Good morning, this is Bates with your Ocean Surf Shop surf report and forecast for Monday, January 25 at 8:30 a.m.   

Surf at Folly is knee-high. Maybe slightly larger. It’s still weak, so bring the longboard.

Winds are very light from the west, and surf zone is clean.    

Look for moderate south-westerly winds today, and some texture in the surf zone this afternoon.

We have a low tide at 11:30 a.m., and a high tide will be at 5:29 p.m.

The virtual buoy is reading 1.3 ft. at 8 seconds in a medium period south-east swell.

Surf could build slightly this afternoon on the incoming tide. Nothing too big, but we do expect building south/south-westerly wind swell as a storm system effects our marine area Tuesday into Wednesday, with winds blowing moderate from the south-west, adding some surface chop. There is also a low forecast to form east of the mid-Atlantic states. This should push up a significant north-easterly ground swell, but most of the swell will pass Folly. Points south in Florida that like north-east swell should pick up significantly late week and into the weekend.  

Your NOAA Marine Weather Forecast calls for: “High pressure will prevail today. A wet storm system will impact the region Tuesday into Wednesday, before a strong cold front pushes offshore late Wednesday night. High pressure will return late week. Another cold front could impact the area early next week.”

It is 59* with clouds this morning. Look for a high of 63* and with a mixture of sun and clouds this afternoon.

Water temperature is 53*.

Sunrise is at 7:17 a.m. and sunset will be at 5:45 p.m.

Thanks for checking in with Ocean Surf Shop.