The NFK Surf Festival is returning to Cocoa Beach this Labor Day Weekend! The National Kidney Foundation Surf Festival is an annual event hosted by Phil Salick, to honor his brother Rich Salick and raise awareness for kidney disease, with an emphasis on prevention & support for organ donation. It is the largest surfing charity foundation in the world that features professional and amateur surfing competitions, stand up paddleboarding and tandem competitions, skateboarding, karate, entertainment, family fun, and volunteering. All of the proceeds from this event go towards support programs in patient services, research, public and professional education and organ donation. The event has raised over $4 million dollars for charity and scholarships since it began, and bring thousands of tourists to Florida’s Space Coast each year.
This year, the festival will be held at Westgate Resort’s Cocoa Beach Pier with surfing heats on Saturday, September 1st through Monday, September 3rd. Live music, food vendors, a movie on the beach, an auction, and more are available for spectators, in addition to some incredible surfing. The weekend forecast indicates some chance of storms early in the morning, with partly cloudy skies during the day. For an updated surf forecast, check Magic Seaweed’s Surf Report.
For more information, visit the official NKF Surf Festival website. If you are planning to visit the Space Coast and are in need of accommodations, give us a call at (321)-784-5046 or e-mail us at [email protected]!
This Friday night into early Saturday morning, skywatchers will be treated to a rare concurrence featuring February’s full Snow Moon, a penumbral lunar eclipse, and the closest approach of Comet 45P. Friday night’s weather is forecast to start off partly cloudy and gradually clear as the night goes on thanks to a passing cold front.
Viewers hoping to see the eclipse should begin keeping an eye out for the rising full moon just after 6:00pm; peak viewing time is estimated to be 7:45 p.m. for the Space Coast. The next penumbral eclipse will not take place until 2020. Viewers looking to see Comet 45P on its pass by Earth may have trouble spotting the comet thanks to the bright skies from the moon. The best viewing time is estimated to be around 3:00am with binoculars or a telescope. The comet will remain visible until later this month.
For more information about these skywatching events, visit Space.com’s article about the eclipse, or visit USA Today’s piece about the triple feature. If you are planning to visit the Space Coast and are in need of accommodations, give us a call at (321)-784-5046 or e-mail us at [email protected]!
