM.  Plus 45 plus ° air temps in the morning. The incoming swell doesn’t have any fetch really since it’s coming off land instead of water, so I think we’ll just have some chop with 3 foot faces or so until late Saturday.  Hit’s too hard to tell with a leaving swell and a land mass cold front blowing it away 🙂

MIke on the same wave, Image 3 of 7 in set.
MIke on the same wave, Image 3 of 7 in set.

Saturday we a small NE’ ster combining with a totally massive Easterly swell that totally combine by Sunday night. Could be some 3 to 4 foot face chop on Saturday.

Sunday, may have some waist to chest high glass (waist- Cape, chest-Satellite),  with a big jump in size by evening, along with a jump in winds up to 20 mph NNE.

Image 4 of 7 in set.
Image 4 of 7 in set.

Monday, big NE winds over 20 mph, and 8 to probably 11 foot chop down South and maybe 5 to 8 foot chop at the Cape by Monday morning.

Image 5 of 7, MIke on a long right shoulder/head high high wave.
Image 5 of 7, MIke on a long right shoulder/head high high wave.
He just got ahead of the section of white water...a nice reward for getting pounded by some white water trying to toss you off your board.  Image 6 of 7 in set.
He just got ahead of the section of white water...a nice reward for getting pounded by some white water trying to toss you off your board. Image 6 of 7 in set.
It was a nice wall that held up forever, even with a slight gauntlet to run.  This guy figures Mike is gonna get dumped on, or maybe he doesn't see Mike on his 100 yard ride.  Only 4 of us out, so the crowd factor was nice :) Image 7 of 7 in sequence. Photos by Oldwaverider
It was a nice wall that held up forever, even with a slight gauntlet to run. This guy figures Mike is gonna get dumped on, or maybe he doesn't see Mike on his 100 yard ride. Only 4 of us out, so the crowd factor was nice 🙂 Image 7 of 7 in sequence. Photos by Oldwaverider

Big overhead chop continues thru Tuesday and Wednesday, we’ll know more as the swell approaches.

Oldwaverider

Monday night addition :) Sunday night Surf Report update 7 PM (Dec. 4rth), Surfing photos of Chad September 13 2011 day one of Tropical Storm Maria on Johnson Avenue, Northeast Swell continues thru 12/9 at least, Surf Report and Forecast for Cape Canaveral n Cocoa Beach (posted December 04, 2011)


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Chad caught the wave of the day for this swell, (which was in another photo gallery) but we are all impressed with his technique and ability of using no wax on his board and yet hugging this left for a fairly long ride. Image 1 of 3 in sequence. Photos by Oldwaverider
Chad caught the wave of the day for this swell, (which was in another photo gallery) but we are all impressed with his technique and ability of using no wax on his board and yet hugging this left for a fairly long ride. Image 1 of 3 in sequence. Photos by Oldwaverider

OK, IT’S NOW SHOWING OFFSHORE WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL 10 AM.  SW around 5 to 8 switching around fast to NNW by 10 or 11 AM.   The Cape, CCB and Satellite models are showing the same thing for Wed. morn;  so we’ll see what happens 12 hours from now 🙂

That also means, that Wednesday showing 5.5 ft of swell at 10 seconds, means head high for us and 2 to 3 foot overhead faces in Satellite.

Thursday is showing offshore but the swell drops to waist to chest high instead of the size I mentioned last night below.

Back to last nights update below>>>

THE BEST YEAR OF WAVES CONTINUES……………:)   It’s hitting 10 feet at 11 seconds at the 120 a couple hours today.  The 20 mile buoy hit 9.5 feet at 10 seconds, so this swell is peaking in size and power for Monday.

Monday the waves should be chest to head high with sum rogue sets at the Cape, and in the morning, we may have winds less than 15 mph, while it brings in the rest of the swell.  Then by Monday late afternoon, the winds should drop off even more.    Satellite Beach should be a couple or three feet overhead at least.

Backsiding the no wax board :) Image 2 of 3 in sequence.
Backsiding the no wax board 🙂 Image 2 of 3 in sequence.

Tuesday, the winds could be less than 8 mph out of the East in the morning, and will be chest to head high again at the Cape, and could have some really clean shape.  A couple feet overhead at least down South.

Image 3 of 3.  I ran out of film, otherwise I would have had more shots on this ride.
Image 3 of 3. I ran out of film, otherwise I would have had more shots on this ride.

Wednesday size drops a little maybe a foot on the face, again with even lighter winds out of the East.

Thursday, is throwing fits, about when it may be offshore.  It was morning, and now, it’s showing around Noon when it goes SSW or SW, and then blows offshore till dark.   The size at the Cape, should be stomach to chest high glass,  and head high plus glass down South in Satellite Beach.   I won’t know the 80% accurate winds until Tuesday lunch time.

Friday waist high at the Cape and chest down South with offshore winds in the morning.  Chilly Friday morning, perhaps below 60°.

We ought to have at least 3 or 4 really fun days of waves in a row, at least Tuesday through Friday 🙂

Have a great week!

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)


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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 November 30th 10:30 Am morning Surf Report Update, Big Northeast Swell coming, more Photos from Hurricane Ophelia at Johnson Avenue, Surf Report and Forecast for Cape Canaveral n Cocoa Beach (posted November 30, 2011)


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It doesn't get any better than this.   Perfect size glassy waves, Sun, Fishing.  Hurricane Ophelia delivered the perfect swell angle on Johnson Avenue. Sunday October 2nd, 2011. Image 1 of 3 in sequence. Photos by oldwaverider
It doesn't get any better than this. Perfect size glassy waves, Sun, Fishing. Hurricane Ophelia delivered the perfect swell angle on Johnson Avenue. Sunday October 2nd, 2011. Image 1 of 3 in sequence. Photos by oldwaverider

Hurricane Ophelia keeps coming back……….it was one of those swells that took perfect form at Johnson Ave.   We have a finicky beach, and when the swell angle is just right, the winds are just right, and the picky tides are right,  it provides us some incredible days, without crowds; typically.

This day, October 2nd, 2011 which fell on a Sunday had perfect Sun, perhaps good fishing, and perfect chest to shoulder high waves, depending on your height 🙂   Unfortunately, I don’t know who most of the surfers were that were out in the water for the two sessions of photos I did, except Dr. John.   I was nursing an injury  (broken record, yeah I know, this one was the back 😉   so it was a good

Same guy, same wave, Image 2 of 3 shot sequence. Hurricane Ophelia, at the Cape.
Same guy, same wave, Image 2 of 3 shot sequence. Hurricane Ophelia, at the Cape.

day to catch some shots.   The guy in this wave perhaps someone can identify him for me, and as you can see he had the cleanest, most user friendly wave that let him even stall a bit while I snapped off a 3 shot sequence.  (just kidding, actually the guy fishing was pulling in a 34 inch snook and the surfer was watching him, no, just kidding again)

Image 3 of 3 shot sequence.
Image 3 of 3 shot sequence.

INCOMING SURF!!!…………………………A fairly large NE ‘ster is on the way, but first has a small SE swell in the 2 to 3 foot range that may throw a little something for us to increase swell size today, tonight, and by late Thursday afternoon, the NE swell piggybacks the SE swell.   The NE swell is kinda sloppy with an ill-defined fetch (small patchy areas of varying wave height), until sometime Saturday.  Then the NE ‘ster turns ground swell and with a nice evenly distributed fetch. (fetch is just the area of the ocean that a storm covers and blows wind that creates a particular swell)

Thursday is looking to be glassy in the morning until around 11 AM, chilly, around 50 ° at daybreak, hopefully thigh high at the Cape and maybe chest high for Satellite.  It turns NNE into 10 to 15 mph winds after 11 or 12, and goes to weak chop.

Friday, the size jacks up head high plus down South,  and then whatever it chooses to let squeak by the Cape 🙂  It may take until Saturday for us to get some rideable chop to roll in, hard to say.  Strong onshore winds NE Friday.

Saturday,  Sunday and Monday, it looks to be powerful a few feet overhead chop with decreasing winds on Monday (yeah, it’s early to predict winds, but this is what the general model suggests), and the winds wrapping around toward the SE and then maybe (with strong probability) that it will turn offshore sometime between Monday night and Wednesday morning to deliver us our big offshore day.

This NE ‘ster should throw waves for at least 5 to 6 days for us.  What a great year.

And I intend to be back out in the water again for this one.  30 days on land is brutal , especially when you missed 1 massive epic day (Nov. 10th),  and 2 or 3 waist high 100 yard plus ride days.

oldwaverider

Friday morning update for this post; How the Waves Were and Surfing photos from Wednesday before Thanksgiving (11/23) in Satellite Beach, Thursday Thanksgiving Day Surf Report update 12:30 PM (11/24/11), Surf Report for Cape Canaveral n Cocoa Beach (posted Thursday Thanksgiving Day November 24, 2011)


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The best weapon choice for the day,  a Longboard.  Wednesday before Thanksgiving, perfect waist high plus longboard peeling waves.  Photo by oldwaverider
The best weapon choice for the day, a Longboard. Wednesday before Thanksgiving, perfect waist high plus longboard peeling waves. Photo by oldwaverider

FRIDAY MORNING 10 AM UPDATE……Much of the swell is coming in.    The 120 buoy hit 9.5 feet at 11 seconds at 5 AM this morning (Friday morning) of which every reading shows 11 seconds, which will take about 7 to 9 hours to hit the beach, so expect a jump in size and power of the swell by around Noon to 2 PM.   The swell maxes out from around Noon today until Noon Saturday, and then starts to fade away, however,

it still looks like Sunday will have offshore winds down South, maybe Sideshore to Offshore up North by mid-morning (SSW to SW by 9 or 10 AM) with chest to shoulder high waves down South.   Down South will again be best, but hopefully, hopefully it will be waist high plus at the Cape.  If the winds do turn and stay SW,  then by late morning, the Cape ought to glass off too. Either way,  Saturday will have some fun choppy, waves here at the Cape.

The pier will most likely be really, fun Sunday, but let’s hope the Cape delivers better than last weeks offshore day. This ends my Friday morning update.   Below is my update from last night…

Perfect longboard waves on Wednesday, not the best for short boarders 😦           The photos are from mostly Perkins in Satellite Beach.  And one shot at O’ Club   (I’ll let y’all figure which one 🙂

Count your blessing folks, this is the best year of waves in many years, in my humble opinion.   Consistent waves all summer (before any Canes), plus in the spring before summer,  then 4 great Canes back to back.  But, unlike last year when Danielle, Earl, and the first one, whatever,  but last year, all 3 Canes were so close that they messed up the big big offshore wind day, except for Earl.

100 yard plus ride, nice workable wall to carve a little, but kinda boring maybe for shortboarders...but they were out.  Image 1 of 7 shot sequence.  Photos by Oldwaverider
100 yard plus ride, nice workable wall to carve a little, but kinda boring maybe for shortboarders...but they were out. Image 1 of 7 shot sequence. Photos by Oldwaverider

But this year,  we had 4 Canes with 10 to 12 foot faces (Irene , onward), and with perfect glass for each one, and Katia had 2 each 10 foot face days down South.  Then, we had 2 each NE swells with 10 to 12 foot faces on October 10th  and then on November 10th another 8 to 10 with some bigger 11 or 12 foot faces on the drop (bothon the huge clean up sets.  Man, what a year.

Image 2 of 7, nice 100 yard plus ride.
Image 2 of 7, nice 100 yard plus ride.

Anyhow, in regards to Wednesday’s surf call,  Size was way down from what I thought, oops, my bad 🙂 , whatever…………….

But it sure looked fun out there (still licking my wounds as a surf watcher),  down South.  It didn’t really happen up North, except some fun at the pier, I heard it was real fun at the pier.

At Perkins, it was pretty much all long-boarders out, and at 10 Am, the size had dropped maybe a foot on the face as I was told, but it was still really glassy, long peeling waist high waves.   There was certainly some fatter set waves, but mostly a bunch of 100 yard plus, long-board rides.

Continued saga of 100 plus yard ride.  Image 3 of 7 sequence.
Continued saga of 100 plus yard ride. Image 3 of 7 sequence.

How about incoming waves? ……  Well, tonight (Thursday night), we have an incoming NE ‘ster rolling in, which ought to be viewable on the beaches just before dark.  Waist high to head high (North to South) by dark or shortly thereafter.

Only about 5 or 6 surfers out at Perkins.  This guy continues on Image 4 of 7 in sequence.
Only about 5 or 6 surfers out at Perkins. This guy continues on Image 4 of 7 in sequence.

Friday, overhead down South, with brisk ENE winds in the 15 to 20 mph range.

Saturday, more of the same but more Easterly winds, winds slack off some, maybe in the 10 to 15 mph range.

Sunday, shows a chance of the final day of the swell, could be waist to head high depending on the break, so this may be the offshore day.  We’ll know by Friday night.

This swell looks like a repeat of the NE ‘ster leaving us today.  After Sunday,  it’s hard to say if anything will be left.

Image 5 of 7 shot sequence.  The day before Thanksgiving on Wednesday.
Image 5 of 7 shot sequence. The day before Thanksgiving on Wednesday.

It’s great to have waves Thanksgiving weekend eh?  Nice thing too, is not much cool weather, all weekend highs in the mid-70’s each day.  Gotta love it!

Happy Thanksgiving 🙂

Image 6 of 7 in the ride :)
Image 6 of 7 in the ride 🙂
Image 7 of 7 in the ride to the beach, almost.  Wednesday, November 23 2011 Photos by oldwaverider
Image 7 of 7 in the ride to the beach, almost. Wednesday, November 23 2011 Photos by oldwaverider

oldwaverider

Sunday night 5:45 PM Nov 13 Surf Update, More Photos from Thursday Big ENE Swell Johnson Ave at the Cape, Surf Report for Cape Canaveral n Cocoa Beach (posted Sunday November 13, 2011)


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This guy was catching waves 3 to 1 out there, and shared a really nice style. Image 1 of 6 in sequence.  Classic ENE swell on November 10th Thursday, Photos by oldwaverider
This guy was catching waves 3 to 1 out there, and shared a really nice style. Image 1 of 6 in sequence. Classic ENE swell on November 10th Thursday, Photos by oldwaverider

More Photos from Epic Thursday ENE swell on November 10, these were of a guy who I don’t know who he is, I took them on Johnson Ave. mid-morning,  and this guy was shredding it with the most waves taken and with the style of a normal foot Sunny 🙂    Okay so whats up with incoming swells ?

Monday starts bringing in a week wind swell, maybe chest high down South, and waist at the Cape.  It’s kind of an East Swell with a taste of South.  So we should get some of it at the Cape.  Choppy Monday and waist at the Cape, Tuesday the same, maybe a head bigger.

Same wave, image 2 of 6.
Same wave, image 2 of 6.

Wednesday, it may turn offshore down South (south winds anyhow) with a waist to chest high, depending on the Cape or South.

Thursday for now does look offshore (but we’ll know for pretty sure Tuesday on the winds) for early morning, again, waist to chest probably.

Same Guy, Same wave Image 3 of 6, Johnson Avenue, Thursday Nov 10
Same Guy, Same wave Image 3 of 6, Johnson Avenue, Thursday Nov 10
Image 4 of 6 shot sequence
Image 4 of 6 shot sequence
Image 5 of 6, same wave
Image 5 of 6, same wave
Image 6 of 6 sequence
Image 6 of 6 sequence
Johnson Ave. vs. Hightowers - take 2.  It's fun doing the merged comparison. oldwaverider
Johnson Ave. vs. Hightowers - take 2. It's fun doing the merged comparison. oldwaverider

Friday morning a large wind swell rolls in with overhead big chop, and there’s no telling yet when the offshores will blow for this one.

Later,

oldwaverider

Tu

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)


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

Thursday morning still shaping up to be a great J-Ave epic photo day, Ron Photo Gallery – Surf photos of Ron from Hurricane Maria on Johnson Ave from Tuesday September 13 2011, Surf Report Tuesday morning for Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach 10:45 AM, Surf Forecast for Cape Canaveral n Cocoa Beach (posted Tuesday November 08, 2011)


RON – PHOTO GALLERY

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Ron the Bouncer (but actual better Medical Device Mousetrap Designer) chasing a sweet but hard to outrun waist high glassy face. Image 1 of 3 in sequence. Photo by oldwaverider
Ron the Bouncer (but actual better Medical Device Mousetrap Designer) chasing a sweet but hard to outrun waist high glassy face. Image 1 of 3 in sequence. Photo by oldwaverider

The photos here of Bouncer Ron (actually a high-tech guy) were from Hurricane Maria, Day one here as the first wrinkle of the storm hit our coast at Johnson Ave. on September 13.  Ron,  Dr. John and Chad were out for a good session, nice thigh to waist high lines coming in…but as far as the Surf call to be expected for Wednesday (11-9) thru the weekend surf, here’s what we have shaping up;

Wednesday, still looking to be a couple feet overhead in Satellite Beach with lousy winds for them.  The Cape could be chest to head high and clean to semi-glass because of the morning North winds around 12 mph starting out.  I wouldn’t be surprised if we get a small gift of NNW winds for a while, but definitely not for long, till maybe 9 or 10 if it happens at all.

Ya gotta admit,  he pushed it as far to the nose as he could to chase ahead of the lip, but mother nature just wasn't co-operating :) Image 2 of 3 in sequence.
Ya gotta admit, he pushed it as far to the nose as he could to chase ahead of the lip, but mother nature just wasn't co-operating 🙂 Image 2 of 3 in sequence.

Thursday is still looking to be awesome, probably chest high plus or minus here at the Cape, with NW winds less than 10 mph,  so we could have a good entertaining photo session for me, since I’ll be nursing a cracked rib for 3 more weeks :(, ah well s _ _ t happens…

The race of the chase is done.  Fun ride though.  Image 3 of 3.
The race of the chase is done. Fun ride though. Image 3 of 3.

It ought to be head high to 2 feet overhead down South also on Thursday, and the NW winds will probably give them some epic waves too.  Funny how that works.  When we get SW winds it just don’t look as pretty here as NW wind do down south, something about the angle of the coast thing 🙂

Friday at daybreak there may be some slight offshore winds here at the Cape with possible waist high waves, but by early to mid-morning the swell will be gone as a new NE ‘ster, not quite as pretty nor near as big as this last one will start coming in, with mostly sloppy wind chop with no ground swell element to it as it becomes total weak wind chop by Sunday.

A perfect backside assault.  Enjoying the speed of a perfectly lined up wall. Image 1 of 3 in sequence. Photo by oldwaverider
A perfect backside assault. Enjoying the speed of a perfectly lined up wall. Image 1 of 3 in sequence. Photo by oldwaverider

After Friday daybreak, not much to talk about.  Man we’ve had a run.

Continuing to enjoy all the real estate a longboard has to offer :) Image 2 of 3
Continuing to enjoy all the real estate a longboard has to offer 🙂 Image 2 of 3
Image 3 of 3, staying up high to milk it for what it's worth.
Image 3 of 3, staying up high to milk it for what it's worth.

Hopefully Thursday, we’ll have the regular J-Ave crew off work, out in the water so we can gather a collage of local friends talent in still semi-warm water. Maybe even the local skateboard park can watch itself for awhile 🙂

later,

old-temporarily-broken-waverider

More Surf photos from Friday perfection November 4rth waves in Satellite Beach, Surf Report Saturday night for Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach 8:30 PM , more 3 to 6 foot overhead big chop thru Wednesday, , Surf Forecast for Cape Canaveral n Cocoa Beach (posted Saturday November 05, 2011)


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Like I mentioned Friday, the lefts were more hollow and faster, but the rights were great too.  Image 1 of 5 in sequence.  Photos by Oldwaverider, Friday Nov. 4rth Perkins n Hightowers.
Like I mentioned Friday, the lefts were more hollow and faster, but the rights were great too. Image 1 of 5 in sequence. Photos by Oldwaverider, Friday Nov. 4rth Perkins n Hightowers.

Perkins, Hightowers and RC’s all had the perfect wind and a great exiting ground swell that delivered some hollow barrels and long makeable chest to head high lines on Friday.   Unfortunately, up North at the Cape, the swell just didn’t cooperate 😉

I didn’t get to take many pictures Friday, cause I just shot them quickly before I surfed, so I used up the only head high wave shots in yesterday’s post.  These shots are mostly chest high.

Image 2 of 5 shot sequence.  Satellite Beach.
Image 2 of 5 shot sequence. Satellite Beach.

What’s up with surf?  I’m sure you guessed a no brainer.  Sunday, look for double overhead powerful ground swell chop in Satellite Beach and the Cape it’s impossible to call since the swell angle is so sharp, it’s hard to say how much we’ll get.  This morning by 10 Am, I would have thought I’d see at least chest high waves coming in at the Cape, but it was just leftovers from the leaving ground swell on Friday.

Image 3 of 5 in sequence.  Photos by oldwaverider, Satellite Beach
Image 3 of 5 in sequence. Photos by oldwaverider, Satellite Beach

Monday thru Wednesday, it still looks like big overhead chop, but Wednesday morning may have a chance of North winds, which is slight offshore for the Cape.

Thursday is still shaping up for overhead and glassy in Satellite Beach and by then perhaps chest high and glassy at the Cape.  By Tuesday, we’ll have a handle on the swell entrance and wind for Wednesday and Thursday at the Cape.

Image 4 of 5 in sequence.
Image 4 of 5 in sequence.

Have a great Sunday and enjoy the Air Show!

Here’s the Air Show Sunday schedule or team of participants:

Image 5 of 5 (a little camera adjustment, my bad)
Image 5 of 5 (a little camera adjustment, my bad)

12:00 n till 2 PM ? approx.        Cocoa Beach Air Show – Lori Wilson Park

• 101st Airborne Screaming Eagle – Flag Jump and Show
• GEICO Skytypers
• F-18 Hornet demo
• 920th Rescue Wing CSAR demo
• John Black in the Super Decathlon
• Rob Holland in the Veterans Home Loans MX-2
• F-16 Viper demo
• F-4 Phantom 3-pass demo
• USAF Heritage Flight
• Navy Seals Leap Frogs
• Heavy Metal Jet Team

Beautiful lines coming in the background.  Perfect glassy right.
Beautiful lines coming in the background. Perfect glassy right.
This longboarder had a really good style...and a nice long ride.  Image 1 of 4 in sequence.
This longboarder had a really good style...and a nice long ride. Image 1 of 4 in sequence.
Same guy same wave.  Image 2 of 4 sequence.
Same guy same wave. Image 2 of 4 sequence.
Image 3 of 4 sequence.
Image 3 of 4 sequence.
Just a nice mellow backside long ride.  He just happened to take one that wasn't throwing out real hard and hollow.  Image 4 of 4
Just a nice mellow backside long ride. He just happened to take one that wasn't throwing out real hard and hollow. Image 4 of 4

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How the Waves were today Friday November 4rth, Surfing photos from today at Satellite Beach, 5:30 PM Friday night Surf Report for Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach, huge next swell rolls in Saturday, Surf Forecast for Cape Canaveral n Cocoa Beach (posted Thursday November 04, 2011)


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Nice shoulder high wave behind Perkins, Image 1 of 3 in the set.  Photos by oldwaverider.  This was a 4 foot 12 second period ground swell from the ENE.
Nice shoulder high wave behind Perkins, Image 1 of 3 in the set. Photos by oldwaverider. This was a 4 foot 12 second period ground swell from the ENE.

Close to Epic surf today!  Unfortunately, something was happening that hammered the form of the Waves here at the Cape, but Satellite Beach was crankin!

It was consistently chest to shoulder high waves, with an occasional 1 foot plus overhead set that rolled through, but not many.  I saw a few 2 foot overhead drops on shorter people 🙂 j.k.

Image 2 of 3 in the set.  Shoulder to Head High left behind Perkins.
Image 2 of 3 in the set. Shoulder to Head High left behind Perkins.

Anyhow, the lefts were totally hollow, and many 100 yard rides were available.  The rights weren’t as hollow, but 100 yard rides were just as plenty.  Probably 50-60% were closeouts so ya just let em roll by, and they were pretty predictable,  so other than the fact that you had to wait a while for long period swell set waves to roll up, it was pretty awesome.  We’ll know by tommorrow if the totally hollow chest high shore break right that I couldn’t resist riding all the way in,  whether or not it did crack a rib or just bruise it; but heh, its been 13 months since I cracked a rib on shore break, so I guess I was due 😦

Image 3 of 3 in set.
Image 3 of 3 in set.

The pics I took at Hightowers I zoomed in too much, but the set I took at Perkins, was zoomed way out, so , it was just of those days 🙂

Saturday surf; this massive NE swell has such a sharp angle (like 52 ° which could completely block us out until Sunday,  a 90° swell means it comes straight from the East, so 52 ° with the KSC property sticking way out could block all the size unless you do the Pier.  And even then, you may have to drive 4 miles South)  Anyhow head high down South and then bigger after noon, up North here, we’ll have the best

Well it looked like a sweet, Head High right..........not ;)   Image 1 of 3 in set.  Hightowers break, Nov. 4rth Friday. Photo by oldwaverider
Well it looked like a sweet, Head High right..........not 😉 Image 1 of 3 in set. Hightowers break, Nov. 4rth Friday. Photo by oldwaverider

winds for surf, they should be  NNW winds till 7 Am and then go North, but maybe…they maybe will keep a little NNW for another hour, like maybe till 9 Am.  Mostly North winds from daybreak on, in the 15 mph range until 10 or so, and then it starts kicking up over 20 mph.

Barrel ?   Image 2 of 3 in set.  Hightowers.
Barrel ? Image 2 of 3 in set. Hightowers.

Sunday,  there will be some 12 foot plus faces in Satellite Beach with 20 to 25 mph NE winds.  So, if you wait till exact high tide, and paddle out up North, you may find some head high to two foot overhead chop with some shoulders to play around on.

For now, the first window for offshore winds is showing Thursday November 10th, head high stuff, maybe better, but when it gets closer we’ll tighten up on the wind forecast.

The water was 1 degree warmer then up North anyhow :)  Image 3 of 3 in set.
The water was 1 degree warmer then up North anyhow 🙂 Image 3 of 3 in set.

I hope ya enjoy the pics from today at Hightowers, and maybe you got lucky and surfed 2nd light or better yet, RC’s.

Saturday or Sunday I’ll throw some more pics from today.

Enjoy the Friday Fest street party and the Air Show!

Later,

oldwaverider