Buccaneer surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 23 May 2026 EDT
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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
27.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buccaneer today?

The current surf forecast for Buccaneer at 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (23 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (23 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

Table - waves today at Buccaneer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
90
90
70
108
105
116
47
61
135
145
102
121
110
90
77
69
71
100
109
111
100
90
107
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
High Tide
2:26AM0.83m
3:04PM0.70m
3:21AM0.78m
4:11PM0.73m
4:15AM0.73m
5:10PM0.76m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.19m
9:01PM0.23m
9:45AM0.18m
10:05PM0.26m
10:29AM0.17m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:09
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
28
28
28
28
28
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
25
25
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
90
90
70
108
105
145
3
3
3
3
3
6
2
10
19
21
20
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
4
16
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
112
6
6
7
116
47
61
135
102
121
110
90
77
69
71
100
109
111
100
90
107
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
105
3
3
3
591
591
591
328
181
105
92
994
1016
1016
1016
1050
1016
181
1063
1016
1016
1050
1016
1050
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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