Thursday, August 19

Clean early. Semi-choppy later.

Time of Report: 8:30 a.m.

Wave Forecast: Thigh-to-waist.

Traffic: Not much.

Parking: Lots.

Dangers: Some small sharks reported.

Good morning, this is Bates with your Ocean Surf Shop surf report and forecast for Thursday, August 19 at 8:30 a.m.

Surf at the Washout this thigh-to-waist high.

Winds are west at around 5 knots, and surf zone is clean.

Look for winds to switch south-west at 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. This will add some bump to the surf zone.

We have a low tide at 11:39 a.m., and a high tide at 6:22 p.m.

The Edisto buoy is reading2.6 ft. at 8 seconds is a south-east wind swell.

Your National Weather Service Marine Weather Forecast for our area calls for: “Tropical cyclone Henri well offshore will move northeast and farther away from the area late this week. Otherwise, the region will remain between an inland trough and offshore high pressure into mid next week.”

It’s 81* this morning and there’s lots of sunshine. Look for a hot, humid day with a high of 86* and sun.

Water temperature is around 85*.

Sunrise is at 6:46 a.m. and sunset will be at 8 p.m.

Thanks for checking in with Ocean Surf Shop.

Weekly Wave Forecast

There are some longboard waves in the water this morning, and this trend should continue today. Tropical storm Henri is moving south-west of Bermuda over the next few days, and this should enhance our ground swell Friday afternoon into Saturday. Surf falls off some on Sunday. Then, we see local south-west wind swell early next week as a trough develops inland, and high pressure stays to our east.
Your National Weather Service Marine Weather Forecast for our area calls for: “Tropical cyclone Henri well offshore will move northeast and farther away from the area late this week. Otherwise, the region will remain between an inland trough and offshore high pressure into mid next week.”