Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.
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| John Brooks Wednesday Around Noon. |
Drew was out yesterday and sent the above photo and following email message.
Looking south from John Brooks approx noon. Definitely less sand than yesterday but still sandy. Firm by the water at around noon.
2 targets today at waters edge 6-8 inches. Fish hook and a modern coin.
~Drew
Thank for the report Drew.
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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov |
Idalia is now south of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The Outer Banks hunters will probably get some good hunting.
We now have another tropical storm - Jose. It doesn't look like it will affect us much.
Although Idalia has left Florida and done its damage to the West Coast and Panhandle areas of Florida,
it will still have an additional impact on the Treasure Coast.
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| Idalia Cone As Shown by nhc.noaa.gov. |
We are getting southwest winds now, but when Idalia moves away from the coast a little, it will send us some northish winds for a day or so.
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| Idalia After It Has Moved Away From Land. Source: Windy.com. |
As you can see from the ECWMF model output provided by Windy.com and shown above, it is expected to send the East Coast of Florida some northish winds. That will produce some bigger surf for the East Coast.
Below you see the SurfGuru surf chart.
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| Surf Chart from SurfGuru.com. |
As you can see, today the Treasure Coast surf is only around two or three feet, as we get southwest winds, but Saturday and Sunday as Idalia moves out, we'll get the north/northeast winds and a bigger surf.
That chart is for the Vero Pier area. Of course, you can select SurfGuru.com surf charts for various other areas of the Treasure Coast, and you'll see some slight variation from area to area.
Below is today's prediction from SurfGuru..
Perhaps the most interesting and impactful thing for today is the size of the tides. The high tide will be over four feet, and we'll have a negative low tide.
There is still a lot going on to watch in the tropics. Before long, we could get something to wipe a big part of the renourishment sand off of our beaches. Don't forget that the renourishment sand is also piled in front of the beaches.
Idalis has been a round about storm for the Treasure Coast. I don't want hurricanes to hit anybody, but I'd like to see something dramatically improve our beach metal detecting conditions. For us, and I might say thankfully, Idalia has been a roundabout storm that might yet have some impact on us, but so far it hasn't been much. Too bad such nice high tides were partly counteracted by west winds. Still, if you can find the right spots, those tides might produce some nice finds. Once again, it helps to know where the vulnerable areas are. Check around where there are obstructions, natural or man-made.
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I have a lot of other stuff to talk about once the tropical weather settles down. Until then I'll be keeping on top of that. You don't want to miss a great and all-to-rare opportunity when mother nature presents one.
Good hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net