Any clear water around?

[Rocksea]

Hey everyone, tomorrow is our last day here and I would love to see clear water before I leave. We are currently in Seagrove, are any of the other beaches clear, I can see brown water back in NC . Should I go over to Shell Island or will it be just more of the same???

 

[Jdarg]

It's not that the water is never clear here, but there was some serious weather this week. Sorry about your timing- but that's Mother Nature for ya!

 

[Smiling JOe]

The Gulf water should settle down in the next couple of days. It is mostly sand (yeh!) which is clouding the water. That sand will later push onto the beach. The loose sand has been building our dunes very nicely over the last few days. It is obvious that the cloudy water is just at the shore, so I don't know if Shell Island may be different. You might call the place which rents boats and jet skis for Shell Island adventures, and see if they can give you a clear water report at the Island.

 

[30A Skunkape]

You could go rent a canoe and paddle the springs at Econfina. The springs are clear and it's a fun way to spend a uniquely Florida kind of day.

 

[Rocksea]

We came for the first time last year and absolutely fell in love with the area and even after this week we are still planning to come back next year. I am just whinning a bit .

 

[Jdarg]

We came for the first time last year and absolutely fell in love with the area and even after this week we are still planning to come back next year. I am just whinning a bit .

It's OK. If you have small kids, hit Eastern Lake in Seagrove or Western Lake in Grayton- calm water at the outfalls and still on the beach.

 

[TableFiveChef]

If you would like to see emerald green water you have to head west right now. The swells in the gulf are coming from the west. The waters east of the Destin Pass will be brown and murky do to the bay/river waters flowing from the west out of the pass. Being a longtime surfer this is just a local theory.