BOB FREEMAN’S WEEKEND SURF REPORT

By Bob Freeman // December 27, 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 temperatures will average 69 degrees this weekend. A springsuit or vest in the morning may be all that will be needed with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-seventies providing some added warmth.

SURF REPORT FOR DEC. 27 – 28

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

SATURDAY: Surf this Saturday morning is running in the knee- to thigh-high range with semi-clean lines early from a northeasterly breeze ideal for longboarding.

Mid-morning’s incoming tide may provide the best longboarding waves. Later in the afternoon we may see much bigger surf as the leading fetch from an approaching northeast groundswell reaches our surf zones.

SUNDAY: Surf heights will run in the chest- to head-high range. I expect fun conditions with a slight ocean bump from a gentle onshore breeze.

Those seeking an early “Dawn Patrol” session may enjoy cleaner lines from a brief northwesterly breeze.

Ocean temperatures will average 69 degrees this weekend. A springsuit or vest in the morning may be all that will be needed with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-seventies providing some added warmth.

WAVE HEIGHT MAPS

FRIDAY

• Playalinda … 3-5 ft
• Cape Canaveral … 2 ft
• Cocoa Beach … 2-4 ft
• Satellite Beach … 3-4 ft
• Indialantic … 3-4 ft
• Melbourne Beach … 3-4 ft
• Sebastian Inlet … 3-4 ft

SATURDAY

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

SUNDAY

• Playalinda … 3-5 ft
• Cape Canaveral … 2-3 ft
• Cocoa Beach … 3-4 ft
• Satellite Beach … 3-5 ft+
• Indialantic … 3-5 ft+
• Melbourne Beach … 3-5 ft+
• Sebastian Inlet … 3-5 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.