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The Poles

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:35:54 +0000

Friday Morning: Knee to thigh high with an occassional slightly larger set. Dead high tide with a calm to light offshore wind and decent form. Nothing great today, but still marginally rideable for the small wave equipment, kind of like it has been all week. good news is we have 2 named storms moving in to position on both sides of the peninsula. We have been watching Gustav.. Now there is TS Hanna that has been named over the last couple of days and looks like it is going to be a major swell producer from the east coast, with surf expected to be overhead as early as Monday right in our back yard.. Things are going to be exciting next week.. GET READY

Floridians - Pick a coast!! We are about to get pounded with Surf!

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:08:18 +0000

The Poles

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:34:40 +0000

Thursday Morning: Small, clean knee to thigh high surf this morning with a light offshore wind. Very similar to the last few days maybe just a tad smaller. Marginally rideable, more of a longboard or grom wave as it is a little on the small side. Keep your eye on the gulf. Gustav is expected to strengthen and the Gulf could see epic hurricane swell as early as this weekend.. Get your car pool lined up.

The Poles - UPDATE

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:06:55 +0000

Wednesday Afternoon 12:30PM: Coming off of low tide and we have clean surf in the knee-thigh range.. Looks like it has dropped a bit since this morning and the sets are pretty much closing right on shore. Probably due to the steady offshore wind. It is a nice hot day and there is a small wave if you just want to cool off.. but not much happening up here in the way of surf. Check back tomorrow morning for the morning report.

The Poles

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:31:46 +0000

Wednesday Morning: Clean knee to thigh high surf with an occassional slightly larger set. Very similar to yesterday in size at this time just a little cleaner with the early offshore wind. Right now we are coming off of high tide.. We should see it get a little better towards mid-day when the tide drains out. Nothing great, same smaller scale swell we have had over the last few days but worth a check if you have the morning off. TS Gustav is still on a path for the Gulf...and there are several other areas of interest in the Tropics as well.. Keep your eyes on that.

The Poles

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:34:20 +0000

Tuesday Morning: Knee to thigh high with a rare plus set. Maybe we'll see it improve a bit through the morning as the tide straightens things out.. Right now it is pretty small and the sets are closing out and/or a little lumpy and weak... But at least it's ridable if you want to come out and mess around. Gustav was just upgraded to a hurricane, this storm is strengthening quickly and on a track that takes it over Cuba and into the gulf right now. You will want to keep your eye on this one, it could be a nice swell maker for the gulf, stay tuned.

The Poles

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:37:47 +0000

Monday Morning: Swell has dropped a bit since yesterday.. Looks about knee/thigh with occassional waist high set (see pic 1). Sets are breaking a little weak right now probably due to the tide, once it drops out a little more we could start to see it working a little better. Looks like this same small scale mix on tap all week.. Stay tuned in case something changes.

The Poles - Hanna Park is Open

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:55:39 +0000

Sunday Afternoon: Hanna Park finally opened up again this morning at about 10:30 AM.. Coming off of high tide right now and we have dumpy waist to chest waves with a pretty good chop on them.. They are real sectiony with alot of texture but the inside waves are jacking up and can be pretty fun. Not perfect but plenty of chunky, workable waves out there. Sorry no pics didn't bring the camera with me.