Friday Morning Report
We have a little knee high SUPable swell this morning. The winds are light offshore making some glassy conditions. Go for a cruise this morning because the winds will clock to the SE this afternoon. Water Temp: Mid 70s. Tides at the Pensacola Beach Pier: High at 9:42 am. Low at 8:15 am. Weather: Friday will be mostly sunny. 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s inland… In the mid 80s along the coast. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
TROPICAL FORECAST:
Surf Forecast
Friday:
We have a small SUPable swell this morning. Winds will be light offshore all morning. The small swell will hang in there all day although the winds will clock onshore this afternoon.
Saturday:
The forecast has been downgraded and the chance for contestable waves for the Yancy III Memorial Surf Contest on Saturday is looking iffy although there is a possibility it could run. Seas are forecasted to be 2-3 ft. with E to SE winds 10-15 mph.
Sunday:
The waves will increase a little but still may not be contestable, but remember…
It’s the Gulf and it can change in the blink of an eye!
Do we get waves this time of year?
Absolutely!!! Check out the 2009 video above that was filmed 3 years ago this weekend.
Cam Courtesy of VISIT PENSACOLA BEACH
YS3 Memorial Surf Contest On For This Weekend?
Maybe, maybe not. Keep your fingers crossed. The forecast is looking iffy for this Saturday, May 19th but you never know. If the surf does not cooperate on Saturday then Sunday is also an option. At this point the waves are forecast to be in the 2-3 ft range. This will be an all day family friendly event that will be taking place on the west side of the Pier. Kick off is at 8:00am. Division times will vary depending on surf conditions. In case you didn’t know, in addition to the multiple short board divisions there is also an open longboard division and an open SUP division.