COCOA BEACH, Fla. — The rip current risk is high along Central Florida's coast, though you wouldn't know it from the surfers out on Cocoa Beach.

Waves in Cocoa Beach are expected to reach four to six feet high. A high surf advisory lasts until 5 a.m. Monday.

Surfer Michael Pandolfi drove an hour there from Daytona. “We’re gonna go wherever we gotta go to catch a better wave,” he said. 

“It’s really churning,” said Chaz Michael of Rockledge, who has been surfing for around two years. He’s dealt with worse conditions, but Sunday’s rough surf was up there. “Me being not really conditioned for it, not used to these kind of waves, it was tiring,” he explained. 

A high rip current risk remains in effect. Michael got stuck in a rip current at one point. “When I came off the board, it did not hesitate slapping me down on the ground and giving me a little love tap,” he joked.

“If you’re out there swimming, I wouldn’t go very far out,” said Pandolfi. “Not if you’re not a very experienced swimmer of any kind.”

A sign cautioning “no swimming” was visible at one point Monday. 

In Volusia County, at least, it seems most people are heeding warnings. On Saturday we told you that volusia Beach Safety crews had rescued more than 50 people since Thursday. On Saturday Volusia officials reported only two rescues.

Small Craft Advisory

Humberto is expected to stay well off our coast but impacts are still being felt along our coastline. A small craft advisory is in effect throughout the weekend, with wave heights up to 10 to 11 feet offshore.

Conditions are a bit choppy near Port Carnival leaving a boat ramp pretty much boatless Saturday. 

Benjamin Mullen was getting in some fishing in instead of working. He said he saw only one boat leave the Freedom Boat Club where he works.

"He was out for maybe 10 or 15 minutes, turned around and came back in," Mullen said.