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Conditions

Thursday, August 6

Light

short chop, gentle breeze.

0.3 ft

Max waves

Morning

Light

0.2 ft

Afternoon

Light

0.2-0.3 ft

Evening

Light

0.2-0.3 ft

Best window

All day

Calm conditions all day.

Wind

7-11 kt from the S

Gusts to 16 kt

Sky

Thunderstorms

Air temp

86°F

Water temp

81°F

Jellyfish

Medium

Thursday, August 6

8a

9a

10a

11a

12p

1p

2p

3p

4p

5p

6p

7p

8p

9p

Sky

Rain

0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
1%
10%
13%
22%
22%
24%
10%
38%
38%

Thunder

Wind (kt)

8
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
11
9
8
7

Seas (ft)

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2

Tide

Tide Details

High 1 AM · Low 8 AM

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