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Buccaneer surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Buccaneer surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buccaneer sea temperature is
27.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Buccaneer today?
The current surf forecast for Buccaneer at 7PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Buccaneer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | |
33 | 37 | 51 | 53 | 82 | 51 | 40 | 50 | 62 | 52 | 62 | 62 | 55 | 74 | 67 | 64 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 83 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:49PM1.03m | 8:49AM0.70m | 9:44PM1.04m | 9:45AM0.69m | 10:39PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM-0.04m | 3:04AM0.14m | 2:43PM-0.05m | 4:01AM0.15m | 3:37PM-0.04m | 5:00AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | 8:07 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 9 |
 kJ | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | E 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 8 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 14 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 33 | 37 | 51 | 53 | 82 | 51 | 40 | 50 | 62 | 52 | 62 | 62 | 55 | 74 | 67 | 64 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 83 | 102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 684 | 1579 | 1579 | 1379 | 990 | 1178 | 429 | 994 | 978 | 1050 | 1260 | 1363 | 1178 | 1050 | 588 | 911 | 918 | 918 | 1683 | 1683 | 1178 | 591 | 588 | 463 |
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