June Grass Update for Walton County 7/29/13:AM
June grass update for Walton County 7/29/13:AM
0-1on the June Grass Grossness Index
The torrential downpours and constant lightning strikes subsided, temporarily, long enough to climb down from my ark and row my dingy across the yard and down the road to have a look at the beach this morning. I saw literally 2 small clumps of June Grass, and they weren’t even in the water, they were up on the sand.
The water is a shade similar to green milk glass in the Gulf. The Bay and East Pass look like dishwater. Yuck. The Gulf looked swimmable but if you’re near a dune lake outfall, as pictured below, (Walton County only) I don’t recommend swimming in the out-flowing lake water or letting your kids play in it. It’s probably ok but better safe than sorry. Just walk down the beach until you can’t see the brown tannic water anymore.
There were a few early surf fishermen out and I saw some good-sized fish jumping offshore, so it may be a better fishing day than swimming, if you’re like me and prefer clear water. I also saw some big fish jumping in East Pass Saturday night.
I’ve noticed lately that certain public beaches aren’t always flying the most current beach flag so be sure to check online before you go.
In the future there will not be June Grass Reports on red flag days because I don’t encourage anybody to go in the water on a red flag.
At the time this report was made the beach flags were yellow, but check them again before you head to the beach. In Walton County you can text “beachflag” to 67463*
I would love it if you would share your personal June Grass and beach condition reports on the Most Recent June Grass Sightings & Beach Conditions page, to further improve the June Grass Report. It would also be great if you left a comment to tell me where you’re traveling from to visit the beach!
If there isn’t a current June Grass report up on this site I suggest checking the link to local beach cams on the left side of this page. They can often give you an idea of what the water is like. It is also important to “Know Before You Go” and check local beach flags. They are updated twice daily at 9:30am and 1:30pm.
PLEASE ENJOY THE BEACH RESPONSIBLY!
Campbell Lake outflow. This is the first time I’ve seen Campbell Lake break out after living here for over seven years.
More Campbell Lake outflow…
Posted on July 29, 2013, in Beach Activities, Beach Conditions, June Grass, Weather and tagged 30-A, beach, beach flags, beach update, beaches of south walton, big sand holes, bird watching, boogie board, bull sharks, Caribbean Sea, Choctawhatchee Bay, cladophora algae, clement taylor park destin, coffeen preserve, crab island, destin, dive skins, dune lakes, Emerald Coast, fishing, fishing etiquette, fl panhandle, florida panhandle, free diving, frigate birds, ghost crabs, gulf islands national seashore, Gulf of Mexico, jellies, june grass forecast, june grass update, kayaking, larvaceans, longshore current, marine, metal detecting, northwest florida, ocean, okaloosa island, olive shells, paddle boarding, red flags, rip tide, salt water, san destin, sand, sandestin, sandestin florida, santa rosa beach florida, sargassum, scenic highway 30-A, SCUBA, SCUBA diving, sea, sea kayaking, sea lice, shells, shore bird nesting, shore birds, skin diving, snorkeling, south walton florida, sowal, sport fish, stallworth, stand up paddle boarding, stingray, SUP, surf, surf fishing, surfing, swellinfo.com, swimming, terns, Topsail Hill State Park, Topsail Hill State Park Preserve, trash, underwater photography, underwater videography, uv protective swimwear, visibility, walton county florida, waves, wind. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.
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