June 23, Tuesday

What's shaka now?

Evan Geiselman of NSB won Sun Diego, Ezekial Monster Pro in California.

Shea Lopez "Light the Fire" video about his local surf camp.

The Quicksilver King of the Groms, delayed 'till mid August... entry forms.

First-ever super slow mo High Def surfing on BBC... Watch it!

Waves: Small, choppy and absolutely unrideable. New north angle to the surface chop.

Winds: NE at 13 knots.
Buoy 40 miles out at St. Augustine: Down and out ...
Buoy nearshore at Canaveral: Not available ...
Buoy 20 miles at Canaveral: 1 feet at 10 seconds.
Buoy 120 miles at Canaveral: 2 feet at 5 seconds.
Surf temp: 75 degrees.
Tides: Link is for the tide predictions for the Sunglow Pier

CAM LINKS

St. Augustine's Surf-Station at 3rd Street,

The Sun Glow Pier Cam in Daytona Shores.

Sandy Point's Ponce Inlet cam

Inlet Charley's Smyrna Inlet cams

Surf report photo archives

May This wave, shot at the old Ormond Pier, is about as big as it gets locally, with the exception of freakishly lined up hurricane swells or any "Perfect Storms." The month saw a tropical depression stretch from Cuba to Georgia light up the coast with a week of Victory at Sea conditions.

April The LandShark Pro went down, a big overhead day blew through, and some small, clear-water days started to unzip down the beach, signaling that summer was on the way.

March There were a few good days here and there, but March was also when we saw a mixed East Southeast swell and a background Northeast swell combine to give us a Big Friday that was followed by several clean, good days.

January/February A super cold winter saw micro perfection, rain-soothed glass lines, loads of dolphin in the lineup, and some very nice rides.

December Socked in fog sessions, wet suits and barrels, the O.B.-Sea crew at the Ormond Pier... it's Christmas time! To view the month in surf, click the photo and use your arrow keys to scroll to the next shot.

November Stormy, hairy and gray; Glassy, green and sweet; Big days with good crowds and flat spells without, this month had it all. Click the image above to launch the slide show.

October The start of fall saw kite-surfers out in force and an absolutely classic Saturday. To view the month in surf, click the photo and use your arrow keys to scroll to the next shot.

Super Slow Mo of Dylan Longbottom in a 12-foot barrel

This footage, a very short clip, is from "South Pacific" a BBC documentary. It is said to be the first-ever "Super Slow Mo High Def" surfing footage. But I don't think it's true. The first ever Super Slow Mo High Def footage I've seen is of Jamie O' Brien at Backdoor Pipeline. The video, "BackDoor Switchfoot" linked here, was shot from a remote control helicopter. I guess it depends on what the exact, technical specs are of "Super Slow Mo High Def." The BBC video's frame rate is definitely slower. Way slower. Anyways, the vortex action underwater behind the wall is pretty far out.