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| 6:50 am… Mushy, lumpy surf real early. Still waves, but not very organized. On the local buoy the early reading is 4.6 feet at 8 seconds, with the groundswell readinfg not a spread out 3.3 feet at 7.7 seconds. . The marine forecast is calling for E winds today. 11:00 am… Just got back from the beach, it looks pretty fun. Waves are running in the waist to rib high range (Still!) Its rather peaky with the east wind but there are fun ones to be had none the less. There were several people out catching some fun ones. Pictures are up in Box #2. Its shaping up to be a pretty day after yesterday’s cold snap, plus there are waves, get on it…….. 2 pm.. Some fun looking outside set waves at times. Looks a little better than earlier. Vince is going to do another report later this afternoon |
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
St Augustine Beach - Surf Report
Last Two Authors Selected for Flager's Writers-in-Residence Program
St. Augustine's Flagler College's 19-year-old Writers-in-Residence program invites Dwight Pitcaithley to speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24, about "The Secession of Florida in 1861: Reflections After 150 Years."
Pitcaithley, former chief historian with the National Park Service and a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow, will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Virginia Room of the Ringhaver Student Center on the corner of King and Sevilla streets. The event is free.
The next author in the Writers-in-Residence series is Connie May Fowler, at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in the Flagler College Auditorium. Fowler will discuss her book, "How Clarissa Burden Learned to Fly." Her latest novel will be published in April.
Pitcaithley, former chief historian with the National Park Service and a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow, will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Virginia Room of the Ringhaver Student Center on the corner of King and Sevilla streets. The event is free.
The next author in the Writers-in-Residence series is Connie May Fowler, at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in the Flagler College Auditorium. Fowler will discuss her book, "How Clarissa Burden Learned to Fly." Her latest novel will be published in April.
Monday, March 7, 2011
St Augustine Lions 30th Seafood Festifal 3/11 - 3/13/11
The festival takes place on Francis Field at 29 W. Castillo Drive in St. Augustine, next to the Visitors Center. Featured headliner is Grammy nominee Valerie Smith with Liberty Pike. Festival hours are 3-9 on Friday, 10-9 on Saturday, and 10-5 on Sunday.
Admission is $2 for adults and kids 12 and under is free! Sorry no pets allowed. The proceeds benefit Lions Club charities. For more information visit www.lionsfestival.com, or email admin@lionsfestival.com.
Get ready to eat great seafood; tap your toes to the music, and then stroll through more than 100 arts and crafts exhibitors. These are just a few of the highlights of the 30th Annual Lions Seafood Festival to be held in St. Augustine on March 11-13th, 2011. We are Bigger, Better and More Delicious the ever before. Tons of delicious seafood, outstanding music, affordable arts & crafts and a kids zone makes this fun for all ages. You can win cash, contests and prizes too.
St Augustine Beach Surf Report
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| 6:50 am… The surf has dropped some overnight. Peakier and a little mushy lumpy at the higher tide… but still does not look bad. On the local buoy the early reading is 3.3 feet at 10 seconds, down from yesterdays 3.9 feet at 9 seconds. The marine forecast is calling for NE winds today. 7:45 am… Early morning surf photos are up in box #1 and you can see there is still surf. Not as good looking as yesterday, but not bad looking as you can see in the photos. The wind is NNW, but forecast to go NE, which would chop it up… 11:44 am…. There is still swell, that’s the good news. It’s consistantly in the waist to rib range, maybe a little bigger on the sets The wind is picking up out of the NNW. I just got out of the water before I did the report, its still fun. There is a weird little cross chop with the North wind so you have to wait for one to line up just right but there are fun waves out there. |
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
St Augustine Beach - "Music by the Sea" 2011 Concert Series
Great News! The schedule is out for the "Music by the Sea" 2011 Concert Series. The lineup for May looks like this:
5/11/11 St Augustine High School Jazz Ambassadors (Jazz & Swing) Wildflower Cafe
5/18/11 Billy Buchanan & The Free Avenue Band (Florida Funk/ R & R) South Ebeach Grill
5/25/11 Amy Alysia & the Soul Operation (R/B Motown) Seafood Kitchen
More to come throughout the summer. It's a great time.
5/11/11 St Augustine High School Jazz Ambassadors (Jazz & Swing) Wildflower Cafe
5/18/11 Billy Buchanan & The Free Avenue Band (Florida Funk/ R & R) South Ebeach Grill
5/25/11 Amy Alysia & the Soul Operation (R/B Motown) Seafood Kitchen
More to come throughout the summer. It's a great time.
St Augustine Beach
Daily Surf Report: Much larger surf this morning. the swell has jumped overnight. Quite choppy though. On the local buoy the early reading is 7.5 feet at 11 seconds, up from yesterdays 3.0 feet at 4 seconds.
The marine forecast is calling for strong NE winds today.
7:55 am… Early morning photos are up in box #1 and you can see the surf is much larger than yesterday! Finally some decent sized surf. It’s quite choppy early though and likely will remain so as the wind is forecast to remain onshore. It still could be fun at times though...
11:30am… New photos are up in box 2, the surf has increased and there are plenty of head high sets coming in fairly consistently. The wind is still hard out of the north with a strong current, but there could definitely be some fun waves coming in if you don’t mind the drift!
The marine forecast is calling for strong NE winds today.
7:55 am… Early morning photos are up in box #1 and you can see the surf is much larger than yesterday! Finally some decent sized surf. It’s quite choppy early though and likely will remain so as the wind is forecast to remain onshore. It still could be fun at times though...
11:30am… New photos are up in box 2, the surf has increased and there are plenty of head high sets coming in fairly consistently. The wind is still hard out of the north with a strong current, but there could definitely be some fun waves coming in if you don’t mind the drift!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
The Celtic Festival - March 11 - 17, Come Join the Fun
The 2011 Festival is arguably the finest International collaboration of Celtic Music and Arts that the United States has ever seen.
Some of the greatest living musicians, artists, writers and poets from Ireland, the US, and the Celtic region of Spain (home of St. Augustine’s founder in 1565), will converge in this wonderfully romantic city for a weeklong celebration to honor the great traditions of music, literature, dance and all things Celtic.
Following exciting weekend concerts, day-long festivities will continue throughout the week. Traditional music pub sessions, art exhibitions, poetry readings, storytelling & culinary events hosted by Celtic masters, will culminate in the ultimate party that is St Patrick’s Day.
Some of the greatest living musicians, artists, writers and poets from Ireland, the US, and the Celtic region of Spain (home of St. Augustine’s founder in 1565), will converge in this wonderfully romantic city for a weeklong celebration to honor the great traditions of music, literature, dance and all things Celtic.
Following exciting weekend concerts, day-long festivities will continue throughout the week. Traditional music pub sessions, art exhibitions, poetry readings, storytelling & culinary events hosted by Celtic masters, will culminate in the ultimate party that is St Patrick’s Day.
Huge Fish Washes Ashore
Florida Fish and Wildlife biologists studied from the shores of St. Augustine Beach Wednesday to determine what may have killed a large sharp-tailed mola, otherwise known as an oceanic sunfish.
The 9-foot long, close to 500-pound fish washed up on St. Augustine Beach near A Street around 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, said St. Johns County Natural Resource Deputy Bo Strange.
"We got the call early in the morning about a possible small whale that beached itself," Strange said. "When we got there we saw it was a big fish -- a pretty thick sunfish, to be exact."
The fish was alive when deputies and FWC officials arrived, but died in the sand later in the day, Strange said.
The fish is unusual looking because it has two huge fins on the top and bottom of its body as well as small fins on its side. The fish can live to be 100 years old.
Biologists found parasite and worm infestations inside the fish's muscular tissues and liver, but the exact cause of death is unclear at this time. Biologists sent samples to a laboratory after a full necropsy was completed. Then the remains were buried on the beach.
This isn't the first sunfish to wash up on East Coast beaches. Two other sunfish were found in Volusia County beaches just days ago, Strange said. Parasites were also found in those fish, but biologists aren't sure if the cases are connected, he said.
"These fish are common in our waters, but you don't normally see them from the beach," Strange said. "They're usually in deeper waters."
Strange said this is the first sunfish seen on St. Johns County beaches this year. However, he did remember a sunfish washing up last year.
ABOUT THE OCEANIC SUNFISH
There are three common types of oceanic sunfish: the mola mola or common mola, the slender mola and the sharp-tailed mola, like the one that washed up Wednesday on St. Augustine Beach. The sharp-tailed mola has the most pointed tail of the three types. It is typically silvery in color with an opalescent sheen. Their bodies are made up of a large head with long sweeping fins and tail. Their bodies are less than twice as long as it is deep.
They can also reach great sizes. The common mola holds the world record for the heaviest boney fish, at 10-feet long and 4,927 pounds. Unlike other mola types, the sharp-tailed mola are deep swimmers and spend less time "sunbathing" in shallow waters. They also carry a lighter parasite load. The common mola is known for a large parasite load and are have been recorded carrying up to 40 different types of parasites.
Beside human interference like fishing, parasite infestations are a common cause of death.
The 9-foot long, close to 500-pound fish washed up on St. Augustine Beach near A Street around 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, said St. Johns County Natural Resource Deputy Bo Strange.
"We got the call early in the morning about a possible small whale that beached itself," Strange said. "When we got there we saw it was a big fish -- a pretty thick sunfish, to be exact."
The fish was alive when deputies and FWC officials arrived, but died in the sand later in the day, Strange said.
The fish is unusual looking because it has two huge fins on the top and bottom of its body as well as small fins on its side. The fish can live to be 100 years old.
Biologists found parasite and worm infestations inside the fish's muscular tissues and liver, but the exact cause of death is unclear at this time. Biologists sent samples to a laboratory after a full necropsy was completed. Then the remains were buried on the beach.
This isn't the first sunfish to wash up on East Coast beaches. Two other sunfish were found in Volusia County beaches just days ago, Strange said. Parasites were also found in those fish, but biologists aren't sure if the cases are connected, he said.
"These fish are common in our waters, but you don't normally see them from the beach," Strange said. "They're usually in deeper waters."
Strange said this is the first sunfish seen on St. Johns County beaches this year. However, he did remember a sunfish washing up last year.
ABOUT THE OCEANIC SUNFISH
There are three common types of oceanic sunfish: the mola mola or common mola, the slender mola and the sharp-tailed mola, like the one that washed up Wednesday on St. Augustine Beach. The sharp-tailed mola has the most pointed tail of the three types. It is typically silvery in color with an opalescent sheen. Their bodies are made up of a large head with long sweeping fins and tail. Their bodies are less than twice as long as it is deep.
They can also reach great sizes. The common mola holds the world record for the heaviest boney fish, at 10-feet long and 4,927 pounds. Unlike other mola types, the sharp-tailed mola are deep swimmers and spend less time "sunbathing" in shallow waters. They also carry a lighter parasite load. The common mola is known for a large parasite load and are have been recorded carrying up to 40 different types of parasites.
Beside human interference like fishing, parasite infestations are a common cause of death.
St Augustine Beach Opens!
Starting March 1, driving on the beach will set you back some clams. Beach season officially starts next Tuesday, which means the county will be setting up toll booths and selling beach passes.
Up until March 1, pre-season passes are on sale at the St. Johns County Tax Collector's Office, the St. Augustine Beach Pier and the county's Recreation and Parks office.
An annual pass costs $30 for St. Johns County residents and $40 for non-residents. Those prices will go up to $40 for residents and $50 for visitors on March 2.
County officials also will be patrolling the beach to make sure people obey the rules.
"We want to make sure people maintain a safe speed, which is 10 mph and stay within the driving lane, which is marked by cones and remember that they're not alone out here," said Billy Zeits, St. Johns County beach manager.
Day passes are available an annual pass, you can purchase day passes to drive on the beach. Those cost $6 for residents and $7 for non-residents.
For the first time, the county will sell three-day passes at $15 for St. Johns residents and $18 for people who do not live in the county. They will also offer handicap passes for $30.
Up until March 1, pre-season passes are on sale at the St. Johns County Tax Collector's Office, the St. Augustine Beach Pier and the county's Recreation and Parks office.
An annual pass costs $30 for St. Johns County residents and $40 for non-residents. Those prices will go up to $40 for residents and $50 for visitors on March 2.
County officials also will be patrolling the beach to make sure people obey the rules.
"We want to make sure people maintain a safe speed, which is 10 mph and stay within the driving lane, which is marked by cones and remember that they're not alone out here," said Billy Zeits, St. Johns County beach manager.
Day passes are available an annual pass, you can purchase day passes to drive on the beach. Those cost $6 for residents and $7 for non-residents.
For the first time, the county will sell three-day passes at $15 for St. Johns residents and $18 for people who do not live in the county. They will also offer handicap passes for $30.
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