Surf Forcast for the weekend of the 27,28&29th

Looks like the the S.W. and South winds will increase during the day. This will provide some waves in the Knee to Thigh high range in the surf. . A small weak onshore flow for 5 days has produced a little swell that has started to show on our beaches. The buoy's are reading; 5.2 ft and 9 sec at Edisto and 3.6 ft at 10 sec. at Gray's reef.

I have my own formula to figure out wave size on the beach from this data.

Formula: EXAMPLE....I average out the two #'s (wave Height) 5.2 and 3.6 = 4.4 feet. Then I half that average # of 4.4 ft which = 2.2 ft. That is usually the height of the waves on the beach.. Thigh high surf. It work about 90% of the time. Real swell and Nor' Easters creates more push so wave heights on the beach is greater.

Look for the waves to be thigh to maybe waist thru the weekend. . Have fun and get in the water. Here is the NWS Marine Forecast for the next couple of days..

WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
655 AM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008

TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE
MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.

The ''Local'' gliding on the wave.