00:00As you know, we are about 600 miles, give or take, to the north and west of Aaron.
00:05But as you can see over my shoulder here at the Cocoa Beach Pier, things are definitely picking up.
00:12And it's very fascinating to know the physics, if you will, behind these massive engines,
00:16these large hurricanes that will get nowhere near the state of Florida, this particular one,
00:21as you all have been telling us.
00:22But the impacts, although indirect, are still significant.
00:25So over my shoulder, again, the waves are definitely up.
00:29The surf is up.
00:31The ocean rescue officials here are urging folks to stay out of the water at least until Friday.
00:38Late yesterday afternoon, the ocean rescue folks told me that there was a surfer that actually suffered spinal injuries
00:46when he was out in the water yesterday.
00:49So that's just one incident of where very dangerous conditions have been ongoing here in Brevard County.
00:56And they're anticipating even more of that to be the case as we get into tomorrow.
01:01Now, we were at Jetty Park yesterday afternoon.
01:04Let's show you some of that video.
01:06Florida's central beach, the east coast of central Florida's beaches, those swells have been climbing fast.
01:13Those rip current conditions, as I mentioned, are considered possibly life-threatening.
01:17That, according to Brevard County Ocean Rescue, at least through Thursday.
01:22Wave heights are expected to peak by Wednesday night.
01:24Officials are also asking beachgoers to stay out of the water not only here in Brevard County
01:30but all along the Florida coast from pretty much Brevard County where I am all the way up into the Jacksonville area
01:36and, of course, along the Atlantic seaboard as Aaron parallels the Atlantic seaboard in the coming days.
01:42Especially when you want to stay out of those inlets or jetties where the rip currents are strongest.
01:47And remember, even calm-looking water can be deceiving.
01:50We talked to a surfer yesterday and here's what he had to say about the conditions.
01:56I've been watching the swell coming, watching, you know, the hurricane track.
01:59And we thought today was probably a good day to come out and do it.
02:02While it's still manageable before it starts walling up, you know, before it gets, you know, maybe too big.
02:08If it's double overhead, you know, and it's walling, I don't see a channel to paddle out, I'm not going to go surf that.
02:13You know, it's just not worth it, not fun.
02:15Now, several surfers this morning have been out in the water here, and, of course, in Cocoa Beach.
02:23This is one of seven lifeguarded areas.
02:28So if you want to come out here, we've seen people taking photos, you know, posting pictures on social media.
02:33You want to stick where the lifeguards are, of course, so they can keep an eye on you.
02:37But they are telling folks not to get in the water today.
02:40The boating conditions are really expected to be rough.
02:44And ironically, here in Cocoa Beach, just to the north of me, is Port Canaveral, one of the largest ports in the U.S., if not even the world.
02:52So major cruise ships come in.
02:54And out here, I saw four cruise ships come out of the port yesterday.
02:57The boats here, of course, know how to navigate around the swells, but you can't get around a 30- or 40-foot swell.
03:05So there's going to be some rough surf for folks that are headed out to the Bahamas.
03:09A lot of the cruise ships here go down to the Bahamas and some of the Caribbean islands.
03:13So we'll have to see how that all plays out.
03:15But becoming very hazardous with the seas through the middle part of this week.
03:19Conditions are expected to stay dangerous.
03:21And that rough surf, anywhere from 5 to 8 feet, the shore break here today and tomorrow, is expected between 4 and 6.
03:29And then climbing up to 5 to 8 during high tide.
03:32And then just offshore, the surf forecasters are predicting up to 11 to 14 feet seas.
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