Cocoa Beach Surf and Fishing Report For Monday December 5, 2011 #SurfReport

VIA – BREVARD TIMES

Cocoa Beach Surf and Fishing Report For Monday December 5, 2011

Monday, December 5, 2011

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As of 6:30 a.m. on Monday December 5, 2011, jelly fish were not present throughout Cocoa Beach from Coconuts on the Beach northward to Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral, and have not been present for the last three months despite prevailing winds from the east and northeast.

Blackened Sargasso seaweed is still present on shore, but has diminished substantially in the water thanks to westerly winds over the last few days. However, high easterly winds over the last 48 hours may bring more seaweed back to the near shore waters today.

Waves are 3 to 5 feet and choppy – not a surfing day today due to onshore winds. There is a near-shore ocean current heading southward.

Surf fishing has been better this week, given the lack of seaweed, small waves, and drop in temperature.

Today should be an ok day for surf fishing – but also a very windy day which could cloud the waters. So be sure to examine the waters before you set up and cast. One small sandbar that clouds the water can make the difference between having a good day of fishing versus a catfish haul.

Low tides will have less clouded water today than high tides.

Black Drum, Blue Fish, Red Drum, Whiting and Pompano are hitting up and down the Brevard County coastline from Sebastian Inlet to Jetty Park.

Current Temps: Water 72 F Air 72 F

20 Mile Cape Canaveral Buoy: 7.9 Ft. swell every 10 seconds.

Tides:
03:34 AM High
09:51 AM Low
03:38 PM High
10:10 PM Low

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
413 AM EST MON DEC 5 2011

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-052100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN
INLET OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-
OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD-
413 AM EST MON DEC 5 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.RIP CURRENT IMPACT…
A PERSISTENT LONG FETCH OF ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE
MODERATE TO LARGE SWELLS WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND NUMEROUS
STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN…

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