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Wait for it… There’s nothing more inspiring than watching a surf spot transform from basically flat to really fun over the course of an hour. This is what happened at South Beach, Miami on Wednesday.

Short period NW windswell but not much surf off this. Mostly around ankle-knee high with little shape/form to the surf. Not much surf that looks all that worthwhile.

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