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BEACH and SURF REPORT by Gene Gore
Click for South Padre Island, Texas Forecast
Date:
 Thursday August 7, 2008
Current National Weather Map by Weather.com
Current National Weather Map
Time:
 7:00am
Sunny and hot
Wind:
 S to SE @ 5-15
Water Temp:
 82°
Wave Direction:

SE
Wave Size: (face)
 1'+
Water Clarity:
 Sandy green
Low
Seaweed:
 None
Jellyfish:
 None
Tides:
High 5:41am 1.1' / Low 2:19pm 0.0'

Wind: SSE @ 11-13kts / Waves: 3.3' @ 6seconds / Direction: SSE

Wind: ESE @ 7-9kts / Waves: 2.3' @ 5sec / Direction: SE
Surf Conditions:

Small surf with S to SE winds increasing to near 15 today
Outlook

Small to flat surf through the weekend.

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Local Photo Shoot
Today August 7th at 11:30 AM
At the dead end on the north end of Park road 100
Photo starts at 12:00 sharp. Bring a piece of hurricane debris, smiles, Halloween
costumes, and lots of South Padre International Music Festival pride. Will be taking
a birds-eye-view picture of all of our local faces to be potentially used for music
festival poster. Call Aarin Hartwell for more information at 956-455-5238.

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John Olvey from Corpus Christi is offering a custom original oil or acrylic
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Contact John for more info.
John Olvey's "The Art of Surf"
SURF FORECAST INFORMATION & LINKS
Current Gulf of Mexico Wave Model

HURRICANE SEASON 2008 - June 1 to Nov. 30
 Tropical Atlantic Water Vapor - Click for loop
National Hurricane Center
Surfer MagazineASP World TourSurfing MagazineSurflineEastern Surf MagazineTransworld Surf Magazine
Features

WCT Rip Curl Pro Search
July 30 - August 10
Live webcast and contest website


Local Surfing Pictures
Check out Seagypsy's Photographs by Becky McCormack from the last swell.


Hurricane Dolly Pictures
Wade Dunkin photos
WWDphotography.com

Hurricane Preparedness
Its been a few years...
National Hurricane Center
Texas Surf Museum
Texas Surf Museum
In Corpus Christi. Surfline feature:
"Texas Women, Texas Waves"
Museum website

Open Water Swim Training
Hurricane prep for surfers. Weekends
through summer. Free. Not a learn to swim class. Contact Gene and Rachel
South Padre Surf Company Surf camps and surfing lessons in South Padre Island Texas
 Summer Surf Camps and year-round surfing lessons. New TV commercial
"Something for Everyone"
South Padre Surf Company
Tim Scott
Wade Dunkin Photography
Surfer: Tim Scott
wwdphotography.com

"Halau Hula O' South Padre"
Dancers and drummers wanted, no
experience necessary.
Register
Texas Surf movie
There Ain't No Surf in Texas
All-Texas Surf movie, plus the new
Mullet Gumbo click for video previews
Order Online 

NOAA "Living Green"
Conservation information
NOAA
South Padre Island Beach Weddings, packages, planners, photographers, video services
Beach Weddings
Simple, fun, inexpensive packages
Weddings By The Sea


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