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High Surf — Brevard, Florida

August 28, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Brevard

Event narrative (NOAA)

A man drowned off Seagull Park in Satellite Beach at 1350 LST August 28, while surfing within the high surf associated with distant Hurricane Danielle. Indications are that the surfer was hit on the head by his surf board as a result of successive 4 to 6 foot swells, and subsequently drowned. Life guards rescued nearly 100 people from the beaches of Brevard and Volusia Counties on August 28 alone. The high surf and dangerous rip currents persisted for several days.

Other notable high surf events in Florida

Coastal Broward · November 11, 20033 killedCoastal Palm Beach · April 20, 20032 killedBay · March 28, 20091 killedVolusia · August 20, 20081 killedVolusia · May 7, 20071 killedBrevard · September 6, 20071 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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