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September 11, 3pm: Leftover Nate swell.   Surprising very fun.   Anywhere from knee to waist plus waves with offshore wind.   Very clean.   No one out.   By 1:30 side shore wind came on and muked it up.

September 10, 1pm: A few guys out trying to catch some of the Nate swell.   Not worth it.   Swell should pick up overnight.  Check it out early tomorrow.

September 3, 1:30pm: Victory at Sea and it's going to get much bigger.   On and off heavy rain.  No one out.  Wait it out....  

September 2, 1:30pm: OK waist high dribble this morning.   Much smaller than expected.   BUT, pretty darn fun now.   Little wind and a good waist to chest high swell with a slight W drift.   Plenty of surf with very few out.  T.S. Lee is born.  Go surf!

September 1, 6pm: It was a blast this morning locally before the wind got on it.   Complete utter blown out crud this evening.   Surf is here to stay for many days.   Get on it in the morning.

July 30, 1:50pm: Good longboarding this morning on the inside break.  In the knee to waist plus range.   Wind came on it early.   A few SUP's out not catching much.   Still a few guys catching real fun waves in the beach break.    Can't see it lasting until morning.    Hope you caught some.

July 29, 2pm: Don has picked up. Mostly in the waist high range and real fun on the shore break.   Go surf!

April 28, 10pm: Damn, it's been waayy too long since I've updated.   No excuse.   Anyhow, the early bird caught the worm but those who slept in got the goods!   No crowd, CLEAN and not dumping as it was for the early bird.   Great day!!!   I hope you caught some.  

March 6, 9:30am: Expected it to be much bigger this morning.   Strong NW wind and mushy swell.   May get better later, but I wouldn't count on it.   More surf coming next week.

January 8, 10am: Waist plus W swell.   Filling in.   Much better than at sunrise.   Going out now and will update pics later.  Go surf!

January 2, 8:30am: Waist to occassional chest clean up swell.   Off shore breeze.   Warm enought.  Not many out.   Nice littel peaks up and down the beach.   Go surf!  

January 1, 11:30am: Rain coming down hard.  Nasty surf.   Disorganized waist to chest high.  Tomorrow should be the day.

December, 19, 8:30pm: Hope you caught it yesterday.   Knee to thigh.  Once again, sorry for my past lemeness....

December, 18, 2pm: Please excuse my extreme lameness.  I've been dealing with some major shoulder problems over the past year plus, which has kept me out of the water these past few months.   Blah, blah, blah ... anyhow, I'm back updating (still out of the water).   This morning's waves were kicking.   West swell on glassy seas in the waist to should high range.   Foggy and warm.    Swell back off to the thigh to waist high range by early afternoon.

September 23, 2pm: Caught some thigh to waist E windswell this AM.   Although the wind was on it this afternoon, it was more consistent with more size at thigh to waist high.   Tomorrow AM should be fun then it will slowly die out by Saturday afternoon.  Pea soup water.  

August 28, 11pm: It's been rideable just about every day now in the knee to waist plus range, depending on location.   This morning is knee plus and longboardable.   Nothing to charge beach for.   Should be another deluge of rain.   15+ SE turning E wind on tap through Thursday.  

August 15, 1pm: Maybe knee high, picking up during rain but not worth a trip.   Wind is forecast to turn back from the S early next week.  Looks like another week of knee to waist high surf..

July 8, 9am: Waist to chest and very clean.

July 7, Noon: Chest to overhead swell now.   E wind on it.

July 7, 7:45am: Waist to solid chest high swell with offshore wind.   Only two guys out.   Would have pics but battery was dead in camera.    Will update later.    WARNING:   I, along with several others that surfed last week's Alex swell, were sick over the weekend.   I felt like I had the flu, while others were throwing up.   Water and shoreline appear clean, but I think it's what you can't see that's going to hurt you.  Surf at your own risk.  

July 6, 8pm: Up to waist plus by evening.   Swell

Independence Day, 9am: Knee to thigh plus wind swell.   Families setting up on the beach.   Only one SUP board out and it looks as if he's having a good time.   SE wind at 15 through the first half of the week and another tropical disturbance moving into the Gulf.    There's going to be something rideabe for quite some time.  

July 3, 2pam: Leftover Alex swell under side-shore chop.   Waist high and a few guys out.

July 2, 7pm: Thigh to waist high leftovers.   If we hadn't just had five days of solid swell, I'd be all over it.   I think my skin has absorbed enough oil for the week.

July 2, 8:30am: Arguably the best morning of surf so far this year.   Started out at first light at chest high with WELL OVERHEAD bombs.   Glassy.   Long lines.   Got out at 8:15 and the surf is definitely on the way down.   GO SURF NOW.   Oh, no sign of oil, just lots of BP clean up workers.   Hit it!!!   Will update pics later. 

July 1, 8:30pm: Alex continues to serve up high quality surf.  Glassy head plus swell.  You would think this would have to be the peak.   Sleep well, but no too late .... 

July 1, 8:15am: Chest to well overhead on the outside.  Sets about five to ten minutes apart.  Solid chest on the inside.  Glassy.    Epic waves for July 1.   BUT, there is a very large downside.   The oil is here.   Baby tar balls scatter the shoreline and the water has a light sheen.  The water seems to bead on your body when you shower off.   I'd say call in sick and charge it but, truthfully, I'm not sure how safe it is.   It's like a smoking hot girl with a bad case of herpes .... it'll be fun but are sure you really want to hit it???  

June 30, 8am: Solid chest to head high Alex on the outside from first light until 6:30, then a little inconsistent and started working real good in the mid break.   Real fun chest high to sometimes bigger waves.   Lefts and rights with a slight W drift.   Wind is starting to come on and chop it up a bit.   Only a hand full of guys out.  Go surf now!

June 29, 7:30am: Waist to lame high.  Mushy Alex swell.   Should pick up soon.  

June 27, 1:30pm: Knee to thigh high and jonzable.   Although it has touched the beaches to the E and W of us, still no oil has hit our beach.   Swell looks to arrive Tuesday and the second half of the week could get good.

June 5, 10am: Knee to thigh high disorganized chop.  No special but should improve.   Great beach day.  No oil here!

May 5, 10pm: Geez, did I surf in the wrong spot this morning or what.   Waist plus on the way to work.   Only 2 out.   Done now.   I hope you caught some!

May 5, 7:15am: What looks ankle to knee is a very funable thigh high longboard wave.   Had a blast.   No one out.   Glassy.

May 4, 2pm: AM was REAL fun glassy chest high.   It has come down considerably in size now.   Get it while it lasts ...

May 1, 2pm: Ever read the book "The Beach"?   Well it's about a post-apocolyptic world where the only spot remaining was Australia, and they all knew their days were numbered due to an approaching radioactive cloud.   Heavy impending doom sort of stuff!   Although the surf completely blows today, our beaches are arguably the most beautiful in the world.   I'm afraid that might change very soon...

April 27, 7:20am: Once again, much bigger than it looks.  Glassy knee to thigh fun.   Repeat of last week on tap for this weekend.

April 26, 7:15am: Not bad and much better than it looks from shore.   Waist to chest high.   Get it now before it turns to junk.   West wind is on it.  Inside wasn't much fun getting through, but still definitely worth getting wet

April 25, Noon: Please excuse my lameness in the updating.   The water and weather has warmed up and so have I.   This morning was chest plus with many unable to paddle out past the white water.   Really not many guys out and the waves were disorganized.   Just drove by and it was a mess with the wind on it.   I'm going to give it a look again the morning and definitely plan on going out Monday morning for leftovers.

March 29, 8pm: Unreal moon tonight.   Continued knee plus longboard swell.  A few out.  

March 14, 2pm: Continued sideshore thigh to waste of time.

March 13, 1pm: Heavy sideshore wind.   Chest plus with a strong drift.    Find the right beach and you will score.   Crap here!

March 10, 9pm: Disorganized waist plus.   A few guys out.   Nothing special.   Spring break in full effect!

February 21, 7pm: Knee to thigh with a couple guys out this evening.   Took a ride up to Seaside this afternoon, where I took the above pics.   Absolutley nothing happening up there.   Tomorrow should be  a little better with continued 15 knot S wind tonight and tomorrow..  

February 9, 5pm: Thigh to waist plus this afternoon with off-shore wind.   A few guys out, mostly short boarders, but more of the longboard wave.   I hope you caught some.  That's about it for this week.  

February 6, 8am: Waist high, drifty, cold dumpy.   We never really got the offshore switch we were looking for ... more to come early next week.

January 30, 6:30am: Waist to chest.  A handful of guys out.  Cold and closing out.

January 24, 9pm: This morning was gnarly drifty and big!   Moderate + E drift.  Chest to overhead high with plenty close outs.   Got slammed many times over.   By 9am the W wind was on it hard.   Forecasted to go offshore again tonight.   Repeat tomorrow .....   I

January 24, 11am: Waist to chest high wash cycle.  Cold front coming through soon, then wind switch .... see you in the water tomorrow.  

January 23, 7:30am: Thigh to waist leftovers.   Still fun in spots.   South wind will turn on soon.   Go get it!

January 22, 8pm: Waist to chest high glassy surf.  Plenty of close outs.  On and off fog.  The second half of January has been good to us.   South wind is to turn on strong again over the weekend with the approaching cold front, then turn offshore on Monday.   More killer surf to come ... 

January 21, 1pm: Only a couple guys out, but it's defintely happening.   The problem is that you can't see past the tip of your board.    The heaviest fog I have seen in a long long time. 

January 18, 8pm: Swell probably peaked out over night.   Funked out and closed out in most spots.   But, not so bad at all in other choice spots.  Mostly waist with chest high sets.  Crowd got on it quick once it started warming up, but by then, it was done.   I hope you were one of the few ....

January 17, 10:15pm: Started full-on V @ S with a heavy W wind and strong E drift.   No one out.   No one even considering it.   Later on in the day the wind really backed off, but still big and mixed up.   Morning is defintely the call.   Tomorrow could be very fun!

December 31, 10pm: Spring like day in all respects, weather, tourists and surf.  Really couldn't have asked for a nicer December day to get wet.  The waves were better than they looked from shore .... well, not much better.  Still fun.  Really didn't get a whole lot from this front, and will probably be completely played out by the morning.  2009 tuned out to be a fairly average year of surf. I don't think many of us will be missing it much.  

Christmas + 1, 8am: Dissappointing.  Knee high west swell.   Mushy and cold.  No one out.

Christmas, 1pm: Big and disorganized.   Maybe better later.

December 19, 11pm: Started unrideable, but by 11pm there was a thigh high W swell.   Longboards and SUPs on it.   Died off, but still rideable this evening.  Maybe something tomorrow evening.  Christmas swell ??? ....  

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December 18, 11pm: After the rain passed winds turned off shore and it was pretty darn fun IF you were in just the right spot, otherwise mushy followed by dumpage.  Plenty of swell still showing, but I just can't see it lasting until the morning with a 20+ N wind on it.   Still worth a early moring look.

December 17, 8pm: Being unimpressed with the surf, went fo a jog this afternoon instead.   Ran into Mommy Surf of Mr. Surf fame.   She was taking pics of Mr. Surf as I ran by.   I have followed their site for several years, and I felt as if I was speaking with a celebrety.   Watching her surf, only confirmed her local celebraty surf status.   I have seen very few women kill it like her.   No one else was out but husband and wife surf .... having a blast.   Fun to watch.   Good people too.

December 13, 10pm: There's waves.   I can still here it from my house tonight.   How was it this afternoon?   I haven't the foggiest clue ...

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December 12, 8pm: Thigh to max waist high.   And, cold.   Guys were charging it, but man, I just couldn't get into it. Should be a little bigger and much warmer tomorrow.  

December 9, 7pm: Foggy waist high disappointment ... with a drift.

December 8, 9pm: Waist high and on the way up.   Wind to begin to switch tomorrow afternoon.   Thursday morning ....

December 3, 2pm: Going off!!!!   Cold but awesome.   Go surf now!

Thanksgiving, 1pm: Flat, clear and cold.

November 23, 7pm: Knee to thigh late this afternoon.   Hope you caught some ....

November 23, 6:30am: Super glassy thigh plus this morning.   No one out.  Get it while it lasts.

November 22, 5pm: Mediocre morning surf, became semi-clean waist to chest high really fun surf this afternoon.   The early bird did not catch the worm this today ... 

November 22, 10:30am: Waist high swell.   Not so good.   Not so bad.   Get it while it lasts.

November 15, 10pm: Maybe something Tuesday, otherwise it's going to be flat for a while ...

November 10, 6:30am: Overhead victory at sea conditions.   Wind forecast to go offshore tonight.   I'm guessing it will happen sooner.   Tomorrow s/b the day.   I'll update pics early this afternoon.  

November 9, 1:30pm: 1 to 2 feet overhead with a heavy W drift.   Talked to a couple guys who went out and it sounded like more of a workout than a surf session BUT if you were lucky enough to be in the right spot at the right time, you scored.  If you're going for it, go with a bud or two and drive two trucks.    Marine forecast calls for 20 to 25 foot seas.   It's going to get massive!   I heard Mexico Beach was only thigh high (at this time) and many roads are shut down in Panama City.   Be safe!

November 9, 7:30am: Head to overhead and fairly clean, given what is coming.   That will change very soon.   Button down the hatches!!!   Look for possible near epic conditions Wednesday.   Mexico Beach and The Pass could be epic much earlier.

November 8, 2pm: Solid chest high E swell.  A few guys out scattered up and down the beach.   A little mushy and closing out at times, but overall pretty damn fun.   Size on the increase.   Start getting prepared.   Ida is looking to pay Destin a visit.   Although she'll most likely be a TS, don't rule out a Cat 1 to maybe Cat 2.   Be ready!    Solid surf forecasted for the next week.   It could be real fun!

November 7, 1pm: On the junky side, but picking up.   Thigh to waist and rideable.

October 31, 10am: No trick this morning.   Rain came through around 7am and wind went off-shore.  Got out around 7:30am.   Waist to chest high with a strong off-shore wind.   Many guys out but plenty of wave to go around.   Real fun.   Actually, started cleaning up aroun 9:30 when I got out.   Size also seems to be increasing.   Grab your treat while it lasts .....

October 30, 7pm: Caught a lunch session.   Waist to chest high disorganized surf.   Not exactly the best surf but a pretty good beach day, so fun overall.

October 29, 11pm: Clean knee to thigh leftovers this morning.   Not so clean knee to thigh this afternoon.   Weekend looking good ...

October 28, 2pm: Surfed 10am to 12:30pm.   Solid chest high with bigger sets.   Near glassy and off-shore breeze.   Great wave!   About 20+ guys / girls out spread out.   Short boards, long boards, sups, yaks ... all having a killer time.    Couldn't ask for more.   Just by the beach, and it continues to hold in the waist to chest range.   Will fall sometime soon.   More waves to come Friday - Sunday.   October is treating us right!

October 24, 8pm: Surfed 3pm to 5pm, still fun but much less consistent.   Sure hope you caught some.   Next shot of surf mid-week.

October 24, 11am: Early bird morning.  Waist to chest high W swell.   Started funking up about the time the above pics were taken.   Should hang around for most of the day.   Absolutely beautiful out.   Little chill in the air.  Not a cloud in the sky.  Fall is the best season in my book.  Go surf!

October 23, 5pm: Chest high mush balls.  

October 22, 11pm: Mostly blown out power chop.   15+ onshore wind.  Started looking a little better around evening.  Anyhwhere from waist to chest plus.   Not many guys out.   Photos of chest high clean swell coming out of Panama City look amazing.    Hope you caught some .... I sure didn't.  

October 21, 5pm: Semi clean E swell in the waist high range.   Moderate drift.   Wind will turn on tomorrow.

October 16, 10pm: AM with a longboard was where it was at.  West swell taking a heavy beating by the offshore wind.   Glassy waist to plus with no one out.   Goodbye summer .... Fall, didn't know ya ... hello Winter ....

October 10, 9am: Had a surprisingly good time out there this morning.   Surfed with a cool bunch of guys, which can definitely pick up the stoke factor.  Paddled out around 7:30 and got out around 9:00, as the wave became less consistent.   Semi glassy thigh to occasional waist+ swell with off-shore wind.  Wind will turn on-shore soon.   Get the clean stuff while you can ...  

October 8, 7am: Another day, another wave.   Thigh plus wind choppage.

October 7, 7:30am: Fun knee to thigh SW wind swell this morning.   Bigger than it looks.   A couple cold fronts and some tropical funk brewing.   Hope bubbles to the surface ....

October 6, 9:30pm: Near perfect thigh to waist high leftovers this morning.   No one out.  After 2 to 3 months of near starvation .....  saaawwweeeeett!

October 5, 9pm: Today there was surf.  Waist to chest plus swell.   Pretty darn fun and held up until sundown.   Pictures do no tell the story.   After going dry for so long, the last place I wanted to be was behind the camera.   Leftovers tomorrow.   Charge it!

October 2, 8:30pm: Sorry for the lack of updates, but I tell ya, it's hard to update WHEN THERE IS NO SURF.   This is the worst flat spell every recorded.   The sh*ttiest summer of surf.  Surf depression abounds.   Oh, it's flat btw.  Maybe next week.....   

September 13, Noon: Clean knee to thigh with a rare waist high set.   A few guys out scattered up and down the beach.   Beautiful day.   Hit it!

September 12, 6pm: Mid-day was where it was at today in Walton County.  Waist plus swell, a little mushy but given what we've had these past few weeks, it was awesome.   It was on the way out this evening.   Ever wondered what it's like in Navarre?   I know I have.   Awesome new site up.   Check it out:  www.navarresurf.wordpress.com !!!

September 12, 10am: Head to your favorite E facing beach and you will find chest high swell.   Otherwise, you will catch something similar to what I just returned from (see pics).

September 11, 8am: Knee to thigh high with a moderate W drift.   No one out.  Should continue to pick up.

September 5, 8am: Cleaned up from yesterday.  Longboardable at best.  Forecast is dismal.  

September 4, 1pm: Knee to thigh wind chop.  Ugly, yet rideable.  

August 21, 7:30am: Knee to thigh wind swell, breaking in rediculously shallow water.  Chased out by incoming storm.   A not so cold front blowing throught today.   Difficult to say if there will be rideable waves this weekend.   East Coast is where it's at!

August 20, 8am: Knee to waist with onshore wind.  Longboardable for sure.

August 19, 8:30am:  Looked like complete crap from the road and even worse from the shore line.   BUT, once out it was solid knee to thigh high with a rare waist high set.   Great on a longboard.   Started chopping up and heading down hill as we got out.   Photos of Dylan .... second day out surfing and stoked.  

August 18, 8pm:  Nearly glassed off thigh to waist high waves.   Fun!

August 18, 8:30am:  Surfed first light to 7:30am.   Looked real small and almost didn't go out, but sure glad we did.  It was anywhere from knee to occasional waist high.   Pretty darn clean at first and got a little chopped up once the sun popped, but still real fun, particularly on a longboard.   Not sure how long it will last.

August 17, 11pm:  Surfed 5 to 7pm.  Weak waist high swell this evening.   A few people out.  Nothing special.   Heard it was twice as high mid-day in Walton County.

August 17, 8:15am:  Claudette pulled into town overnight with plenty of wind and rain, but lucky for us, little to no damage.  There are a few people driving around checking out the beach, but no one even remotely thinking of heading out.  Although the storm is now inland the brunt of the rain is just off-shore.   The surf is 100% victory at sea.   You may want to Panama City for waves and check locally later today or tomorrow morning, before the swell fades.  

August 16, 8:45am:   Knee to dissappointment high.  Rideable for the desperhardcore.   TD4 is heading in our direction and should make landfall as a tropical storm.   Wind is forecast to pick up to 30 to 35 knots by noon and will lay wreckage to the approaching swell.   Get to the beach early after it makes landfall.   Tomorrow could be very very fun!

August 15, 5pm:  About 10 guys out here and there catching small knee to thigh swell.   Tomorrow ....

August 8, 4pm:   Maybe knee high this morning.   Also .... maybe ..... rideable.   There will never be surf again!

August 1, Noon:  Ugly and rainy out, but still rideable on a LB.   Small swll lines.

July 31, 7pm:  Knee high chop at mid-day.  Semi-glassy knee to thigh high SW swell this evening.  Pretty fun on a LB.   Only a handful of guys out.

July 26, 8am:  Unrideable.  Still no hope on the horizon.

July 22, 4pm:  Find a new sport (don't worry things will turn around ....  maybe next week).

July 19, 11pm:  For the dogs!

July 18, 10pm:  Clean SW windswell early.  SUP's and desperate LBers all over it.  Pretty flippen dissapointing if you ask me.   Weekends up forecast gone down!

July 14, 9pm:  If the forecast holds, SW wind swell looks to return this weekend.   Until then, flat.

July 11, 11am:  Barely longboardable knee high shorebreak.  We're done for a while.

July 10, 10pm:  Got out around 10:30, about 30 minutes after the E wind had come on.  Knee to max thigh high swell, still fun on the longboard.   Got the whole "you should have been here an hour ago" story from another guy out in the water  ..... glassy waist high with off-shore wind ... oh well, it was a great run.   E swell showing up locally this evening.

July 10, 7:30am:  Glassy rideable knee high leftovers.   I'm heading E for hopefully more size.  

July 9, 6:30pm:  Wasn't expecting much of the mid-day session, as you can see in the pics.   It turned out to be another great session with consistent waist high sets.   Still swell coming through this evening.   Maybe some leftovers tomorrow morning before summer flatness returns.

July 8, 10pm:  11am was blown out junk.  2pm was solid chest high with bigger sets under sunny skies.   A flippen blast!  6pm was knee to max waist high.  Fade tomorrow through Friday.  Flat by Saturday.

July 7, 9pm:  Life can be funny on the Gulf Coast.   Middle of the summer, waist to chest high and no one out.   I'm not complaining about the lack of crowds, but it sure would have been nice to have someone to take a picture of.   Caught it around 11am when the wind started coming on (it was glassy earlier), had a real fun session with mostly waist high swell and a few chest high sets.   Another day or two of surf, then things will simmer down.  

July 6, 11:45pm:  Great day of surf!   Caught a couple sessions.   Mid-day, between storms, was glassy waist plus with off-shore wind.   Forgot my compact flash card so no picks .... sorry.   This evening was a SW wind chop session also in the waist high range, but surprisingly fun.   The waves had a good push.  More of the same for the next 2 to 3 days!

Independence Day, 9:30am:  Happy Birthday United States!!!!   Repeat of yesterday morning.   If you are in the right spot, you will find knee to max waist high rideable shore break.   Glassy!   Maybe pick up over the next couple days.

July 3, 8:30am:  One guy out giving it his all.   Glassy knee high.   Insane amount of people out.   Surf will be on and off for the next ... week.   If you hunt, you will find, just not happening here.

July 2, 10:30pm:  Another morning of glassy thigh plus (at the right breaks).   Marine forecast calls for solid 2 to 4 seas and 10 to 15 knots out of the SW for the 5 days .... that means surf!!!    Hit it early while the wind and traffic is light.   We will be overrun this weekend!

July 1, 8pm:  Knee high and super clean this morning.  Real fun on a longboard.   By noon wind was on it with a mini swell still showing.   By this evening the SW wind was really on it with wind swell beginning and rideable for the desperhardcore.   Who know what to expect, but if forecast holds we should have W wind swell over the weekend.

June 30, 8:30pm:  Caught some surprising fun knee to occasional thigh high swell at lunch today (thanks Norwood!).   Sometimes the best sessions are the least expected.   Swell still rolling in at sundown in the knee high range.   Semi-glassy.   Only a couple guys out.  Little to no wind all day.   Fun summertime surf!

June 29, 8pm:  Knee to plus leftovers this evening.   Maybe some dribbles tomorrow morning.   SW picking up again later in the week.

June 28, 9am:  Not rideable here, but some spots reporting thigh plus W swell.  Go hunt and you will find!  Cold front on its way and will stall out over us by Tuesday.   This will increase the wind flow now through the first half of the week, giving us a small to moderate SW wind swell.   On top of that a Yucatan tropical will should give us a shot of swell by Tuesday.

June 24, 6pm:  Super hot, near flat and just not happening.   No hope on the horizon.

June 17, 11am:  Summertime surf frustration drags on.   Actually caught some fun knee high longboard waves early yesterday morning.  Glassy W background swell.   Hit and miss marginally rideable swell will continue, maybe picking up this weekend.    Top photos shot yesterday afternoon in Pensacola.  Keep the faith, things will turn around.

June 7, 11am:  Super flat / super hot.  Beaches are packed with summer vacationers.  Unless something unexpected perks in the Gulf, down for the next week+.

June 5, 7pm: Thigh to waist this morning with an E drift and a little on the mushy side.   By this evening size had dropped but it cleaned up nicely in the knee+ range.  Down for the next few days or more.

June 4, 10pm: Anywhere from knee to chest high (dependent on location and your age).   Nothing special.

May 31, 10pm: Full-on summertime surf buzz kill in effect.

May 24, 10am: Craptastic.   Rain, lightning and thunder.   S windswell should begin sometime soon.

May 23, 7am: Saturday morning buzz kill.  Heavy on-shore, easily chest high.  Few guys standing around.   No takers.  Maybe tomorrow evening.  

May 22, 8pm: Holy crap was it fun this evening!!!  Surfed 5 to 7pm.  The session started on the so-so side with mushy waist high waves breaking on the inside, as seen in the above pics.  40 minutes into it things really picked up.   Waves started breaking much further out in the waist to chest high range.   Very consistent ... catch one, paddle back out and another set will be coming your way.   Very easy to get into.  Had a blast.   E wind did seem to be picking up, but the marine forecast has been saying that for the past two days.   I would recommend catching it early tomorrow.  Waves all weekend!   Actually, it looks like waves for the next week.

May 21, 10pm: Fairly clean thigh to waist most of the day.   But, if you head 20 minutes to the W, you may have found it 2X the size and if you had another 30 to 40 minutes further W of that it was in the chest high range.   Yes, the swell is just missing us.   I really haven't the foggiest clue what to expect.   Marine forecast is calling for 20+ E wind tomorrow into Saturday, and plenty of rain.   We'll see ....

May 17, 2pm: Glassy knee high swell this morning.   Good LB material.   Also, heard the waves were good for yesterday's grom surf contest.   Late season cold front coming through now, and looks like heavy rain is only a few minutes away.   N wind all next week = 0 waves.

May 15, 5:30pm: Real fun knee plus at lunch with a good push.  Quite a few guys out this evening.

May 14, 8pm: In an attempt to kick my case of extreme lack of motivation, I went out this afternoon.  Real fun knee plus beach break dribble.   Longboard only.   Good to get wet.   Looks like on and off knee to thigh will hold through the remainder of the week with a S breeze bouncing between 5 and 15.   You should be able to catch it somewhere at sometime every day.

May 5-10:  Knee to thigh just about every day.   Take it or leave it.   I left it.

May 4, 7pm:  Dang, sure wish I would have been better prepared with time to go out this evening.  After the rain passed, solid thigh to waist high sets.   Clean.   Great LB material.   About a handful of guys out loving life.  Sorry no pics.   Hope you were part of the handful ...

May 3, 11am:  South wind is on it at 15+ as low pressure approaches.  Today is knee to a waste of time.   Tomorrow and Tuesday s/b better in the waist plus range and it will be rideable all next week with 10 to 15 mph S wind.

April 30 - May 2:  Knee to thigh longboardable

April 29, 10:30pm:  Repeat of yesterday, but 1/2 the size.   A couple guys out this evening not catching much.   Sound wind off and on for the next week.   Should be rideable every day, but more in the LB range.   Get some while you can.  About this time last year summer kicked. 

April 28, 10:30pm:  Looked pretty fun on the way to work this morning in the waist high swelly range.   By the time I was able to get out around lunch, the side shore wind was on it.   This evening the wind had calmed down, and so had the surf.  Still rideable, but no one out.

April 27, 9pm:  On shore waist to plus high.   No one out this evening.

April 26, 9pm:  Great surf beach day.  Thigh to waist high choppy swell under 80 + degree sunny skies.  Surf was so so, but it sure was a fun combination.   Surf all next week!

April 25, 8:30am:  Swell from no where.  Knee to thigh with waist high sets.  No one out!  Fun on a LB.  E wind forecast to pick up today then go SE at 15 to 20 tomorrow and stay in the 15 knot range through Tuesday.   We have entered the "get as much as you can while it lasts" period.  Go surf!

April 21, 10pm:  Strong SW wind today.  Rideable if you drifty knee to thigh is your thing.   No one out.  Rest of the week is looking .... weak.

April 20, 8pm:  Real fun waist to chest high this morning with offshore wind.   Not as good as the past weekend, but pretty darn good.   On shore started late this morning, and it was on the junk side by the time I took the above pics.   Hope you caught some.  More of a summer weather pattern looking to set in this week.  Maybe something coming this weekend.   Maybe not.  Get as much as you can at this point.  In another month or so, it's done ...

April 19, 9:30pm:  Waist high disorganized chop.  No one out.   I'd update the pics, if it was any better ..

April 18, 3pm: Knee to thigh plus.  A few guys out going nowhere.   Forgetaboutit!

April 17, 10pm: Weak thigh high SE wind swell.   SE to 20+ for the next 36 hours, then slow down and turn off-shore on Monday.  Should be a good 2 or 3 days ahead ...

April 15, 8pm: Knee to thigh near perfect LB waves early on.  SW wind took care of that ...

April 14, 9:15pm: The light W wind turned more off-shore this morning.  Most breaks scored real nice waist to chest high waves.   Surprisingly, it was still rideable in the thigh range this evening.   Wind will go offshore the next few days.   Maybe something small tomorrow, then flat until the next South burst hits this coming weekend.

April 14, 7:15am: Made the mistake that I make all too often, went running when I should have surfed. Solid thigh to mostly waist high swell with chest high set waves. Not clean, but not choppy either. Light W wind, which will turn it into a mess in a couple hours. Go surf!

April 13, 9pm: If you were brave enough to risk getting struck by lightning or getting sucked up in a tornado, you scored some nice waist to chest high peaks with offshore wind.  I kinda doubt anyone was that crazy .....

April 12, 10am: Semi clean thigh high very early on.  Turned to chop by 9am.   Happy Easter!!!

April 11, 7pm: When I was running shrimpcreole.com in South Florida, I was often told that my pics "lie" or that I shot them from the sand so the waves looked biggger.   I'ts the other way around with the above pics.  It was much better than it looks!   By 11am size had dropped 50%.  By noon side shore wind was on, and it was done.  Lots of guys with boards running around this afternoon, but few bothered to go out.   Early bird scored again.  Wind forecast to back off and go offshore again tonight.   It was settling down this evening.   Tomorrow morning could be clean knee to thigh.   Eggs come first for me, so no surf.  South wind is forecast to pick up by noon and blow SE through Tuesday, then go off shore again.  I like Spring!

April 11, 10:15am: GOING OFF!!!   Surfed until arms turned to noodles.   Chest to overhead.  Clean swell.  Off-shore wind.  You'll think you're in another country.   About 10 guys out.   Peaks everywhere.   Consistent.   Dolphins playing in the surf. Get Off The Computer And Go Surf NOW!!!   Pics to come later ....

April 10, 9pm: Surf was up today, but in washing machine mode in most breaks.  Took a trip up to PCB in search of something a little more organized.  Solid waist to chest high with some head high sets.  The guy in the upper left and middle pics was killing it and I wish there were more humble rippers like him out there.   When I caught him later, I told him just that, he was practically looking over his shoulder as if I was speaking to someone else.  He then proceeded to tell me that it was all due to his board.  Yeah sure, if it was me, I'd be the guy going over the falls everytime with the $400 shortboard.   More of the same tomorrow.  Then Easter morning for a clean-up wave hunt!!   Stong S wind turning on again shortly thereafter ....  

April 9, 9:15pm: Surfed mid-day in E Walton.  Solid thigh to waist W wind swell under chop with sets up to chest high.   Seemed to be picking up when we got out.  Wasn't really that great, but the weather and warmer water (rash gaurd was good enough) made it pretty darn fun.   Not near as good at home.   Wind suppose to blow hard tonight.   S/B bigger tomorrow.

April 8, 10pm: Still S wind.   Rideable with no one out.  Tomorrow could be fun.

April 6, 8:15pm: Strong off-shore to side shore wind.   Knee to thigh high and with a strong drift in most locations.   Head E to sheltered spots for fun(er) surf..  

April 5, 9pm: Choppy but with a continued knee high ground swell.   LB only.  No one out ... or even interested.

April 4, 1pm: This past winter wasn't quite as good as last, but the spring is holding it's own.  There's been surf almost everyday for the past month.   Early bird did score again this morning.   Consistent thigh with waist plaus sets.  Clean.  Besides me, only two paddle boarders out.  By 10am an E breeze was on it, chopping things up a bit.   Still rideable, but more LB material   I think tomorrow AM will have small scraps.  Wind forecast to pick up quick tomorrow with a strong cold front coming though.   Then it will turn off-shore again on Monday.

April 3, 7:30pm: Mostly chest to overhead sets this morning.  Side-shore wind did major damage shortly thereafter.   If you were able to get shelter, I'm sure you scored.   Once again, I heard of stand up barrels being had in Panama City.   Early bird will catch the worm tomorrow for leftovers.   Another strong cold front arrives Sunday....

April 3, 7am: Get off the computer and go surf now!  Solid waist with chest high sets.  Light off-shore wind which should pick up, then almost disappear tonight.   Clean leftovers tomorrow.   Will update pics this evening.

April 2, 8pm: Another insane day of weather.   Heavy rain and flooding this morning, then around noon everything went still.   Caught an awesome 30 minutes of surf (see bottom right pic).  Near glassy waist to shoulder high peaks.   Then the E wind came on it, and all was done.  After another line of heavy showers the day ended with waist plus wind swell under chop.   A few guys out at each break.   Tomorrow could be real fun!

April 1, 10:45pm: Again crap side-shore in the morning.  Going off-shore in the early afternoon.   Semi-mushy thigh plus longboard sets coming in.   By late afternoon (above pics) it was thigh high with chop on it.   Heavy fog out there now.   It's next to impossible to forecast what's to come with the wind clocking around twice in the next 48 hours.   There will be surf somewhere pretty much through Monday.

March 31, 7pm: Crappy on-shore at lunch. Off-shore clean up session in the evening.   Thigh plus.   Heavy weather all around with no one out.

March 30, 12:15pm: Semi-glassy and chest high in Bay County!

March 30, 9:45am: Early bird (me) scored the worm this morning. Unrideable in most locations, but if you found yourself a nice sandbard there were plenty of thigh plus waves with a strong push.  No one out.  By 9am the E wind came on strong and should continue.   West facing beaches should have good longboard conditions with offshore wind.   Another cold front coming through Wednesday and it should rain all day tomorrow.   We will have on and off surf all week.

March 29, 9am: Unless you can find shelter, wait until tomorrow.   Strong E drift and still disorganized.

March 28, 8:30pm: I guess I won't have to trade my surf board in for an arc after all.  Rain came to a halt by mid-day and by 1pm the beaches and roads were packed.   Indiana is in town.   Waist to well overhead storm surf prevailed until sundown.   West wind is kicking in now, but should go off-shore tomorrow.   A "surf school" were the only guys out that I saw.  And, from the little time I watched they were getting schooled.   I know I couldn't have made it through the white wall.   I'm hoping tomorrow evening could be fun, but Monday looks to be the day.   There's a boat load of fetch coming our way.  Another front comes out way mid next week, so get ready for another onslot of strong SW wind.

March 27, 6:30pm: No change.  Rain should continue through tomorrow.   Sunday though next week we should have rideable surf.   And, it could be real fun!

March 26, 10:30pm: Same disorganized stew as yesterday, just a add a sh*tload of rain.  Checking the radar it looks as if were in for a doozy of a storm tomorrow.   20 to 25 mph wind through Sunday, when it should begin to settle down and turn offshore ... that's when the fun begins.

March 25, 9:30pm: Heard Blue Mountain was working, so headed down there this evening.  Lifegaurd told me his buddy paddled out, caught a nice wave and was a mile down the beach in 5 minutes.   Not for me!  Also, heard The Pass was going off, "Stand up barrels with 3 guys out."  One guy out at home drifting from Pompano Joes to the Whales Tail .... bar crawl drift.   Tomorrow should be straight on-shore so hopefully it'll put an end to the drift.

March 24, 10pm: Today was waist high, blown out and drifty.   No one out.   Tomorrow could be also blown out, but should be more rideable with less drift.   Wind forecast to continue blowing hard through Friday then switch to offshore on Saturday!

March 23, 10pm: Today was very dissappointing.   Completely unrideable in E Walton to mushy knee to thigh marginally rideable in W Walton.   A couple guys out not catching much at all.   It was better the further W you traveled.  Wind forecast to go SE tonight at 15 to 20 then to South at 20+ later in the week.   If this holds, it's going to big to Victory at Sea conditions.

March 22, 1pm: Knee to thigh rideable E swell beginning to show.   Nothing to write home about.    Will pick up this coming week.   Meanwhile, Spring Break rolls on ... see ya Alabama and Old Miss, hello LSU and Tulane...

March 20, 1pm: Only thing going on at the beach today was ....  anyhow, heavy dose of E wind swell on the way, and for about the next week.

March 19, 10pm: Variable wind, a few skimmers out and no surf.   NE wind picking up tomorrow then turning E at 15 to 20 over the weekend.   Strong E swell should show.  It'll be fun if you can find shelter.  Wind will (thankfully) turn more SE next week.   Oh, and it's going to get big!

March 16, 11:15am: Glassy thigh high.  Heavy rain incoming.  Hit it now!

March 15, 12:30pm: Thigh to waist high, but mushy.  No one really out.  Heavy rain on its way.   I'd give it another look this evening - could be fun.

March 14, 7pm: Thigh to waist and looking pretty fun this evening. Three guys out.

March 12, 10:45pm: No, that was not all she wrote.  Rideable knee high swell until sundown.  No one out.

March 12, 7:30am: That's all she wrote ... until Saturday.  Another small windswell on tap this weekend through the first half of next week.

March 11, 7:30am: Knee to thigh high and still rideable.

March 10, 10:30pm: Surfed knee to thigh at the park in PCB.  Little bigger at home in Walton County.  Out of control fog.

March 9, 9:30pm: Surfed with Chris from shrimpcreole.com at mid-day. Real fun waist high waves.   Caught it again this even, when the above pics were taken, and it was on it's way down but still in the waist high range.    Leftovers for tomorrow ...

March 8, 9pm: At mid-day it blew.  By this evening, the wind was almost dead but it was sold waist high and looking real fun.   Tomorrow could be fun with a slow fad towards mid-week.   Longboards have it!  Chris from shrimpcreole.com will be here next week, so look for some awesome daily pics!!!!  

March 7, 10am: Knee to waist high disorganized wind swell.   Should hold though the weekend then drop to knee plus Monday through Wednesday.   Near perfect weather.   U of F is out this weeekend.  Let the insanity begin ...

March 1, 2pm: Pretty ugly and cold out.   Surf is junky and drifty, although cleaning up a bit from this evening.   It's rideable for the desperhardcore. Next shot, second half of next week.

February 27, 7:40pm: Damn, am I tapped.  Surfed mid-day in E Walton.  Couldn't believe that the wind was blowing max 5 mph.  Real fun slopey waist to chest high waves.  Caught it again this evening for about 90 minutes before dark.  Again, waist to chest high, but much cleaner and a more organized swell.   Better for a LB than SB.   Had a blast.  Only a couple other guys out.   The wind is suppose to pick-up again tonight, but I have my doubts.   I think tomorrow morning could be a blast.   Get a spot early.   Spring Break is upon us.   Cold front passes tomorrow, and Sunday is suppose to go heavy off-shore.   Looks like a good weekend is on tap!

February 26, 10pm: Waist high with a heavy W drift.   Heard it was fun this evening in PCB.

February 19, 8pm: Thursday morning worms are working out well for the early bird this month.  Stormed hard last night, and the wind switched as expected.  There were about 20 guys out this AM, probably the most I've seen in a long long time.  Another sweet waist to occasional chest high swell this morning.   By lunch the wind was full-on out of the W and it was done.   Maybe again on Monday ....

February 18, 7:10am: Waist to chest high spin cycle.   Heard The Pass was going off.   If you found shelter, you got it good.   Cold front passes later tonight, and wind will quickly turn off-shore.   Tomorrow, could be fun!   Let's hope it's not drifty.

V - Day, 5:30pm: Surfed from 3 until dark.  Real fun waist high swell rolling in.  Belly to chest high sets every 10 minutes.  Would have have taken pics, but NO ONE out.   Unflippenbelievalbe.  Flat tomorrow and Monday, then picking up again on Tuesday.  

February 13, 7:20am: Beautiful knee to thigh plus peelers and, of course, no one out.   Grab it while it lasts.

February 12, 7:40pm: One of the cleanest days we've had in a long time.   This morning was a little bigger, but by noon is near glassy and beautiful.   Waist to chest high sets, which were a little inconsistent, but overall it was great.   By this evening it was down to knee high.  By tomorrow it'll be gone, but it looks like we'll have some more for the weekend.   Sorry about the lack of updates lately.   No one has been surfing in the morning, and by the time I get out of work its dark.   Anyhow, days are getting longer and soon the water will be warming up.   I think we're in store for another killer Spring season!

February 12, 9pm: Very disorganized at lunch.  Strong wind and storms.   Wind has died down.  Tomorrow is the day.

February 11, 9pm: Caught an OK mid-day session.   Drifty chop but still good to get wet.

February 4, 7pm: Surfed from 2 to 3pm.  A whole crew out in my little never surfed spot.   Waist plus and fairly clean but on the way down.   Hope you caught some!

January 31, 8pm: Well, January is toast, and it turned out less than special.   Monday and Tuesday is looking like waves.   I'm ready!

January 24, 2pm: Inconsistent thigh high wind swell with rare waist high sets.  Going flat for a while ...

January 23, 6pm: Thigh high wind swell.   A few longboarders out.   Nothing special.   Check again in the morning.

January 20, 10pm: Sorry for the lack of updates these past few days.   I was in New Orleans.  Surf later this afternoon was on the way down from clean thigh to waist in town to out of control chest plus in PCB.  It will go flat for a few days then a small wind swell

January 11, 10pm: Very fun and very clean thigh to waist early this morning.   Thought it was going to stick around.  Wrong!   Ankle to knee by mid afternoon.   Sorry no pics.  Next week = f l a t!

January 10, 7:20pm: Took a drive up to the park in PCB this afternoon.   Consistent thigh with waist high sets.   Quit a few guys out.   Cold front passing through tonight.   Wind will turn off-shore tomorrow.   Look for a clean up session, before it goes flat and cold next week. 

January 9, 8pm: Crappy here, but waist plus a little to the W.

January 8, 7:30pm: Around waist, and dumpy, while unrideable in other spots.

January 7, 11pm: Not so great in the morning,  but cleaned up to chest high by evening.   Very fun!

January 6, 5:30pm: Couple short boarders grabbing thigh high waves.   Not for me.

January 4, 7:20pm: Longboardable.  Knee to max thigh.  Waist to chest a little down the road.  Will go near flat tomorrow then pck up again as cold front approachs mid-week.

January 3, 7:25pm: Again, unrideable.  That will change tonight as an upper level distrubance moves though (radar looks like we're about to get wacked tonight).  Hopefully, there will be surf tomorrow through Monday.  After that a stong cold front arrives ...

January 2, 7:30pm: Surf to E.  Surf to W.  It never materialized here today.

January 1,11:30pm: For the birds .... for now.  Wind swell should begin sometime Friday, and last until mid-week, when a strong cold front moves through.  Get ready for an extended surf session!

Christmas + 4, 7pm: This morning was thigh to waist high semi-clean fun.  A little mushy and closing out, but pretty good none-the-less.  Mid-day was knee to thigh longboardable leftovers.   Still a little wave hanging on at sundown, but barely longboardable.   More waves to come later this week (next year)....

Christmas + 3, 7pm: Congratulations Miami Dolphins!!!  What an awesome win to cap an incredible regular season!  I missed surf this afternoon to watch the game, and it was worth every minute of it.  Only a few guys out this afternoon.  Waves were anywhere from thigh to chest high on the sets.  Wind is forecast to turn tomorrow morning when the cold from finishs pushing through.  Look for smaller but cleaner conditions.

Christmas Day +2, 11:30am: Way to go FAU Owls!!!   Dvisional titles and bowl wins tow years in a row!!!   Waist plus and junky looking.  No one out.  Tomorrow should clean up!

Christmas + 1, 1pm: Knee to thigh and  very longboardable.  2 guys out surfing beach break and one SUPer.  That's it.  This weekend looking very good.  S wind s/b picking up real soon ....

Christmas Day, 11:30am: Merry Christmas everyone!  Santa is out delivering a thigh to waist high swell this morning.  Occasional bigger set and many close-outs.  Foggy and warm.   May not be worth skating out on a family Christmas day, but if you have an hour pass, go for it.  

Christmas Eve, 3:30pm: Just in froxm a killer session.  Wind has backed off, and swell continues to roll in.  Solid waist to chest with head high sets breaking on the outside.  Only three other guys out.  70 + degrees and surf on Christmas Eve.  Thanks Santa!    Should be funable for the rest of the week ...

December 23, 7:30pm: Anywhere from thigh to waist and drifty this evening with no one out.  Tomorrow s/b bigger, but there will be on-shore wind.  Look for cleaner surf to the E.  There's a nice swell out there that should show.  Conditions will vary but we'll have a SE swell for the rest of the week.

December 20, 9:20am: Waves were cracking all last night, but by the time I got to the beach this morning it was max thigh high.  No one out.  Fog creaping in.  Today is the last day of the warm weather.   Strong cold front coming through tonight.   Tomorrow s/b in the 50's and tomorrow night possibly below freezing.  Next week will bring more surf. 

December 19, 9:30pm: Boy do I wish I would have brought my board.  Clean knee to waist high by mid afternoon. 

December 16, 9pm: Knee to plus fun logging material at lunch.  Very dense fog all day.  Forgot my wetsuit and surfed until my body went numb (about 30 minutes).  Looks doubtful for a repeat performance tomorrow.  Wind should pick up this weekend with another cold front.

December 15, 8pm: Surprisingly good today at lunch.  Wind had almost completely backed off, and a nice waist plus E wind swell was coming in.  Light W drift, and warm air.  Should be rideable tomorrow, definitely on a LB.

December 14, 5:30pm: Waist plus with a moderate W drift.  Nasty but rideable a mid-day.  Looking much better before dark.  No one out locally, or at Seaside, where the pics were shot.  Wind should simmer down tonight and turn more SE. Should be rideable S wind swell most of next week with warm weather in the 70's.  Fun week ahead!

December 12, 7:15pm: Chest to head high at sunrise.  Plenty worth the frozen fingers and toes.  Funky waist high at mid-day, and near gone by this evening. Sure hope you caught it early!  Maybe a new shot of wind swell Sunday - Monday.

December 11, 6:30pm: Insane blown out Victory at Sea conditions.  Tomorrow could get good, as wind shifts off-shore.

December 10, 10:20pm: Took a drive down to look at it shortly before the front arrived.   Disorganized and blown-out.    Wind seems to have settled down now, although forecast to blow 20+ from the NW tonight.  West wind forecast tomorrow, then going off-shore.  Very heavy rain on the way.  Hard to say what to expect, but I have a feeling as if we'll be getting wet!

December 9, 7pm: Surfed mid-day ... again.  E wind swell with a moderate drift.  Water 65ish / air 70.  Nothing to write home about.  Wind will pick up more tomorrow, along with heavy rain, then move off-shore. Tomorrow could br interested, and Thursday could be very fun.

December 4, 9:15pm: Surfed mid-day.  Disorganized waist high with a pesky W drift.  Wind has gone off-shore and will remain so for the rest of the week.  S/b flat by morning.  Next shot of surf will be with strong cold front mid next week.

December 2, 8pm: Clean knee to waist high this morning at home (pics).  Solid chest high closer to Panama City.  Decided to wait until it warmed up, which was a mistake.   By noon side-shore wind and drift had messed it up, along with a dropping swell.   S wind should blow the next few days giving us a new wind swell.  I think our season has finally kicked in!

December 1, 1pm:  Was hoping for a switch, but it's not happening.  Just returned from the beach and it looks more like a river.   Heavy side-shore wind.  Tomorrow s/b good.

November 30, 5pm:  Guess it was awesome this morning ... head high cold front fun.  By the time I arrived in town this afternoon, it was full on V at S with no one out.   Tomorrow morning looks to be much the same with things beginning to shape up tomorrow afternoon.   See you in the water ...

November 29, 9pm:  Sorry, I've been out of town for over a week now.   Looks like you guys caught some serious fun this afternoon.   Will be back in town tomorrow evening, and updating the pics again Monday.   Forecast looks excellent!   Catch a few for me tomorrow ....

November 15, 8am:  Anywhere from knee to waist.  Moderate off-shore wind and a slight E drift.  Some fun rights to be had.   NO ONE OUT!   Get it while it lasts.

November 14, 9pm:  Went out around 3pm.   Sold waist high swell.   Had a blast.

November 12, 1pm:  Maybe thigh high this afternoon.  Heard it was up to chest high a little down the road.  I'd have to see it to believe it.  S/b rideable tomorrow, but small.  Maybe a little better on Friday and maybe again on Saturday with a cold front pushing through.

November 8, 10am:  Flatness in paradise.   Hmm, kinda a contradiction isn't it.  Although there's been surf here and there, these past couple months have been the worst in over a year.  It will end, but not soon.  Next week looks equally as dismal.

November 1, 8pm:  Flatness drags on.  Winds will turn more S later this week, as a cold from nears on Friday.   Maybe something.   Maybe not.   It was lame this time last year as well.   Keep the stoke alive!

October 25, 8:30am:  It's a SUP / YOLO board morning.  Knee high max.   55 degrees.   All she wrote ....

October 24, 7:30pm:  Surfed this evening until I couldn't see 6 feet in front of me.  It was great!   I took the above pics, and really wasn't that excited.  It was around waist high, and funk.  On the way home I saw two guys catching what appeared chest plus surf in a spot that typically isn't one of the best.  WTF, why not go for it!?!   Parked, walked down and caught a killer session.   Chest to head high semi clean swell.   Little to no drift.  Awesome!    Surfed also mid-day in E Walton after the rain passed through.   Well, actually I didn't surf at all.  Did the drift thing with a buddy with his truck parked about 1/2 mile down the road.  Paddled out, got smacked in the head by a head high wave, drifted all the way down in less than 10 minutes.  Felt like a real champ.   Had much more fun in my beach chair reading a book.   Anyhow, I'd be very surprised if waist high clean waves are not waiting for us tomorrow morning.   I hope you caught some.

October 23, 6:30pm:  Waist to chest high swell.   Wind off-shore most of the day, but started going a little side-shore later ... really depended on what beach you were at.  Surfed mid-day in E Walton, where it was inconsistent, but on  the way up.   Central Walton was solid chest to plus, and awesome.  Heavy rain now and should continue through the night.  Wind is suppose to blow 25 to 40 knots, and then turn off-shore tomorrow.   Tomorrow, particularly later in the day, could be awesome!   Leftovers on Satruday before going flat for a while.

October 20, 7am:  Maybe ankle high.

October 18, 11am:  Flat and unrideable.   Perfect beach day.  Cold front pushing through now.  Hard to say what awaits, but I think we'll have rideable surf again soon

October 17, 10pm:  Beautiful glassy knee to waist high left overs in the morning.  Still rideable with wind on it in the afternoon

October 5, 9:30pm:  Waist plus glassy swell!

October 11, 10pm:  A few guys riding around this evening looking for waves, but none to be found.  Wind remained NE, and will continue to do so through tonight.  Tomorrow should turn E and remain so through Tuesday.  East facing beaches will find rideable surf in the waist plus range beginning tomorrow evening.   We will then go flat from Tuesday on, so grab it while you can.

October 6, 8:30pm:  Knee plus longboardable .... except on E facing beaches where it's waist to chest!

October 5, 2:30pm:  Waist high with a W drift.   Better at E facing beaches.

September 29, 6:10pm:  Continued flatness, which looks to hold for a while.   May get a little cooler, but I'm not seeing any waves on the horizon ....

September 25, 6:40pm:  Pancake flat.  Low 80's. Beach day perfection.

September 24, 9am:  Sweeping unrideable NE swell.  Waist to chest at E facing beaches

September 23, 9am: Small unrideable swell.  NE wind.   Beautiful beach day.  The week looks surf free.

September 20, 2pm: Dead here but drive 15 minutes down the road to an East facing beach and you'll catch waist to chest high E swell, which should slowly die out tomorrow.

September 19, 6pm: Clean thigh high swell filtering in this evening.   I think just about every SUPer was on it, and they may have even out numbered the longboarders.   East facing beaches picking up waist plus swell.

September 14, 7pm: Had a real fun lunch session.   Waist plus.   No one else out.  By this evening it was down to knee to thigh.  One guy heading out on a longboard.  Maybe unrideable by tomorrow AM.  Not quite sure what next week will bring.   Early season cold front heading through tomorrow but I'm not sure if we're going to get waves out of this one. 

September 14, 10:30am: Went out at first light.   Chest plus and very disorganized.  Moderate E drift.   Not much fun.  No one out, but a couple guys getting ready to paddle out as I got out of the water.  Still have double red flags up.   I'll probably give it a go again later, but in no rush.   Will update pics this evening.

September 13, Noon: Head high with on-shore wind.   Beach closed.  Wind should back off to 10 to 15 soon and hold through Monday.  I think we'll be paddling out again tomorrow.  You can hit it now, but it doesn't look like much fun to me.   Surf will go flat around Tuesday, then a cold front comes through, which may, once again, give us waves.  

September 12, 10:15 pm: Wind blowing hard out of the S with sand whipping across old 98 like drifting snow.   You can only imagine what the surf looks like .... huge mountains of white as far as you can see, which is pretty far in tonight's moonlight.  Although the wind is forecast to chill out a little over night, it's blowing with a vengance now, and I'm not even going to bother checking it in the morning.   Late tomorrow afternoon I hope it will become rideable again, as the wind diminishes.   Today, no one was out at the beach breaks.   As for The Pass, I heard it was a flippen parking lot, and triple head high plus.  Locals were complaining how it was smaller than yesterday, which was easily 20 + feet.   I wish someone would send me some pics of it.  Above pics are, again, of Mexico Beach, courtesy Thomas.    Mid-day Rob Machado joined Shea .... pretty cool stuff ...

September 11, 11:59 (58 seconds) pm: This morning in Mexico ..... that is Mexico Beach, FL I witnessed some of the best quality surf I have ever seen.   EPIC!  Head to near double over head high with an off-shore breeze.   Surfer Magazine was shooting Shea Lopez, who (I believe) is in some of the session shots. This evening's  session was about the same size but not quite as clean due to a side-shore wind.   A little on the drifty side.  About a dozen guys out with plenty either watching or unable to get out (me).  Tomorrow should be a little smaller, then gradually tappering off over the weekend.   This is Florida isn't it ???   Unreal .... 

September 10, 7:30pm: Surfed N Walton at lunch.   Anywhere from waist to overhead and very drifty.  Not much fun at all.  Then came this evening at home .... EPIC conditions.   Head to well overhead on the sets.  Some dumping, but many not.   Moderate W drift.  Not many guys out at all.  WOW!

September 10, 7:15am: Ike is in play!   Long knee high lines. Waist high sets.  Plenty of push. Off-shore wind.  Very longboardable.  It's going to pick-up fast.   Hit it!

September 9, 6pm: Lazy knee to thigh high E wind swell.  Ike comes out to play tomorrow.  Be ready!

September 6, 10:40pm: Small scrapable shore break.  Next week could be very strong!  If Ike doesn't give us a fat lip ...

September 5, 7pm: Continued knee high longboardable evening wave.

September 4, 11:30pm: Caught another fun thigh plus session this evening.  A little wind swell, but no complaints.   No one else out.   The top row are pics from Thomas.  The top right is of The Pass from Monday, where it was triple head high and they were doing tow-ins.  Back to today's reality .... flat for the foreseeable future.   The only change I see is if Ike catches us in some of his wind field, prior to turning North.   We could do w/o this scenario, because it would also mean South Florida would have been plowed by a Cat 4. 

September 3, 11pm: Caught a surprisingly fun mid-day session.   Knee to waist high.  Thigh plus this evening with no one out.   Could be rideable again tomorrow by lunch then dying out for the weekend.   Hard to say what next week may bring.  

September 2, 8pm: This morning was head to well over head.   Mid-day in E Walton was chest to head and dumping.   This evening back at home was real fun waist to chest high.   Surfed until dark.  Hardly anyone out.  The swell is on it's way down.  Catch what's leftover tomorrow.  

September 1, 8:30am: Huge and out of control.   Lot of guys looking at it.  No one paddling out (Kevin Barry would).   I highly recommend leaving the board at home.   Today is for experts only, and even that is arguable.   Tomorrow and Wednesday s/b fun.   As for me, some scumbag broke into my car last night, so surf is the last thing on my mind ... Walton Sheriff just left my house ... they will be shutting down the beaches soon aka, no access.

August 31, 7:50pm: Best of the day.  Off-shore wind.  Head high with a west drift.  Swell still has yet to fill in.   Rain and on-shore wind will make it to the finish line first.   The beach scene was out of control this evening.   You'd think it was Bourbon Street ...... Tuesday and Wednesday s/b the days!

August 31, 3:40pm: Surfed from 1 to 3.  Very inconsistent waist plus swell.  It actually seemed better earlier on.  A squal came through mid-way through the session and cleaned it up, but the waves seemed to get even more inconsistent.   The bouys are huge and the swell should fill in sometime soon.   Unfortunately, checking the radar, the rain is also on its way.   Tomorrow s/b vicory at sea.  

August 31, 8am: Unrideable but on it's way.   Moderate NE wind.  Bouys way up.   I'm checking back at noon, and I'm guessing we'll have waves.   Will update probably a couple more times today.  

August 30, 11:30pm: First off, get gas now!   Word is that they've pulled the barges in N.O.  Presently flat with off-shore breeze.  Beautiful beach day!   Surfline is posting Epic conditions tomorrow through Tuesday.   I disagree, and if you follow their reports, you know that the bozo posting them probably lives on the east coast.  Waves s/b excellent tomorrow early on, and again maybe Wednesday.   In between look for significant (head to double) swells filling in with tropical storm strength E wind.   So basically, victory at sea, strong drift and massize swellls.   Even if it was off-shore, there are very few breaks that can handle waves of this size.   In short, all those beautiful sand bars that have been built up over the past couple years, will be blown out to sea.   Also, my second favorite city (Destin being #1) could once again find itself under water.    These people have suffered enough!   We should also see an influx of people this weekend from New Orleans as its evacuated.   There will be fun surf before and after the storm, but overall, I don't think we'll be looking back favorably at Hurricane Gustav.

August 27, 7:30am: Semi-clean knee to waist high LB waves.   Get on it before the wind does.  Sizeable Gustav swell looking to arrive late Saturday.

August 26, 6:40pm: Waist to plus shore dumpage.  A few guys out this evening and no one catching rides.   Surfed mid-day, little bit bigger but same deal.  Tomorrow s/b around thigh to waist, but doubtfully any cleaner.  We definitely will get waves from Gustav around Sunday, but I tell ya, the thing is starting to scare me.

August 24, 4:30pm: Surfed 3 to 4.  Real sh*tty surf, but awesome weather.  Hard to complain thinking back at what we thought was coming our way.  The waves were waist to chest high, and you would have never known there was a swell in the water.   Full on short board chop!  Can only get better from here ...

August 24, 8:30am: Waist to chest high.   Beautiful sunny day.  Surf is not quite wash cycle, but looking very disorganized and murky.  No one out.  I'm holding until tomorrow.   Looks as if we'll have waves for the next 4 to 5 days.  On shore wind in the 20 + range until Tuesday.

August 23, 12:20pm: Good size swell heading in our direction.  For now flat, light drizzle, off-shore wind and unrideable.   I'm thinking tomorrow evening through Tuesday will deliver some fun surf.   Late this evening through tomorrow Fay will bring a drenching, so stay dry and wait it out another 24 hours.   Surf is to come!

August 20, 9pm: Nothing much has changed ... for now.  Maybe some marginally rideable knee high Fay.  We'll see more of her over the weekend.  And, as she pulls away, the S wind swell will begin.   That will be next week.  I don't know about you, but 'm jonzing ...

August 16, 2pm: Basically flat.   Maybe a knee high waves here and there.   Hard to say what next week may bring, once Fay enters the Gulf.  Keep an eye on it.

August 15, 11:15pm: Caught an OK lunch session today.   Knee to waist plus high.   Paddled out at 10am, just when the wind came on.   Knee to waste of time this evening.   Tomorrow should go flat.  Tropical storm Fay for now is pointed to track into the Gulf starting Monday en route for Tallahasse on Wednesday.  Of course, you know this will change.   Be prepared (and I'm not talking surf wax) ....

August 15, 6:56am: Just back from a first light session.   Killer longboard surf.   Knee to waist high on oil glass.   No wind.   No one out.   No one even looking.  Grab it while you still can!

August 14, 8:30pm: Caught a brunch session in E Walton.  One of the best summer sessions, if not the best.  50% larger than the above pics taken at home, and glass clean.   If I wasn't 5 minutes away from work, I'd swear I was in Costa.  Consistent chest high waves.   Awesome!   At 11:30 the W wind turned on and it became Florida once again.   Back at home this evening, it was knee to thigh high under chop.   Possibly small clean leftovers tomorrow AM.   Hope you caught some!

August 14, 7am: Go surf now!!!!    Sorry forgot my memory card so no pics until later today.   Clean waist to occasional chest high W swell.   Some jellys.  Almost still.   No one in the water.  Looks to be on the way out.  Go get it!

August 13, 6:30am: Victory at Sea.  Overhead rinse cycle.  Tomorrow is the day.

August 12, 6:30pm: Very lameable W swell.  Knee to thigh.  It wil get better and possibly big over the next couple days.

August 10, 2pm: Very flat, but no complaints about the weather or traffic.  Season is coming to an end and this weekend had probably the best weather of the summer.   Cool nights and dry.   Get ready to surf again next week.  SW wind should start kicking up on Tuesday, and we should be back in the water the second half of the week.  Moving into the 4th straight week with waves.  I think our surf season has begun!!!

August 6, 6:30pm: Gone flat.   Cold front passing by this weekend.  Hard to say what to expect.   It's been a good run ...

August 6, 6:30am: Clean knee to plus. A little bigger to the E.  Loggers only.   Get it while you still can ...

August 5, 7:30pm: Boy did it change from this morning.  Caught a lunch session in E Walton.  Very consistent waist to chest high Edouard.  Very fun stuff.  Surfed back home this evening.   Looked pretty beat from shore, but once again, real good once out.   Thigh to waist plus.   I think it might last into the morning.   After tomorrow going flat for a while ....  

August 5, 6am: Gee, I hope you didn't read my last post and get up early.   Mushy knee to thigh leftovers.  Jonzable on a longboard.   I didn't have the jonz.   Maybe better to the East ...

August 4, 7:30pm: Crap mid-day, but pretty fun this evening.  Anywhere from waist to chest plus.   Wind backing off tonight.  Early tomorrow is where it's at!

August 4, 9am: Waist to chest high Edouard swell under knee high chop.  Chest plus on the sets, coming through every five to ten minutes.   Very inconsistent.   Light wind.   Conditions should get better before worse, as long as the wind stays down.  Probably bigger the further E you go.  

August 3, 8am: Local report calling waist to chest E swell.   I don't see it!  Drove up and down the beach and looks more like knee to back in the car for breakfast high.  Small junky wind chop.   There's a low positioned perfectly off our coast.   Keep an eye on it!!!

August 2, 10:30am: Pretty fun on a longboard early on this morning.   Surfed from 7:30 - 9.  Anywhere from knee to thigh plus,  and very clean.  Absolutely no one out except for the cat in the one pic surfing the one spot that wasn't breaking.   Longboard only material.   My guess is that the wind will have it ripped apart by noon.   A low just off-shore, which is forecast to slowly intensify and move W.   I'd keep an eye on it all weekend. 

August 1, 7:45pm: Caught two sessions, both good and bad.  Great waist to chest between storms, otherwise moderate side-shore wind, drifty and funky.   Timing was everything.   Hard to say what to expect this weekend, but there will be surf.   NOAA is showing tropical fluff forming out of what we've been seeing the past few days, then heading to N.O.    Who knows??   Get wet ....

July 31, 9pm: Pretty OK this evening.  Waist to occasional plus.  There's a 4 foot swell out there somewhere, but I'm not seeing it.  Full-on wind choppage, which looks to hold through to tomorrow and slowly fizzle on Saturday. 

July 30, 7pm: Forgot my camera so no pic update ... sorry.  Caught a mid-day session in E Walton.  Real fun waist plus wind swell for the first ten minutes.   Spent the remaining 30 minutes wondering where it all went.  Very inconsistent.   Here at home it's much smaller, probably in the thigh plus range.   Didn't bother going out this evening.   Tomorrow and Friday could be better.

July 30, 7:20am: Waist high disorganized chop.  Maybe better as you move E (more swell than chop).  Swell underlying chop.  Nothing spectacular, particularly after last week.  Will update pics this evening.  This should hold for several days.

July 26, 3pm: Daily surf archives have been updated!!!!   Finally.  Sorry it took so long (1 year...).

July 26, 8:15am: Done!  Small skim lines.  That's it.  Time for our ribs to heal, and to bask in the past week's glory.   The season has just begun ....

July 25, 7:15am: Max 1/4 of what was yesterday.  Dollyettes breaking knee to thigh with an occasional plus.  Fun on a longboard.  Wore a wetsuit, so unscathed by jellies, but they're still out there.   No one else out, so keeping yesterday's pics up.  This is it, so grab some soon.  Hats off to Dolly.  She did the Panhandle right!

July 24, 8pm: Semi-glassy chest plus until the wind came on it shortly after 1pm.  Surfed at 5pm, and it was choppy waist to chest high dumping junk.  The SW wind is forecast to turn off-shore tonight, as the swell slowly dissipates.   Look for some fun waist high surf in the morning, which will not stick around long.  Get it while it remains.   It's been a great run!

July 24, 6:45am: Like math?   Here's one for ya:   (solid waist to chest high semi glassy swell.  Head high sets. Fast breaking rights.  Absolutely no one out.  Much bigger than it appears from the shore.  Arguably the best wave of the week)  - (Insane quantities of jellyfish ... we're talking everywhere.   There wasn't a moment when I wasn't being stunk.  Oh, and if you got a private spot, I highly recommend surfing in the buff.   They get in your rash guard and baggies and wreck havoc) = 20 minutes and out.  

July 23, 7pm: Caught a mid-day session in E Walton County.  Started out so-so (above pics) around waist high with close-outs, but man did it turn around fast.  I don't know what changed, but the waves almost doubled in size and broke further and further out.  Solid chest plus, and super fun.  One of the best lunch sessions of the year.   Caught Blue Moutain Beach around 4:30 this evening and it s*cked!  Knee to thigh and dumping.  Not much better at home.   I'm checking it in the AM, but I think Dolly has begun to sing her swan song ....

July 23, 6:45am: Usually the pics make it look better than it really is; these don't do it justice.  Glassy, solid waist to very solid chest on the sets.  Fast and fun.  Surfed 40 minutes, got pounded a couple times but caught three great rides.   A little wait between sets, but well worth it.  Probably better as you drive east.   Oh, plenty of green sea snot and jellies in the water, so you WILL get stung, but who really cares.   Will update again tonight.

July 22, 8pm: Big difference a couple hours makes.   Awesome after dinner / sundown session.  Solid chest and FUN!! 

July 22, 5:45pm: Thigh to waist plus Dolly swell breaking over light chop.   Dumpy and not a whole lot of fun.  This morning was glassy head plus.  Don't worry the party is not over.  I'm thinking tomorrow AM could be fun with a new SW Dolly swell, possibly on glass.   Will try to update in the AM

July 19, 2pm: Light has appeared at the seemingly endless tunnel of summer flatness.  The light doesn't have a name yet; it is referred to as Invest 94.  Next week could get real good.   No wind and a tropical disturbance in the western Gulf.   Life could get real fun, real fast.   Waves should start showing by Wednesday.   Get ready to surf! 

July 10, 8:30pm: Well, I'm almost at a loss of words.  Summer s*cks!  For the past week it's been rideable almost everyday at one point or another.  Yesterday, it was close to thigh high in the afternoon, but for the most part overall it's ankle to knee at best.   I'd change the picture on the top, but it'll look no different, and besides, the girl in the middle pic is pretty hot.   If you are looking for surf, you don't have to go too far.  The east coast is going to get the goods this weekend and into next week.   Grab a few buddies, gas up, and go!   As for here, more of the same ..

June 28, 9pm: Maybe ... maybe rideable this evening.  Cleaner, but not much bigger, in the AM.   Small wind waves should stick around until Monday.  Then, flat once again.   Hang in there ....

June 24, 7pm: Caught a very fun lunch session.   Knee high waves.   Green nasty water.  Jellyfish.   Wouldn't have it any other way!

June 13, 6:30pm: June 11 pics taken from Windmark Beach in Port St. Joe.  Back home in Walton county you will find it just as flat.  A few people out here and there with their kids or paddles boards catching the afternoon dribbles, but that's as good as it gets.   And, get used to it.  Absolutely no relief in sight.

June 8, 9am: Surfed 7 to 8am.  Clean knee to thigh with an occasional larger set.  No seaweed.  No jellies. Hit it soon.   Once the E wind turns on, which will be soon, you can kiss it goodbye.  Will go flat for a while.   Maybe another shot of small waves at the end of the week.  Sorry Seacliff, you should have come up this weekend, I made a bad call ....

June 7, 11am: Knee to thigh plus with an occasional waist high set.   Pretty darn fun.  May last until tomorrow morning.  Get on it now.  Once it dissappears tomorrow, it looks to go flat for some time.  

June 6, 9pm: Mid-day session was pretty decent.  Knee to thigh plus with a little drift.   80+ water / 90 + air.  Fun summer surf.  Cleaned up a little more in the evening.   Less drift and about the same size.  Should have even cleaner surf in the AM.

June 5, 7pm: Knee high jonzable waves this evening.   Should pick up to the thigh plus range tomorrow and die out on Saturday.  It's summer, so get it while you can!

June 1, 6pm: Hope you caught some of that glassy thigh high Arthur swell this morning.  It was very funable on a longboard.   Thnking it was going to stick around, and possibly improve, I didn't take any shots.   Well, you see what I did take, and yes, it went to sh*t this afternoon.   The wind came on and the swell fizzled.   You never know, maybe tomorrow morning, but I kinda doubt.   Remember what we scored a year ago today???   Damn, that bottom row sure looks good.  Anyhow, I think we'll have some small wind swell brewing late this coming week.  Until then, flatness ....  

May 25, 10:15am: Surfed 7 to 8:30am.  Glassy thigh to waist high leftovers.   Absoltely no one out (so no pic update).  N wind came on around 8, which added a little grain but didn't mess it up at all.  Still farly clean, and very fun on a longboard.    Long peeling lefts at the right sand bars.   Although smaller, a better wave than yesterday.   Schools of fish all around and incredibly clear water.   A dolphin popped up about 6 feet from me to cap off the session.   Great day to take the board and family to the beach.   Hit it early.   It's filling up fast, and take it easy.  The police are out in force!    Will go flat today, but looks to pick up again next week.  Great year so far!

May 24, 10:30am:  Don't know your definition of going off, but for me, this morning's going off meter was in the red.  Glassy waist to chest (more chest than waist), clear, emerald green water, water and air temp close to 80, and only a hand full of guys out.   Un F'n Be liev able.  Waves were so easy to catch from 6:30 to 8am, then the tide made it a little more difficult, but no complaints.   Wind may chop it a bit, but it's going to remain fairly light through the day.   It's difficult to say how long this will last.   Go surf now!  If you don't, trust me, someone else will.    Quick recap of the past three days:   Thursday evening - very big hurricane quality surf; Friday - funky but fun;  Today: awesome.  Did someone say it's May??? 

May 23, 5:45pm:  Almost didn't go out at mid-day.   Looked like crap, but not once I paddled out.  Fun thigh to waist high.   Very consistent.  Surfed again this evening.   Continued thigh to waist high, but not as consistent yet much cleaner.   I hope it last into the morning.  Definitely worth a look!   Check the dolphins in the lower right pic! 

May 22, 8pm:  Sneaker swell!!!   Went to the beach around 3:30pm and it was completely flat.   Drove home from work and couldn't believe my eyes once I hit the beach.   Waist to chest high swell with no one out!   The sets are in the overhead range and with many close out board breakers .   By the time I got out of the water, the three guys in the above pics were the only ones who had showed.  The swell is on the way up, and heading in from the Yucatan.   It should hold through tomorrow, and die out Satuday.   The weather will be sketchy at times, but I think you'll find plenty of time to hit it!

May 21, 5pm:  Drifty thigh to waist high.   A few guys out not catching much.  Maybe something tomorrow, but kinda doubt it.

May 18 , 10:45am:  Not happening this morning.    Great beach day.   Wind forecast keeps bouncing around.  Now it looks like we have a chance of small wind swell tomorrow and Tuesday.   Don't count on it ...

May 17 , 10am:  Showed around 7am, and went for a run instead.  Rideable only for the hardcore, but funable for the knee, paddle and skim enthusiast.  Going, going ... soon to be gone.  Next shot of rideabe surf will be mid-next week.   I'll update pics later with shots from this morning.

May 16 , 7:15pm: Very strange day of surf.  Above pics taken the AM in W Walton.  Surfed around 10am in E Walton, prior to the storm morving through.  Terrible on the longboard, and funky, inconsistent and dumpy overall.  Heard PCB was awesome this morning, then picked up again after the wind passed.  This evening, back home in W Walton, it was in the thigh to waist high range, and maybe dying out.   I'm hoping it lasts into the morning, but not counting on it ...

May 15 , 6:45pm: Around thigh high this evening.   Trying to organize but not quite there.   Tomorrow s/b better.

May 14 , 7pm: Didn't pick up as hoped, but tomorrow and Friday looks good.  Mushy thigh to maybe waist this evening.  Take it or leave it.    I left it ...

May 13 , 8pm: Picking up, but not rideable yet.  Wind forecast to blow 15 to 20 tonight though Thursday, then go off shore Firday.   Surf is on it's way!

May 11 , 1pm: Waist to plus.   If drifty surf is your thing, charge it.   Nobody out at my spot.  Possible clean up tomorrow.  Second half of next week looking real good!

May 10 , 11am: Knee to max thigh and looking weak.  A few guys out, but didn't bother with pics .... lame.  I'll update later after I give it a go this afternoon (hopefully conditions are better).

May 9 , 7pm: Surfed mid-day and this evening.  Weak knee to thigh at mid-day.  Even weaker knee + this evening.  Occasional waist high set would roll through at each session.  SW is forecast to continue though Sunday, then turn off-shore Sunday night.  Look for increased wind swell all weekend, then hopefully a quick clean up session Monday morning.

May 6 , 6pm: Another great beach day.   This is the time of year where we are happy with whatever comes our way (bottom row).   Starting Thursday we should have some fun wind swell / chop lasting through Monday.  Be sure to get some!   A month from now you may be jonzing for it ...

May 4 , 11:50am: Early bird scored the worm this morning.  Near perfect waist to chest high on glass at first light.  By the time I got out at 10am, it was thigh to max waist high and an excellent beginner wave. By 11am, the fog had burnt off and a light W wind was on it.  Lines still coming in now.   Awesome beach day .... bring the board.  The swell will slowly die this afternoon.  The second half of next week looks to be our next shot of rideable surf.

May 3 , 11:45pm: Sorry about the lack of reporting ... took a week vacation.  Have to admit the car ride back today wasn't exacatly the most pleasant one due to the weather, but the timing certainly was right.  Got back around 5pm, just after the storm passed, dropped the bags and bolted for the beach. Sun was just coming through, wind had died and there was a consistent waist high swell.  Pretty fun stuff.  And, you know, while out, I kept thinking why does anyone take vacation from South Walton County.   It's simply beautiful here ...

April 21 , 8pm: Dismal mid-summer like conditions.  Forecast looks bunk.  Go running ...

April 20 , 8pm: Our 6 month run has officially ENDED!!!  This Winter was excellent!  But, Summer flatness is upon us, and looks to hold through the week.  A weak cold front will be pushing through towards the second half of the week possibly tightening up the pressure gradient, but it aint looking good. The Summer weather pattern is slowly setting in with the cold fronts becoming much fewer and far between.  It might be a good time to take up kiting or  ..... running, beach volley ball ....

April 19 , 1pm: Surfed until noon.  Waist to chest high with well overhead sets early on.  One lifegaurd who was out after catching an overhead bomb paddled back out and sald "wow that was one of the biggest waves I've ever caught."  It certainly was big and although it's beginning to flatten out, the sets are still in the head high range. The sand bars are working great, much better than last year. The W wind is starting to show, but it's still fairly clean. The swell should hold for the day. Get off the computer and go surf now!!!

April 19 , 8:15am: Chest high and offshore.  Hit it!!!! That's what I'm doing.  Pics to come later ...

April 12 , 7:45pm: Boy, did I blow it.  Semi-clean waist to chest  in the AM through mid-day.  I thought it would hold, and went out around 5:30 and surfed until 7pm.  No one out but me.  Clean knee to waist high swell.  Water was actually warmer than the air.  Fun but definitely on the way out.  Another late season cold front set to push through tomorrow night.  Look for cooler air but no surf, until maybe mid-week next week.  Hope you caught some ....

April 11 , 7:40pm: Surfed mid-day and evening.  Mid-day was some funky surf.  Waist to chest but very disorganized.  This evening the wind had backed up and it was beginning to clean up.  Once again, waist to chest, but much more organized.  Only one guy out besides myself.  The cold front will begin to come through tonight and weather will deteriorate.  Tomorrow afternoon wind will turn off-shore.  Looks like a good clean-up session is in the works with maybe some leftovers on Sunday before going flat for several days.   Catch it while you can.  Summer is just around the corner!

April 10 , 7pm: Surfed mid-day.  Thigh to waist plus mushy disorganized drifty craptastic surf. Wind is forecast to blow 20 to 25 out of the SE tonight and 15 to 20 directly out of the S tomorrow, then switch to off-shore on Saturday.  Looking real good!

April 9 , 7pm: Waist high chop in W Walton, should stick around a few more days.   Sorry camera died so no pics

April 7 , 10pm: Glassy and clean thigh to waist high with no one on it this morning until around 10am, until I showed up and the E wind came on shore and tore it up.  Surfed ankle to knee high crap for about an hour.   Still fun to get wet.  Solid E to SE wind blowing tomorrow through Friday then turning off shore for the weekend.   Should have surf all week!

April 6 , 10am: Go surf now!   Pretty darn close to going off.  Surfed 8 - 9:30am, glassy waist to head high.  Got a little funky around nine before shower came in with side shore wind, but think that's temporary.  Wind should turn back off-shore.  The above pics do not tell the story.  It's better.  Go get it now!!!

April 5 , 6:30pm: Insane day of weather and surf.  Caught three sessions: #1, 9am, waist high with chest high sets, disorganized and choppy, but still fun.  Chased out due to heavy rain / lightening; #2, 2pm, beautiful waist to chest high glassy clean, blown to sh*t the minute we showed, wind turned on and so did the rain and lightening; #3, 4pm, waist to overhead, breaking hard on the sandbar, definitely not longboard material, which I had.  Possible thigh to waist high glassy waves in the AM, before quickly fading out.   Tuesday - Thursday looks like a repeat of these past few days.  Good to see you Mr. Seacliff !!!

April 4 , 7pm: Thigh to waist high chop.  Much better than it looks from shore.  SW 15+ wind tonight and going off-shore tomorrow.  Tomorrow will be the day of the week.  Get yourself  some!

April 1 , 7:30am: HOLY COW!  I didn't think it was possible this early in the year.   Who knows maybe it's the Al Gore warming thing ... who cares  .... a subtropical convergence off the Yucatan formed late last night and due to the pressure gradient squeeze between a late season low and the convergence, a medium period chest to head high swell is now hitting between Panama City Beach and Pensacola.   I surfed from first light until 7am. Awesome peeling lefts and rights.  Easy paddle out.  Near perfection!  GO SURF NOW !!!! (April Foola)

March 31 , 7pm: Barely rideable, knee to max thigh. No one out, but a couple getting suited up. Read desperhardcore stuff, and I wasn't up for it.  Tomorrow s/b better.

March 29, 2:15pm: Rideable thigh high semi glassy wind swell with an occasional waist high set.  On the mushy side.  Wind forecast looks great. Maybe rideable tomorrow AM, but SE wind should pick-up through Wednesday then turn off shore.  Look for rideable surf everyday. 

March 28, 7:25pm: Surfed E Walton at lunch.  Thigh to max waist a little drifty but fun.  Caught W Walton this evening.  Solid waist high with near chest high sets. Real fun! No one out.  Hoping it holds until the AM. 

March 27, 6:45pm: Scrapable .. barely.  I'll wait until the morning and see what we got .....

March 25 , 9pm: Flat now. Forecast is looking very good for small wind swell for the second half of the work week.  Get it while you can.  Summer weather pattern will be setting in sooner than later.

Easter , 2pm: Lake of Mexico, and will continue through mid-week.  Small wind swell setting up for the second half of the week and maybe next weekend (Seacliff, bring your board), but still pretty far out.   This was a beautiful beach weekend and today, a great family day.  Happy Easter everyone!

March 22 , 9pm: Clean loggable swell early on.  N wind flattened it by afternoon.

March 20 , 7pm: Surfed E Walton County from 10 to 11ish this am.   Started out semi-clean waist to chest high swell.  Great rights!  Ended at inconsistent waist high mush.  May have been the tide. Right now, back in W Walton it's very fun waist high, and clean.   I'm hoping it holds until the AM.  The next 5 days looks very weak / no surf.

March 19, 7:15pm: Chest to head plus wind chunkage after the storm rolled through.  No one out, hence no new pics.  Tomorrow is a brand new day, and s/b good! Off shore tonight and tomorrow, and some small surf may even last until Friday morning.  Get on it early, and get your spot before some beer guzzling spring breaker beats you to it.

March 18, 7:30pm: Waist to head high power chop with a healthy drift.  No one out.  Tomorrow should be even bigger with Thursday being the day as wind shifts off shore.

March 16, 4pm: Surfed from 1 to around 2:30, or until my arms and legs went completely numb. Air temp was around 80 with the water still in the mid 60's.  Went out with a rash gaurd, which was a mistake.  Surf was awesome!  Consistent waist to chest plus swell.  Not glassy, but pretty darn clean.  Just a handful of guys out.  Unbelievable.  Spring Break has completely overrun the beach, and the parking, which I'm sure why so few guys were out.  Took forever just to get the top two crappy pics, which do not give today's surf the justice it deserves.   One of the better days of this season.  I hope you caught some.  The swell will gradually drop today.  Maybe some leftovers tomorrow, and then pick up again. 

March 15, 7pm: Heavy fog in the morning, which never seemed to lift all day.  But, you sure would have never known that looking for a parking spot at the beach. Spring Break was pumping today.   I'm from Fort Lauderdale, and I still can't say I had ever seen a double funnel done on the beach before ... until today.   It was friggen nuts.   Oh, and there was surf too.   Not many guys out.  Waist high wind chop with chest plus wind swell ever 10 minutes or so. Wind is forecast to go off shore tonight.  Tomorrow AM could be real good.   After that it'll go flat for about a day, then SE will kick in again, then go offshore Tuesday night in to Wednesday.  Looking good!

March 14 , 6pm: There's surf, but it's a disorganized mess with no one out.   Wind is forecast to pick up to  20mph tonight.  I'm thinking tomorrow could be fun chop with clean up on Sunday.  Early next week looks good to.  Rest up tonight.

March 9, 4pm: Spring Break in full effect!!!   Flat the first half of the week, then forecast calls for a heavy shot of S wind. The clock has sprung forward so that means more surf time!!!

March 8 , 1:15pm: Much better than early AM, but still drifty, muchy then dumpy.  Head E for shelter and better waves.  

March 7 , 7pm: Went out around noon (upper M & R pics), and it was solid waist to head high and fairly clean SE wind swell.  Would have been great if it wasn't for a moderate W drift.  By sundown (upper L) gale force W wind was all over it.  No one out. 40 knot wind forecast to blow tonight.  Although it could get good tomorrow, I have my doubts since, although turning N, the W will remain on it.   Expect a good drift, but there's no doubt we will have waves.

March 5 , 7pm: Woo wee ... that early bird sure scored the worm this morning!!!  Consistent chest to + SW swell.  By the time I got out at 11am it was waist to chest with a good dose of W wind on it and a healthy drift.  By sundown it was thigh high swell under chop with a few guys out, who undoubtedly didn't score ealier.  The wind was forecast to be offshore all day, and that did not happen.  I'm hoping it does tonight, and perhaps there will be some knee to thigh clean leftovers in the AM.  20+ S winds forecasted tomorrow night into Friday with the wind turning offshore again Saturday ....  

March 4 , 7:15pm: Victory at Sea continued this evening.  No one at mid-day.  No one out at day end. Meanwhile, back in my old stomping ground, the crew is proclaiming Victory at Sea!   Wind is forecast to go off shore tonight, and I think we have plenty of fetch behind this one to give us waves for several hours, hopefully into Thursday morning.

March 3 , 5pm: Power chop, and not looking very fun.   No one out where I was at.  Size was in the chest plus range with a heavy rinse cycle form.  Wind is going to pick up to 30+ tonight, then slowly turn around to offshore by tomorrow afternoon.  Could be very very good by evening with Thursday also looking like a winner!!!!   Sorry for the absence last week.   Took a needed vacation, but I'm glad to be back and ready to get wet!

February 27, 7:45pm: Wow, looks like you guys scored again today with clean chest high swell.  Meanwhile, here in Galveston it was knee high and longboardable.  No one out.  Heading to New Orleans tomorrow, then back home.  Looking like a small S wind swell is setting up for the second half of the week.  See you then ...

February 25, 8pm: Maybe knee high at best longboard material.  Looking good for tomorrow.  I'm out of town for the next few days so catch some for me!!!!!

February 24 , 5:30pm: Clean and still rideable but 1/2 size of yesterday.

February 23 , 7:30pm: Very fun waist to chest high clean up surf.

February 22 , 12:30pm: Shitteriffic!   Rain with much more on the way.  One guy out, and not catching a thing.

February 21 , 6:30pm: Heavy rain.  Storm / wash cycle conditions.

February 17, 3:30pm: Shitteriffic!   If you like blownout disorganized chop, this is the day for you.  Waist high with chest high sets, and a moderate W drift.  Tornado watch until 9pm with very heavy weather on the way.  Lookf for a very nice clean up tomorrow.  Could be real fun!

February 13, 10:30pm: Just didn't work out as hoped.  Waist plus, but still drifty, cold and just not too enticing.   Be sure to your girl right tomorrow!   They remember these things ...

February 12, 6:30pm: Waist plus and drfity.  Just wasn't into it.  Big storms on the way now.  AM looking up!

February 10 , 6:30pm: Flat, but our weekly dose of wind swell is on tap for mid-week.  What's it been, 2 to 3 days / week for almost 2 months now?

February 8 , 6:30pm: Choppy knee high but beautiful out.  Air 70 / water 56   WTF ... skinned it.

February 7 , 6pm: Very consistent thigh to waist high with solid waist high sets at mid-day.  Wind still blowing SW so it wasn't exactly clean, but no complaints.  Wind blowing from the W now, and pretty much crapped out in W Walton, but I'm hopeful E. Walton to PCB will have leftovers in the AM.

February 6 , 6:45pm: Was beginning to clean up later this afternoon, but still choppy with a light SW wind.  Looked fun, but no one out.  Tomorrow AM could be decent ...

February 2 , 7:30 am: Knee to plus longboardable lines.  No one out, and not worthy of a 44 degree paddle out.  I don't think it's going anywhere in the next couple hours.   I'll leave yesterday's pics up.  What a good day ...

February 1 , 6:30 pm: Hmmm, not quite sure where to start ... howabout at head to overhead!   It was flippen big this morning.  Large chunky sets with no one on them at 7:30am.  Went out around 12:30 in E Walton.   Moderate drift with consistent waist to chest waves with chest to head plus sets.  Nice W angle, but lefts and rights to be had.  Probably the second largest day of the winter.  By this everning, it was down to thigh to waist high.  No wind and little forecast tonight.  I think there is a slight chance for some leftovers early tomorrow.  Next shot of surf will be Monday - Wednesday.   Beautiful weekend on tap!   Hope you caught some today.

January 31 , 3:30 pm: Knee to thigh high wind crap.  Gale force SW forecast for tonight.  See you in the water .... tomorrow!

January 30 , 10pm: Blew not only once, but twice today.  Cleaned up thigh to waist plus this morning ... didn't get up.   After hearing it died went for a run then went down to the beach to chill and read, well, blew it again, still knee to thigh plus sets coming in.   Oh well, there's always Friday ...

January 29, 6:30pm: Nasty crapshop.  Not for me.  I'm still hoping from tomorrow.

January 27, 4:30pm:  Flat.  Next week looking pretty good, starting Tuesday.

January 24, 10pm:  If the water were 15 degrees warmer, I would have charged it.  Clean ankle to knee high, why the f**k not, longboard waves.  Weekend forecast going down in flames.  Oh well, we've had very fun surf at least 3 days / week for almost two months now.   I'm sure we'll get another shot some time next week.  Watch tonight's Republican debate?   Isn't it amazing how the establishment avoids Ron Paul???  Only 3 questions in 90 minutes, but the man receives the only applause.  If you are like most Americans and haven't heard his message, take a few minutes.   It'll be well worth your time.

January 23 , 10pm:  Surprise thigh to waist high swell with random bigger sets.  Sorry about the lame pics, wasn't epect waves.   Damn, has that water gotten cold or what (56 degrees)?  Flatness on the way for a few days.  Maybe some rideable surf over the weekend.

January 22 , 7:30pm: Clean waist to chest high by mid-afternoon.  No one out!

January 18, 7pm: Surfed mid-day. Today's session was a longboard wave fiesta (never thought I'd see myself typing that).  Arguably one of the best longboard days of this winter.  Clear, glassy Gulf, no wind and with a consistent waist to occasional chest high SW swell.   Sorry no pics, did not want to get out to take them.  This weekend looks cold and flat with heavy rain and gale force N wind.  Rideable surf looks to reappear Monday and Tuesday. 

January 17, 6:30pm: Head high plus around noon.  Clean swell but closing out where I surfed in E Walton.  Moderate W drift.  I wish I could say it was fun, but it wasn't.  Hope you caught it at a break capable of holding a bigger wave, or with protection.   Only rideable waves where I surfed were of the smaller variety in between sets.  Still waist plus before dark.  Should have leftovers in the AM.

January 17, 6:30am: Just back from beach.  Head high consistent, clean, barreling.  Two guys out.  Pics to come later.  Go surf NOW!

January 16, 7pm: Waist to plus size E zippers by mid afternoon. 45 degrees, rainy, windy ... I pussed and didn't paddle out.  But, I wasn't the only one.  Tomorrow s/b the day.  I'm thinking solid chest high, and if we're lucky, leftovers for Friday morning.

January 11, 11:45pm: Today was one of those rare days that turn out as advertised.  By afternoon, clean, off-shore and consistent waist to chest high waves.  Above pics shot before it turned on.  You never know, maybe leftovers tomrrow ...

January 10, 10:45pm: Waist to mostly chest high disorganized wind swell.  Tomorrow looking real good!

January 9 , 9pm: Above pics shot before it really got fun.  Solid and consistent thigh to waist plus.  Fog came in later ... real trippy.  Great session.  Tomorrow should drop in size a bit, but still be rideable.  Friday could be the day, before dying out over the weekend.   Hope you caught some ...

January 8 , 7pm: About waist high shifty choppy waves.  Should have surf for another day or three.

January 6 , 2pm: Knee to thigh shortboard shore slammers.  Tomorrow s/b a better day.

December 30 , 6pm: Surfed 12 - 2.  Choppy with underlying wind swell.  Inconsistent waist to chest.  Not easy to get into and many close outs. Really died out in the evening.  I think that's all she wrote for a while ....

December 29 , 6pm: Consistent thigh to waist to rare chest high glassy swell.   No one out.  I kinda doubt it will last until the morning.  Wind is forecast to go onshore again tonight through tomorrow morning, then turn offshore in the afternoon.  Possible repeat tomorrow afternoon .  Next week looking mighty lame.  Hope you caught some today.  It was FUN!

December 28 , 7pm: About 1/4 size of yesterday, but still rideable.  Choppy with underlying wind swell.

Christmas + 2 , 5pm: Surfed E Walton around lunchtime. Chest high wind swell coming straight in and slamming. Not much fun. Looks like we should have some again tomorrow, but probably of the smaller variety. Sorry no pics, forget my camera.

Christmas - 2 , 5pm: Started out at a popular local break where I took the above pics.  While I was snapping a few a guy walked by and commented on how I should have been there earlier, when it was waist to chest.   Jumped in the truck and rolled a couple miles down the beach where no one was out, then walked a quarter mile down to where it looked to be breaking a little further out.  Holy crap did I ever score.  Near perfect longboard rights in the waist high range with a light off-shore breeze, sunny and warm in a full suit.  Of course it could always be bigger, but isn't that always the case.  Surfed 2 hours, and if I didn't have to go home, would have stayed out until dark.  Killer.  Killer session.  I'm hoping it holds until the morning.  You never know.  Hope you caught some.  

December 21 , 7:15pm: Local talent was out having fun this evening on knee to thigh leftovers.  Surfed around mid-day ... anywhere from knee to waist plus swell.  Will be gone by the morning, so hope you caught some. Similar and possibly better set-up for Sunday.   New Orlean Bowl tonight - Go FAU!!!!

December 16, 8am: Waist to head to plus SW swell with off-shore wind.   A little drifty, a little dumpy ... no room to complain.  Hope you caught some.  I didn't think it would hold, boy oh boy was I wrong!!!!

December 16, 8am: It was certainly big overnight.  I could hear it bombing from my house, which certainly made sleeping difficult.  Well, it's bigger than it looks in the pics.  Anywhere from knee to waist when I got out.  Bigger earlier. Drifty with plenty of tubes (not that I caught any).  I spent most of the session getting sucked up and dumped, then walking up the beach.  LB was definitely not the right tool.   If you're going to give it a go, hit it now and bring a shortboard.  Off shore wind is blowing hard and I can't see it lasting much longer. 

December 15, 4pm: Was hoping for rideable surf.  Forgetaboutit.  Rain, wind, tornados .... pass.

December 12, 6pm: Probably the final mid-day session until Sunday.  Semi-glassy knee to waist high swell.  Might want to check in the AM, but I think that's about all she wrote. 

December 11, 7pm: Another very fun mid-day session in E Walton County.  Started knee to thigh and then picked up to waist with a few plus sets.  Maybe another day of it on tap for tomorrow ....

December 10, 6:30pm: Very fun thigh high wind swell (more swell than wind) with waist high sets.  Beautiful warm day, blue sky ... awesome stuff.  Should hold through mid-day tomorrow and drop fast.  New cold front due this weekend.

December 1, 8:30am: Dismal forecast.  Maybe knee high and that's about all were going to get out of this one. Wind is forecast to turn S and slow down tomorrow then maybe we'll get something Monday morning when it turns W, but it's not going to be much more than knee to thigh.  Maybe another shot of lameness around mid next week.  Good time to get some shopping done ...

November 27 , 8:30am: Did some car surfing, but the ankle to knee high SW swell in 49 degree air temp wasn't enough to drag me out of the car.  Head E for waves.  Going flat for the work week ...

November 26 , 3pm: Surfed from noon to 2ish.  Solid waist to chest high with head high sets. SW wind swell. No one out.  Guys just now starting to show.  69 water  and air temp.  Very fun.  Go surf! Camera died after the top L & M pics, which did not reflect the conditions (but I threw them up anyway).

November 26 , 9:30am: Heavy rain and thunderstorms.  Wind has turned off-shore.  Once the front passes through, I'm heading out (probably around noon).   Will update later...

November 25 , 3pm: Waist plus high SE wind swell.  A few guys out with even fewer catching decent waves.  Moderate drift.   Should pick-up over the next  24 hours as cold front passes. Tuesday s/b the day as wind goes off-shore.  Sorry for no updates over the past week.  Went out of town with the family.  Back in the saddle now.  See you out in the water tomorrow ...

November 4 , 8:30pm: Looks like another week of flatness on tap.  It'll turn around soon ... well, maybe by the time the water temps hit the 60's ....

October 25, 9pm: Caught a lunchtime session at my favority N. Walton break. Thigh to waist high sets and fairly consistent.  Many close-outs, but still a pretty fun West swell. All is kaput now, and it's looking to stay flat through at least the remainder of the week.  It was a good run ...

October 24, 6:30pm: Waist to occasional chest high on the sets.  I think our run is about over ...

October 24, 12:30pm: Heard the waves were hitting the bottom of  pier in Panama City Beach ... overhead, barrels ... blah, blah, blah ... from 6 to 8am this morning.  Well, I was the kiss of death.  Seriously, the minute I got there the wind turned 15+ side shore and it totally crapped out. 

October 24, 6:30am: Knee + LB waves.

October 23, 7:30pm: Insane waves this evening!!!  I've been taking pics for quite some time of Florida surf, but not until today did I ever see a wave spit.   It wasn't exactly the Pipeline, but it did clean up after the cold front passed through.  Solid chest high to overhead on the sets.  Moderate E drift.  We may have leftovers tomorrow AM, so you might want to check it.

October 23, 7am: Big.  Chest to plus.   No one out.  Wind will shift to the west to north west today, and temps will sink to the low 60's by the evening.  Go surf!

October 22, 6:15pm: Size is down from the morning.  Handful of guys scattered here and there.  Waist to chest high and mostly close-outs.  Sorry about the lame shots.  Camera died.   More waves tomorrow ....

October 22, 9am: Meaty, beaty, big and bouncy.  Chest high S chop.  Rain.  No one out here.  Will update pics later.

October 20 , 7pm: Only a couple guys out this evening on longboards catching not much more than a good beating.  Cleaning up waist to chest highSW swell, which most likely will be gone by the AM.  More on the way for Monday.  Red tide still around.

October 19, 11am: Very heavy rain with tornados.  Forgetaboutit.

October 18, 2pm: Fun waist to chest high SE wind chop.   Red tide keeping session to 30 minutes.

October 17, 6:50am: Waist high with less drift.  No one out. Leaving yesterday's pics up.  Grab some while you still can ...  

October 16, 7:15pm: Waist to plus with a moderate drift.  The guy in the above barrel is why we surf. After catching a very sweet tube, and walking out with blood dripping from his eye from getting popped with his board a couple waves back, all he cared about is if I had taken pics of his bros. That's what it's all about!!!  Hope you caught some.  Should stick around another day.

October 16, 7:20am: Waist to chest with heavy rain that looks to last a few days.   Forgot camera yesterday but will update pics today.  Hopefully someone will be out.  I'm not surfing until the red tide disappears.

October 15, 7:30pm: Head high and slamming.  Nasty red tide.  I'm staying out.  Down to waist high in the evening

October 11, 7:30am: Flatness until maybe Sunday.   Enjoy the weather.

October 9 , 8:30pm: Returned to yesterday's E Walton spot at lunchtime.  Surfed like an idiot on a mission with red tide in full effect.   Real fun thigh plus to waist high swell, but got taken down hard by the red tide.  Didn't really have the stuff in South Florida, and boy did I ever learn my lesson.   I surfed for a little over an hour, or until I could hardly open my eyes.   That sh*t is just nasty.   Anyhow, only one guy out this evening.  Maybe there'll be something in the morning ....

October 9 , 6:45am: Knee to max thigh, but still funable.   No one out.  Won't last much longer then flat for the rest of the week.

October 8 , 6:30pm: Caught an awesome session at a random E Walton County break around noon.  Thigh to waist high and peeling.  Did not want to get out.  This evening was much less consistent at thigh plus high.  Should hold until the morning, then die out.

October 7 , 7:30pm: Surfed 6pm til no light.  Got the you should have been here a few hours ago on the way out ..... well, I saw it on the way to lunch with the family.   Saaaweet glassy waist high swell.  Glassy knee to thigh by the time I got out, and flat 95% of the way up the beach.  Still real darn fun.  Got completely annihilated by jellfish, but worth all the welts.   Who knows if it will til the morning ....

October 7 , 10:15am: Surfed 7:30 - 9am. Knee to lame high.  Actually, car surfed the first 1/2 hour trying to find a good spot.  Guy in above shots was the only one out.  I surfed an old local fav a little down from him that hasn't been much of a favorite since I've been up here due to dredging, but it was almost fun.  The sand bar was breaking what SE swell was showing.  Very inconsistent thigh to waist high sets.   I would think it would have to get better this afternoon, but wouldn't bet on it. 

October 6 , 7:15am: Pass. Flat to knee high mush to knee to thigh dump.  It's rideable in some locations, but I'm taking the day off.  No one out.   See you in the water tomorrow.

October 5 , 7:30pm: Caught a sundown session and man did I not want to get out of the water.  Consistent knee to thigh semi-glassy swell. Waist high sets every so often.  Only about five to ten guys / girls out.  Great logging wave. Lets hope it holds tomorrow. New swell to arrive on Sunday.

October 5 , 7am: Cleaner and about the same size as yesterday evening. Only a couple guys out.  Dark and cloudy so no update to pics. Time change is just a month away ..... charge it, size will be falling through the day!!!

October 4 , 7pm: Waist to solid chest high S swell. Real fu .... well, red tide taking the fun factor down a few notches.   Size should drop some tomorrow. 

October 4 , 7am: Small E swell showing in the knee to plus range.   Should grow through the day with heavy E wind (along with the drift).  Look for updated pics this evening.

October 3, 10:30am: Nothing going today, but keep an eye out.  There's a low in the Gulf and we are set up for swell, and there's a chance it may become tropical.  Sorry about the lack of updates over the weekend.  I was out of town, but back now!   Looks like I missed some good waves, so I have some catching up to do ...

September 27, 7:15pm: Sunday - Wednesday looks as if we have a decent chance of windswell!

September 25, 7:30pm: Forgetabout it.

September 23, 7:30pm: Once again, caught the evening train.  Surfed until shark bait. Inconsistent waist high with W drift.  E wind is forecast to hold for a until Tuesday, maybe later.  Surf aint going anywhere anytime soon! Keep wet!

September 22, 7:30pm: Caught a sundown session.  Only a handful of guys out with waist high waves.  Still a moderate drift, but pretty fun at first, then got mushy.   15 to 20mph E winds forecast for the next few days.   Hard to say what to expect, but it s/b rideable.

September 22, 8am: Waist to plus chop soupy.  1/4 mile drift / 20 minutes.  You may want to wait it out for the SE to go to E and the wind to back off a bit.  Possible afternoon cleanup session.  New swell should arrive sometime tomorrow through Monday. 

September 21 , 7:15pm: TD10 comes ashore beween Destin and Panama City Beach ... Went from the top L pic to the top M pic in about 20 minutes.  Very unfunable surf due to a moderate + W drift.  Waist +.  Look for possible Victory at Sea conditions in the AM.

September 21 , 7:am: Painfully flat.  That will change real soon.  Keep on eye on it.  We should see some swell by this evening, if not mid-day.

September 20 , 7:30am: Flat. The waiting has begun.  There are two paths the low can head.  One delvering a mess, and the other fun.  We're just going to have to wait and see.

September 19, 10pm: Different day, same deal ..... waist high, off-shore and glassy in the AM, flat in the evening.  Got a log now, so I'm back in the game. See you all bright and early ....

September 18, 9pm: Waist high and off-shore this morning.  No one out. Near flat this evening.  Models show a tropical low crossing FL tonight and tomorrow.  This has a potential of becoming our next hurricane.  Surf looks very up for the second half of this week. 

September 17, 7:30pm: E windswell showing in the knee high range, but not really worthy of the paddle out.  Forecast is looking up for a low to develop in the Gulf later this week.  Fingers are crossed ....

September 8, 1:20pm:. Rideable but very beat. Knee to max thigh a few desperate soles out.

September 7, 7am: East wind swell crumblers. Knee to maybe thigh but looking lame.

August 25, 1:30m: Fun gone flat.  Full on beach day .... for now.  Thundershowers rolling in from the N. Little hope in sight for the next week.

August 24, 7am: Knee high yesterday evening.  Now, glassy knee to thigh, and most likely bigger once in the water.  Looking much like yesterday, maybe better.  No one out!  Very painful.  Go surf now, becuase it's going flat.  And, unless something in the forecast changes it's going to stay that way for a while.   Anyhow, bottom L & M are shot (thanks Thomas!) at Mexico Beach, FL ... pretty random spot.  Sweet waves!  Bottom right, are shot at your's truly, Walton County, FL.  Dean gallaries are up!!!!

August 23, 7am: Glassy and consistent knee to thigh high Dean.   Waist to plus on sets.  No one out.  Grab it while you still can.  Go surf now!  Anyone out there no someone who does good board repair?   E-mail me.   I'll post a gallery of yesterday later on today.

August 22, 7:45pm: What a difference 12 hours makes. Waist high swell under wind chop.  Only a couple other guys out.  Got pulverized by jellfish.  Surf not worthy of the welts.   Still hope for a small but fun AM session.   10 hours and ticking ....

August 22, 7:45am: Solid chest to head high to head + on sets.  Glassy.  No wind.  Light W drift. Waves breaking up and down the beach.   Pockets of guys out here and there.   Good vibe.  Pretty darn close to classic conditions.  There are some board breaking dumpers coming in (I buckled my board), so pick your waves well .  I think flu season has arrived early.  GO SURF NOW!  Size will be dropping through the day.

August 21, 7:30pm: Surfed from 5 to 6:45.  Consistent waist to chest.  Head to plus on sets (every 5 minutes or so).  Moderate W drift.  Size on the way up.  See you bright and early in the AM!

August 20 , 6:45pm: Knee to thigh high wind swell.   Definitely not Dean.  Hopefully soon ....

August 19, 9am: Ditto yesterday.

August 18, 8:30am: Once again rideable in the glassy knee high range.  Will update pics after going out. Dean swell could begin tomorrow evening and get very big by Wednesday.

August 17, 6:45am: Sured PCB yesterday afternoon where it was up to chest high on the sets.   This morning is again knee to thigh high and glassy.

August 16, 6:25am: I was hoping for more, but will take just about anything at this point.  Looking near flat from the beach, but knee to thigh leftswellovers are still coming through.  No one else out.  It'll probably be waist + in an hour when I go to work, like yesterday.   All is kaput for this week.   We should see some waves next week.  See you then ...

August 15, 6:30am: Almost Shrimpable this morning. Gave it an extended look but in the end headed back home.  What's out there is only residual wind swell.  Absolutely no sign of a long period swell to be had.  You may want to keep an eye on it today, but I don't have a good feeling about anything showing. Next week looks like there just might be some sizeable surf.   It's also looking pretty sketchy for the Gulf Coast as a whole.  Keep your distance Dean ...

August 4, 12:30pm: Some of the best days are when you don't expect waves.  Today was one of those days.  Hit the beach around 7am with the family, and, although I love my family, I couldn't wait to get back home.  Glassy, consistent waist high with plus sets at that time, and from what I hear it was chest high at first light.  Surfed from 9 to 11am. Size dropped to thigh high with waist high sets.  Real fun, good vibe with only a few guys / girls out.  Water was crystal clear .... perfect summer beach day.   It's still knee to thigh+  and rideable now, but it's no longer glassy and I think it's on the way out.  Still, if you got time, hit it!!!

August 3 , 7:30am: Charged the beach this morning at 5:30 am .... board in car, rash gaurd on.   Might as well had a little red button nose, red wig with big shoes on.  Absolutley no rideable surf.  Can't believe we have a flippen low pressure center sitting off our coast and there's no surf.   This only compounds the state of surf depression that I've been surffering from these past two flat months.   But, there's still hope for this afternoon.  I would keep an eye on it.  Plus high pressure is suppose to build over the Gulf next week, so who knows.   Either way, I think the worst is behind us.  The Gulf is plenty warm and we should see something soon.