Yes, we are getting a taste a winter. I’m watching the Weather Chanel covering the forecasted storm that will hit Monday Night & Tuesday AM.
I just got off the beach just south of the horse fence. Wave height is only thigh high w/an outgoing tide, the wind is out of the ENE and surface conditions are choppy. Wind chill is in the mid 20’s when you include wind speed & the current air temp. NOTE: WE ARE ACCEPTING RESUME FOR SUMMER RETAIL POSITIONS AT COROLLA SURF SHOP. GARY
On Friday, Corolla has a 20 plus degree Fahrenheit drop in air temp. Just as I had finished my AM surf report, a cold front moved in from the north. The wind accelerated up to 30 mph and Corolla went from ankle slappers to choppy waist high surf within a half a day. At this posting wind speed has dropped and wave height is stomach to chest with choppy conditions. Combine wind speed and current air temp and you get a wind chill in the high 20’s: NOTE: WE ARE OPEN! GARY, COROLLA SURF SHOP
3:10 PM UPDATE: somebody just hit the “wind buttonâ€. We have a strong 25 to 30 mph ENE wind trashing the surf!
Corolla still continues to have a steady off-shore and no ground swell. Wave height is only knee cap with a select number of sandbars breaking. I took these pictures right at dead low and the tide hasn’t started to flip: High is at 6:00 PM this evening. The forecast for this weekend is for a switch in wind direction which should help to manufacture an increase in size but likely create surf chop: NOTE: WE STILL HAVE A NUMBER OF SUP’s FOR SALE. GARY, COROLLA SURF SHOP
What day! Great Spring weather, just very small surf. I took these pictures at Albacore Street right after low tide. I wish we had more swell because I really like the sandbar that is right at the ramp as well as another just north. Wave height is only knee cap but we have an off-shore wind. Air temp will probably hit about 75 degrees Fahrenheit: NOTE: WE ARE OPEN!!! GARY, COROLLA SURF SHOP
I took these pictures about an hour ago. The change is that the sun came out. The surf is not impressive, only knee cap to maybe thigh high depending on the break. We have an incoming tide at 4:17 PM, which is not helping to increase the size. Although the wind is clocking by 10 to 15 degrees, we primarily have an off-shore: NOTE: Corolla Surf Shop is interviewing candidates for 2017 Summer Sales Positions. Please send your resumes to: info@corollasurfshop.com
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The off-shore that started yesterday continues today as well, but this is the ‘X’ factor. The wind has knocked the juice and size out of the swell. We are going from low tide to high at this posting. I’m just not seeing any breaks that are really working today. Air temps should be warm and the forecast is for spring like temperatures. We just need some swell. These conditions are typical for: strong SWS winds and minimal weather systems in the south Atlantic generating any ground swell. NOTE: WE ARE RECRUITING FOR OPEN SUMMER SALES POSITIONS AT COROLLA SURF SHOP. PLEASE SEND YOUR RESUME TOO: info@corollasurfshop.com