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Eddie Pitts

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Eddie Pitts is one of the the most relied upon fixtures in the North Florida surfing world. Through “911 Surf Report,” Eddie gives surfers and beach goers an early report every day on beach and surf conditions.
Eddie doing what he loves, shooting surfing.
photo: Joey Wilson

Eddie Pitts. For the past 16 years, I’m up early every day doing the surf report, 911 Surf Report It’s updated 2 to 3 times daily so surfing, shooting photos & video, fill my time.

Tell us a little about your background story and how you got here.
I grew up in Jacksonville. The older guys in my neighborhood were surfing and I got to tag along. Surfing started my love affair with the beaches of Jacksonville and in 1978 I moved to Neptune Beach.

Is anything special going on for this summer?
I’m on the beach every day before sunrise, shooting photos & videos of local surfers. A second or sometimes third report is done in the afternoon. The photos & video clips are incorporated into each surf report.

Any passion projects or focus for the summer?
That’s a good question because my passions in life let me do what I love all year round. Surfing, shooting photography and video are my passions.

Any hobbies or interests worth telling us about?
I love to travel, mostly to the Tropics for surfing but I’ve been all over the US with my wife doing non-surfer things, like New York City, Vegas, Colorado, Canada, Carolinas, and The Keys.

What’s one thing (funny, different, cool) that many might not know about you?
I have almost 4,000 Youtube videos & 4 Live Beach Cams at the pier that are streaming on YouTube 24/7 365 days a year.

How do you like living on the First Coast?
I love living in Neptune Beach, it’s centrally located and it’s a perfect location for my lifestyle. I have a love of the ocean that makes our community almost like a paradise to me. My life here is full of great friends and I get to surf and photograph surfing almost every day, I just couldn’t imagine being anywhere else.

Anything else that you would like to tell the community?
I’m not a guy that needs change. I’ve been married for 43 years, I’ve been surfing 55 years, and I have known my best friends for 60 years. We talk almost every day, we always have and we always will.

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