Groundswell remains through weekend

Today

The remaining northeasterly groundswell will send consistent waist-high waves to our beaches. Occasional bigger sets approaching chest-high can be found along our southernmost Brevard County beaches.

Saturday

Surf heights will decrease into the mostly thigh- to waist-high range, but with cleaner lines from offshore breezes. These conditions should prove ideal for the sixth annual Women of the Waves Surfing Festival this weekend in Cocoa Beach.

Sunday

I expect wave heights to decrease further into the thigh-high range with semi-clean conditions from a steady northwesterly wind.

Map wave heights

(in feet)

Saturday

Water temp …80

Playalinda … 3 to 4

Cape Canaveral … 2

Cocoa Beach … 2 to 3

Satellite Beach … 2 to 3

Indialantic … 2 to 3

Melbourne Beach … 2 to 3

Sebastian Inlet … 2 to 3

Sunday

Playalinda … 3

Cape Canaveral … 1 to 2

Cocoa Beach … 2

Satellite Beach … 2

Indialantic … 2

Melbourne Beach … 2

Sebastian Inlet … 2

Bob Freeman is a Cocoa Beach resident and surfer since 1966. He’s a 14-time winner of the NKF’s Labor Day Surf Festival, a 10-time winner of the Easter Surfing Festival and current Florida Legends champion.