Good morning, this is Bates with your Ocean Surf Shop Surf Report and Forecast for Sunday, August 16 at 8:30 a.m.

We’ve had lots of board deliveries over the past two weeks including, WRV, Quiet Flight and we got a shipment of Pyzel Score Lords. Mostly fish and mid-length. Which is good, because you’re going to want as much foam as possible this morning.

The surf at the Pier is flat ankle high at best. It’s clean early.

Winds are light/moderate out of the west at 5 to 10 knots. Winds pick up out of the south around 5 to 8 knots this afternoon. Surf-zone stays flat and anemic for the rest of the day.

We have a high tide at 11;27 a.m., and low tide will be at 5:27 p.m. The next high tide is at 11:33 p.m.

Edisto Bouy is reading 1.3 feet at 8 seconds in a medium period south swell. So, it’s very small.

The NOAA Marine Weather Forecast for our waters calls for: “The combination of high pressure over the northern Gulf and surface troughing over the Southeast U.S. will yield a typical summertime wind pattern over our coastal waters this week, along with generally low seas.

We are stuck between a hot high pressure over the Gulf states, and troughing inshore of our beaches. So, look for small waves in the thigh high range, with perhaps a bigger set Tuesday on the incoming. Other than that, it’s a great week to get back to school and university. Tropics went quiet over the weekend, so nothing brewing on the Hurricane Center maps.

It’s just hot and humid as hell. It’s a humid 84* with sunshine. Look for a hot 92* and sunny. Heat index should be around 110*.

Sunrise is 6:42 a.m. and sunset will be at 8:06 p.m.

Thanks for checking in with Ocean Surf Shop.

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