Florida Surf Report/Forecast and Tropical Outlook for May 22nd 2024

May 22, 2024
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Florida Surf Report/Forecast and Tropical Outlook for May 17^th 2024
Atlantic Surf Report and Forecast

Wednesday: Knee to lucky thigh high mixed swell with 7sec wind swell component and a 10 sec background bump. Onshore winds are light in the morning and pickup for the afternoon adding some chop to the little waves.

Thursday: Carry over if not a touch smaller conditions from Wednesday with very light morning onshore winds picking up for the afternoon.

Looking ahead: Staying small if not flat into the start of next week. Summer is here.

South Florida Surf report and Forecast
Wednesday: Small to flat in most spots.

Thursday: Surf is on a downward trend.
Surf drops off and stays small into the weekend.

Looking ahead: Staying small if not flat into the start of next week.

Gulf Coast Surf report and Forecast
Wednesday:

Gulfsters: Flat.

Panhandle: Flat.

Thursday:

Gulfsters: Flat.

Panhandle: Small to flat.
Looking ahead:

Gulfsters: Small to flat for the rest of the week.

Panhandle: Small to flat for the rest of the week.

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Tropics and Hurricane Forecast
Not too much currently, but the warm waters and favorable conditions suggest an active season ahead. I anticipate the emergence of named storms possibly around mid June.

There's a small area of low pressure that will follow a typical tropical storm path this weekend, which I'm monitoring to see how it develops. It's unlikely to produce anything dramatic or generate significant surf, but it's still worth observing as it could serve as an indicator for the behavior of future storms.

Have a great one! - Bryan

*Legal stuff. Just a reminder I’m a surf forecaster not a weather forecaster so please check with the official government storm info outlets for the latest.