Palm Beach County saw fierce, choppy waves at its beaches over the weekend.
The rough surf battered the shore as the air felt noticeably cooler for the first time this fall season, even dipping into the low 70s. A cold front blew through on Sept. 25, and its effects were felt over the weekend.
The cold front was from an early-season nor’easter storm that brought heavy rain and strong winds from the Mid-Atlantic to New England. Powerful ocean swells, the kind that surfers crave, came with it.
Coastal Palm Beach County was under a high surf advisory, a high rip current risk and a coastal flood statement at different points over the weekend. The breaking waves at the beaches in the county were projected to reach as high as 6 to 8 feet.
See massive waves off Juno Beach, Florida
advisory lifted at Dubois Park in Jupiter
“Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water,” read a weather service alert.
That didn't stop surfers from lining up at the break off Juno Beach on Sept. 28, trying to catch waves while the last of the swell pushed through the Atlantic off Palm Beach County. The website Surfline said the tallest waves crested at nearly 4 feet that morning.
No immediate report on erosion at the county's beaches was available.
Maya Washburn is a Trending News Reporter for The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida-Network. Reach her at mwashburn@pbpost.com. Support local journalism: Subscribe today.
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