Bob Freeman’s Surf Report For August 19-21 In Brevard County
By Bob Freeman // August 20, 2016
has been surfing Brevard's waves since 1966
SURF REPORT FOR AUGUST 19-21
SATURDAY: Longboarders are finding some small scale sliders along the northernmost Cocoa Beach area surf zones this morning.
Waves are running in the knee- to thigh-high range with a slight cross chop. Incoming high tide is already shutting down the PAFB and southward surf zones. Winds will pick up and switch onshore by mid-day.
SUNDAY: I believe similar conditions will continue for Sunday. Surf heights could increase some, but late morning’s high tide will be an issue for Brevard’s southernmost surf spots again.
LONG RANGE FORECAST: A northeasterly swell source may increase wave heights to chest-high by Thursday of next week.
Current tropical storm forecast tracts suggest rapidly building surf with stormy conditions beginning as early as the following Sunday afternoon.
Cocoa Beach ocean temperatures now average 78 degrees.
WAVE HEIGHT MAPS
Friday
• Playalinda … 1 ft
• Cape Canaveral … 1-2 ft
• Cocoa Beach … 2 ft
• Satellite Beach … 2 ft
• Indialantic … 2 ft
• Melbourne Beach … 1-2 ft
• Sebastian Inlet … 1-2 ft
Saturday
• Playalinda … 1 ft
• Cape Canaveral … 1 ft
• Cocoa Beach … 1-2 ft
• Satellite Beach … 1-2 ft
• Indialantic … 1-2 ft
• Melbourne Beach … 1 ft
• Sebastian Inlet … 1 ft
Sunday
• Playalinda … 1-2 ft
• Cape Canaveral … 1 ft
• Cocoa Beach … 2 ft
• Satellite Beach … 1-2 ft
• Indialantic … 1-2 ft
• Melbourne Beach … 1-2 ft
• Sebastian Inlet … 1 ft
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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.
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