7:00 am:    Super super small surf starts put your Thanksgiving Day.   The wind is offshore WSW @ 5-6 mph early this morning.    The marine forecast is calling for  SW winds today.  Our local buoy is currently reading 2.0 feet at 4 seconds , up a tad from yesterdays 1.3 feet at 3 seconds .    The Atlantic Ocean water temperature measured 1/2 meter deep at the St. Augustine buoy 40 nautical miles ENE of St. Augustine was 71.8 degrees early this morning (surf temperature at the beach can be a degree or more cooler this time of year following cold fronts).  You can see the ocean live by viewing The Surf Station Cam Page here.

Strong cold fronts are increasingly pushing through Florida, scouring out tropical moisture with cool/dry continental air as the 2024 hurricane season draws to a close. These cold fronts and associated coastal lows will determine our wind, waves and water temps as winter gets underway. Dean’s updated Surf Station Forecast calls for small long-boardable long period lines (at times) on T-Day, followed by a modest uptick over the weekend behind a weak cold front. Then, a strong arctic-origin cold front invade Florida to start the work week. Bottom line, waves (or lack thereof) and weather the next 7-10 days make you wish that trip to the islands was booked in advance for the first week or two in December. Here is an overview of a large-scale, real-time wind map to track the shifting winds associated with the fronts and lows that produce our waves.