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Surfing the Gulf’s Surf’s Up Surf Reports 2017-2018 Video

Hollow Sand Key Park in the Winter

Sand Key Park in West Florida gets really fun in the winter-time, and early mornings can be a blast after a big windy cold front.  Often, after the winds blow from the northwest for a while, it changes direction, and begins to blow from the northeast.  When it blows from the northeast the wind blows right into the curl of the waves.  The northeast wind helps the curl maintain its shape while it breaks, it helps it stay hollow.  These are the days at Sand Key when your most likely to find a make-able barrel, it’s a good time to get tubed.

Raymond Hess about to get barrelled at Sand Key Park

January Cold Front

The day reached wave-heights of 13 feet at 11 seconds. It was a solid swell, our biggest of the season so far. We’ll have to watch how things go over the next couple months. The frequency of cold fronts could increase with the late start to the season.