Anclote Island surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 EDT
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Anclote Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Anclote Island sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Anclote Island this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Anclote Island in the next 16 days are 1.1m 4s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Mar 28) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Mar 25) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful11PM (Sat 28th Mar)3.5ft (1.1m) 4s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Anclote Island over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
NNW
0.5
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
N
0.2
NNW
0.3
NW
0.5
NE
1
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.3
N
0.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)4444333-3--2334444423
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3088051000002438211514616
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
20
WNW
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
N
20
ENE
10
NE
20
WNW
15
E
5
SE
15
WNW
15
N
10
N
30
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
offoncross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53PM
0.93
6:43AM
0.54
4:52PM
0.87
8:33AM
0.54
6:19PM
0.81
9:51AM
0.58
8:05PM
0.79
10:34AM
0.63
9:36PM
0.82
11:05AM
0.70
10:43PM
0.85
11:33AM
0.76
11:35PM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
0.40
12:00AM
-0.05
11:09AM
0.46
1:23AM
0.00
12:33PM
0.50
2:56AM
0.02
2:24PM
0.47
4:10AM
0.02
3:54PM
0.36
5:04AM
0.02
4:57PM
0.23
5:45AM
0.03
5:47PM
0.12
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise7:31--7:30--7:28--7:26--7:26--7:24--7:24--
Sunset-7:44--7:45--7:45--7:45--7:45--7:46--7:46-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202021222524212323222323222520212220222423
Feels °C (?)212019212522222222232323222314151614182019
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Information about the Anclote Island Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Anclote Island provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Anclote Island can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Anclote Island surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Anclote Island) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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