surfing

Tropical Surf Dreams from Fiji

January 14, 2012

Fiji Vignette 3/3 from Taj Burrow on Vimeo.

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Florida Beach Outlook for Labor Day Weekend

September 1, 2011

A tropical weather system known as “Invest 93″in the Gulf of Mexico threatens to cast some clouds over Florida’s beaches for the upcoming Labor Day weekend. Numerous weather forecasters are wringing their hands over which way this thing is going to move. As of Thursday Sept 1 it looks like a slow northwest drift toward [...]

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Surf’s Up in Florida

August 26, 2011

Friday morning has revealed better conditions for surfing Irene’s swell on the Florida Atlantic coast. This photo from the Tw0 Palms cam in Cape Canaveral. For surf photos from Wednesday and Thursday on Gulfster. Expect better photos later today. And naturally, there have been some unfortunate storm surf injuries among those who underestimate the power [...]

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Nokomis Beach Surfing at Venice Inlet Jetty

March 1, 2011

2-3-11, February Warm-Up Sesh from Nokomis Surf Visual on Vimeo. Fun, glassy waves with some good barrels, too! Note: the sound track is a bit intense, so you might want to adjust the volume.

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Lone Surfer, Warmer Times, Cocoa Beach

January 12, 2011

So I was sitting on the beach and this guy walks down with his longboard. It was a warm October evening and there was a very small swell in the Atlantic Ocean. He paddles out and catches one wave after another for about half-an-hour. Then leaves. Beats going to a bar after work. And it’s [...]

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A Beautiful Day at the Beach–Finally!

March 13, 2010

I’ve been cooped up in the house all week so I just had to take advantage of the clear weather this afternoon and take a walk on the beach. I’ll shut up and let the pictures do the talking.

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Board & Waves Expo Featuring Surf Artist Drew Brophy

March 1, 2010

What: The east coast’s only consumer expo for surfers. See and feel the latest in surfboards, fins, foam and surf accessories. Also featuring daily: Surfboard shaping demos Surfboard art with Drew Brophy Travel seminar with Surf Express Sandsculpting display Free product giveaways Raffle for surfboard DJ and Acoustic Surf Music When: Saturday, April 17 & [...]

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How Big is This Wave?

December 10, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com This morning I noticed that I had a new follower on Twitter (@ActiviTourist ). I checked out his ActiviTourist web site and zoomed in on his “World’s Best Surf” category where I found this embedded video called “Biggest Waves Ever Surfed in Australia.” I thought it fitting to do [...]

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Gulfster’s Surf Trip to Puerto Rico

December 9, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com I just had to post about this. Years ago Ryan Clapper helped start a website that is a mainstay of Florida Gulf Coast surfers: Gulfster.com. Now and then he takes a surf trip to some far-off land and posts lots of great pictures and some video. Ryan has outdone [...]

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Surfing Hurricane Ida on Florida’s Gulf Coast

November 9, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com. Today I spent a couple of hours photographing the surfers in the Gulf of Mexico enjoying a southerly swell from Hurricane Ida. This is a classic break– steep shifty peaks and a short wall breaking in shallow water. I’m not going to name the break, but if you’ve ever [...]

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