Light offshore winds today. Not a cloud in the sky. No surf today. I went for a paddle yesterday and the water was beautiful, fish were everywhere, the rays are migrating and Ike has made some interesting irregular changes to our coastline. There are all kinds of shallow and deep areas. Our next swell could be interesting to see what the bottom is like. Our next chance of surf will be Friday through Sunday when we will have some east short period windswell peaking at waist high on Saturday .

We have some cooler temperatures again this morning. No surf today. Light offshore winds. Next chance of surf is this weekend. Small, thigh to waist high short-period wind waves out of the east on Friday - Sunday.

The surf has faded to the thigh to waist high range. Choppy, sideshore conditions with WSW winds 10-15 mph. The surf will be fading all day. NEAP tides today. Forecast: Flat the rest of the work week. Next chance, this weekend.

The Pensacola surfing community is saddened by the loss of long time Pensacola surfer Robert “Brown” Moore. Brown, who was only 49 years old, died unexpectedly of heart failure on Sept, 10. There will be a Paddle Out in Brown’s memory this Saturday at 9:00 AM at The Cross. All are invited to attend. Brown, we will miss your smiling face in the line up. 

We have Waist to Chest to Shoulder high waves. The gusty South winds are causing poor form with choppy conditions. Surf will drop to the Waist to Chest high range later today. Conditions could improve this afternoon as the South winds will start to back off. The bouys are in the 6-7 ft range. The water is stirred up and murky due to the recent huge surf. Tomorrow the surf will drop to the knee-waist high range.

Don’t forget tonight the 2008 Surfer Magazine Poll best movie of the year winner “BUSTIN’ DOWN THE DOOR” comes to Pensacola at 7.30pm Sunday 14th September, Carmike 10 Theater, 161 E.  9 Mile Rd., (850) 484-7477. Shaun Tomson will be there live. This is a great movie. 

Honestly - what gives. No surf? It’s all blown out. Well, at least we missed the beast that just rolled through. There are millions without power in Texas, some probably now homeless, so us not having surf today is not that big of an issue. Thoughts and prayers to the Texans who are still dealing with Ike.

The surf here is still very windy, sloppy, choppy, with very poor form. The winds are 15-25 MPH and will continue to blow out the surf. The buoys remain in the 9-12 ft range. Tomorrow the surf and winds will continue to drop to more manageable levels. 

It’s up. It’s big. It’s dangerous.

Continued very big surf (Double overhead +) today with very choppy, blownout conditions due to the strong SE winds. Don’t even think about trying to paddle out at the unsheltered beach breaks. 

FORECAST: Saturday, beginning to drop but still well overhead. Swell fading to a more manageable level on Sunday.

Hurricane Ike is getting ready to wreak havoc on our friends in Texas. Texas, we’re with you in spirit, we know how it feels. Tidal surges are life threatening. 

If you think that you’re Laird Hamilton and you just have to go out (which we do not recommend), make sure your leash is 100%. It will probably save your life.

Alright Surfers - it is up and it is big. We have Clear, Sunny skies with East winds blowing at 15-20 MPH. The water is Clear & a cool 84 degrees. The hurricane swell has arrived. 

We have Overhead sets breaking on the outside and it should stay up all day. It will probably start dropping tomorrow. The currents are strong, so be careful out there.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A STRONG LEASH!!!

Need a new leash? You can stop by any one of the stores - Pensacola, Gulf Breeze & Destin - to pick up a new one. We’ve got Innerlight, FCS, Dakine, Bully’s, Komunity & others. Of course, you can always pick one up on our online store here.

The surf is continuing to rise. Overhead sets are now rolling in. The Pensacola Buoy is in the 10.2 ft range @ 8 sec. The winds are picking up out of the East causing for some strong sideshore drift. High tide was at 6 AM with Low Tide pulling out at 6 PM. Mostly sunny today with a chance of rain in the afternoon.

FORECAST: Building surf all day today. Longer period, well overhead Ike groundswell arriving later today. Larger double overhead groundswell peaking late Thurs, decreasing slightly on Friday, backing down thru Sunday.

The surf had risen into the Chest-Head High range overnight. Much longer lines than the Gustav swell. The Pensacola Buoy is in the 9 ft range @ 8 sec. The wind is light NorthEast (offshore). High Tide today 6 am. Low at 6 pm. Mostly sunny today with a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
FORECAST: Building surf all day today. Longer period, well overhead Ike groundswell arriving later today. Larger double overhead groundswell peaking Thurs, decreasing slightly on Friday, backing down thru Sunday.

Hurricane Ike is now in the Gulf of Mexico and is getting better organized. He should re-intensify to at least a Cat 3 storm, possibly a Cat 4. Look out Texas!!!

Before dark the surf jumped up to soild waist high with some rib high sets. The Pensacola Buoy is in the 6 ft range @ 7 sec. 
FORECAST: Building surf all day Wednesday. Longer period Ike groundswell arriving late Wednesday. Larger Ike groundswell peaking Thurs, decreasing slightly on Friday, backing down thru Sunday.

Hurricane Ike has passed over Cuba and is now in the SE Gulf of Mexico and it appears that the core is intact enough to take advantage of some very favorable conditions. He should re-intensify to at least a Cat 3 storm, possibly a Cat 4. Look out Texas

Small wind waves from the east will build some later today. Could be longboardable later today. Building short-period pre-hurricane wind surf will begin showing as early as Wednesday morning. Longer period Ike groundswell arriving later Wednesday afternoon. Large Ike swell Thursday. Slightly smaller Friday. Slowly backing off Sat-Sun. The water is clearing up. No jellyfish problems. High tide 5 am. Low 5 pm.

Hurricane Ike is passing over Cuba for the second time very near where Gustav passed a week ago. Ike will enter the Gulf of Mexico just after midnight tonight. Once Ike moves into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, he will have at least three days over the Gulf of Mexico and environmental conditions are favorable for strengthening. All indications are that Ike will intensify to at least Category 3 strength before making final landfall on Saturday. The good news for us is that there is a ridge of high pressure setting up that will block Ike from moving in our direction. This is however, bad news for our friends in Texas.

Hanna is moving up the NE US coast and will soon head out to the N Atlantic.

Less-than-shin-high waves today. Continuing flat this weekend. If you want to surf, this weekend you’ll have to head to the East Coast to catch some Hanna waves or… wait for Ike. The water is clearing up. No jellyfish problems.

Tropical Storm Hanna came ashore near the boder of the Carolinas early this morning. She will continue to move up the East Coast. She’s producing some fun waves for the East Coast.

Im our area, all eyes are on Cat 3 Hurricane Ike.  He is projected to come into the Gulf of Mexico by Wednesday. Once in the Gulf, conditions are favorable for further strengthening. We’re keeping a sharp eye on this potentially dangerous storm.

The surf has dropped into the Shin-High range. Winds will be out of the SouthEast 10-15 MPH. Low Tide is around 11:30 AM. Our current forecast shows an upcoming flat spell. You may have to travel to the East Coast to find surf this week.

In the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Hannah is beginning to move up the East Coast and will be a wave maker for them. Ike has intensified into a Category 4 hurricane and is heading towards the SE Bahamas. Further out, Josephine is chugging across the Atlantic.

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Bertha, Dolly, and Edouard videos.

We have some Waist High Choppy, Wind waves out of the SouthEast. The Winds will be SouthEast 5-15 MPH and the Surf will slowly drop today. Low tide around 10 am.

In the Atlantic, Hannah is beginning to move up the East Coast and will be a wave maker for them. Tropical Storm Ike is expected to intensify and head towards the SouthEast Bahamas.

Stay tuned to Innerlight for the latest. 

The surf remains Head High and bigger. It is disorganized and unsurfable. Strong East-SouthEast winds are causing very poor form. It is raining all over the area this morning. The weather is much nicer and the surf is much cleaner to the East of us.

In the Atlantic, Hannah is going to slowly move up the East Coast and will be a wave maker for them. Get your boards ready for an East Coast Road Trip.

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