Tuesday am. Surf Forcast July 1st

We still have strong SW winds at 20 knots Monday night. Buoys still reading 5.6 at 8 sec. and 3.9 at 10 sec w/ steep wave conditions. This will continue to provide the small wind swell we have been getting the last few days. We have a high tide at 6:50 am Tues. morning. NWS. forecasts predict a West wind for the morning. This can provide some clean surf at about thigh high, 2-3 ft. I would get on it at first light. If the moderate west winds continue thru the day as predicted, the wind swell will diminish and we will be back to small to flat surf conditions for the evening tide. The Mid week surf forecast looks small thru Thursday/Friday.

Going to head over to Hunting Island State Park for a Tuesday Paddle Surf before the swell dies. Will post the session later Tues. night.

The NWS marine forecast:
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
332 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2FT

Thunder Storms forming over Shelter Cove and Broad Creek.. My paddle playground.

Monday June 30th Surf Report

Waves this morning were the same as Yesterday. John and I paddled for an hour. Caught some fun little thigh high waves. Lined up but were greeted w/ heavy west winds hard to drop in. The west winds were 20 knots for the first 1/2 hour then came onshore. The SW. winds and swell will continue to grace our beaches. High tide at 6:18 pm tonight and will have choppy conditions.
Buoys still reading some waves offshore but steep intervals. Some pics of the surf this morning. The two pics of John were to blurry to post. Need a new camera. ( Waterproof)

Sunrise 6:30 am fun little waves
The first 2-3 footer at 6:00 am ,low light conditions..
I love this pic. .. ''DARE TO BE DIFFERENT'' ...Thanks Carol Cunningham for photo.
www. cunninghamphotos.com

Sunday 6/29 5:50 am SUP Session

Jesse and I paddled out at 5:50 am, still pretty dark. The short paddle out felt as if we were drunk sailors due to the low light and lack of depth perception not seeing horizon or land. I felt unbalanced for a few minutes. Its and unsettling feeling to experience when in the ocean. Was a 5:15 am high tide. So we has an out going tide and semi side offshore winds made for some thigh high waves roll through for a fun session . The only thing missing other than larger surf was our buddy, Jamie. Jesse and I agreed that these waves we rode are for you. Get better and we'll see in the water very soon.

There is a small swell gracing our beaches so look for some fun little waves at high tide this afternoon at 5:40 pm. The S.W. wind will be on it but its summer surf.





05:50 'O' stands for ... O-my god its ''F''-n early!
Little knee high right grinder
Jesse later in the session ... oh at 7:00
Jesse, a speed blurrrrr on a thigh high
Glen on a early right nugget..

Torres girls go Paddle Surfing.

Janie Torres , Hooked on Paddle Surfing
Aunna Torres, ''I'm hooked too, and love nature.''
Torres Girls, a sisterly bond forever

Had the pleasure this morning to paddle with two girls from Ohio who are here all summer. Mom wanted to give the girls every opportunity available, so today was Paddle Surfing and experience the thrill of this board sport . Janie Torres age 13, and Aunna Torres age 11, paddled surf today. It was a real low tide and shallow for them to learn. The two girls were up standing in 15 min. Smiles glowed from their faces and as the hour or so passed they became more comfortable, started to play and share that sisterly bond. I know there hooked and we'll plan for another go-out. Great job Aunna and Janie..

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.

Two DANAI Boards Arrived

The pair together, nice colors
The bottom of the boards
Tried to show the double concave thru tail on ''Stinger Fish''
Concave thru nose on Glide Model
The tail areas on both boards. slight "V" on Glide model

The DANAI SUP's 10'-6'' ''Stinger Fish'' and the 11' '' Glide'' models arrived today. Applied the deck pads and will be ready for a morning paddle. Brief description of the boards.

**** Stinger Fish, 10'-6'' x 31'' x 4 &5/8 '' A pulled in nose w/ a single wing large wide swallow tail fish tail/ Quad plus 1 fin set up double barrel concave thru fin area. Flat in middle of board and sharp rails about 25 inches in tail to rolled 70-30 rails mid to nose. Really thick in middle have it set up as quad for the first session

****** Glide model, 11' X 29 X 4& 5/8'' 2+1 fin set-up . Single wing w/ a rounded pintail . A full nose w/ a concave thru nose on bottom. Slight rolled "V" in fin area and pretty flat in middle of board. Hard rails in tail area gradually rolling out thru mid to nose area. Thick in middle area of board w/a fair amount of nose and tail rocker. Applied the grooved deck pads that fit the shape of the boards. I know the boards are durable so we will see how they perform on the waves here.. Will post performance as see fits..

Pics w/ the pads applied.

Two lonesome Paddle Angels

Cool shot of the Girls from CH2 mag paddling on a calm day, Oceanside at low tide..

Surf report today, NO WAVES ... need Comic relief SUP Cartoons

The waves are very very small. Less than 1 ft and glassy on the beach. There's bait all in the surf today..11:45 am high tide. Buoy's reading 2 ft. at 6 sec.. calm now and the SW wind will fill in this afternoon. Not enough for waves. Will be a morning flatwater paddle in the creeks today..

Need a little comic relief sometimes. Life without laughter is no fun..Wanted to share some anti- SUP comics I thought were funny..

Friend Justin Carder visits, 1st time Stand Up Surfing

Justin Carder returns to Hilton Head for visit and John Tolly ( Sunny Daze) take him out for a paddle surf.. Of all the first timers getting on a Stand Up, Justin had it wired in less than an hour. He had balance, paddling technique confidence on the board and was able to pick off several waves. Was pretty amazing watching him Stand Up for the first time. Looked like he has been on a SUP for months. the only other person who picked up SUP very quickly was our buddy Jamie Maples. Here are the pics of today.

The waves were 1 -2 ft pretty clean and gutless ''' Fun w/ A STAND UP '''' until the S.W. wind picked up around 10:30 am..Out Paddle Surfing were; Justin Carder, John Tolly, Chris Hughes , Jesse Cadman and Glen Barroncini, aka... T.B. in some circles. Enjoy .

First Full day of Summer, 6/21/08 Fun Waves

First day of summer and we has some little fun thigh high waves w/ a sneaker waist high set roll thru.. John and I paddled our SUP's and Scott Allan of ''Scott's Fish Market'' Surfed , He cought this long 50-60 yard right and fun little wedges that peaked through.. John and I had a blast on out SUP's. We must of caught 40-50 waves in our 2 hour session. Was good to get on wave with a little power. Today I finally was able to use my the Jimmy Lewis 10'-8'' . It caught waves pretty easy and is loose on the wave face. Was pretty stable in the onshore chop.. Bigger clean waves it will excell in, I'm sure. Pics of the waves before our session at 7 am..

Surf Report 6/20.. Thursday Burke's Beach

AGAIN NO WAVES : 1-1&1/2 ft w/ strong onshore south winds at 10-12 knots

Turning up the surf.. Knee , maybe Thigh high wind waves.. Weak..

Pics from Burke's Beach at 7:20 am..

Jamie at Sunny Daze selling his SOS Blue 10'-10'' ....Stand Up Board w/ paddle for $1300.00

Call him at Sunny Daze Surf Factory. 843-682-3293

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New Demo Boards to arrive next week

Danai Stand Up Paddle Boards.. Thew will arrive next Mon/Tues. I have two for sure. A 10'-6'' ''Stinger Fish Quad plus 1 fin set up at 31'' inches wide and 4 5/8'' thick. The cost with pad for each about is about $1150.00 paddle extra... or there abouts. The other board will be the 11' x 29 wide. Both boards are very daurable and have a protective outside layer in the construction process.

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Call if interested or to see boards when they arrive..