SURF REPORT UPDATE: Bertha Brings Higher Waves

By Bob Freeman // August 3, 2014

Waves are looking mostly unrideable this morning. Late-morning's lower tide could help make the small waves more rideable by then. Surfers seeking an early morning surf session may want to focus on Cocoa Beach's northernmost beaches for a longboardable wave. — Ocean water temperatures are in the 80 degree range. Don’t forget to wear a rashguard and apply sunscreen.

SURF REPORT FOR AUGUST 3, 2014

Bob Freeman has been surfing Brevard's waves since 1966. — Bob Freeman has been surfing Brevard’s waves since 1966.

SUNDAY: A new tropical disturbance formed overnight near the Bahamas and is moving up our coast today.

Surf heights have already increased to waist-high with bigger sets.

This afternoon’s surf conditions should run in the waist- to chest-high range with semi-bumpy lines.

Surfers should beware of passing thunderstorms.

Surf heights will diminish back into the thigh- to waist-high range for Monday morning, then build again late Monday afternoon as Bertha’s groundswell approaches.

WAVE HEIGHT MAPS

FRIDAY

• Playalinda … 1 ft
• Cape Canaveral … 1 ft
• Cocoa Beach … 1-2 ft
• Satellite Beach … 1-2 ft
• Indialantic … 1 ft
• Melbourne Beach … 1 ft
• Sebastian Inlet … 1 ft

SATURDAY

Playalinda … 1-2 ft
Cape Canaveral … 1 ft
Cocoa Beach … 2 ft
Satellite Beach … 2 ft
Indialantic … 2 ft
Melbourne Beach … 2 ft
Sebastian Inlet … 2 ft

SUNDAY

Playalinda … 2 ft
Cape Canaveral … 1-2 ft
Cocoa Beach … 2 ft+
Satellite Beach … 2 ft+
Indialantic … 2 ft+
Melbourne Beach … 2 ft
Sebastian Inlet … 2 ft

Bob Freeman has been surfing Brevard’s waves since 1966.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bob Freeman has been surfing Brevard’s waves since 1966. He was also the first to surf several of North Carolina’s remote islands in the mid ’60s and travels frequently to surf in Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Mexico and Hawaii. He provided his first surf reporting and weekend forecasts in 1968 live on WKKO radio from the RonJon Surf Shop on Cocoa Beach Pier. He was the 1968 Florida Men’s Surfing Champion and is the current Florida Legend’s Surfing Champion. He has gathered over 300 amateur 1st place awards in both shortboard and longboard divisions. He is a 2014 Inductee into the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame.