Buccaneer surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 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
27.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buccaneer today?

The current surf forecast for Buccaneer at 5PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (19 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (19 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
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)
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
116
98
79
79
76
46
180
113
111
90
90
120
54
54
54
73
119
119
116
118
151
51
51
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
25
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
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
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:43AM0.68m
11:35PM0.99m
11:44AM0.67m
00:32AM0.95m
12:48PM0.67m
1:29AM0.89m
Low Tide
4:35PM0.00m
6:01AM0.18m
5:37PM0.06m
7:02AM0.19m
6:43PM0.12m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:08
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
26
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
24
23
25
26
28
27
28
25
26
24
26
26
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
N
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Energy kJ
3
3
28
36
37
50
24
180
4
4
4
1
54
15
54
73
119
119
116
113
51
51
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.4
SE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
E
14
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
4
2
1
6
1
4
54
10
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
5
Energy kJ
116
116
98
79
79
76
46
113
113
111
90
90
120
19
6
118
151
20
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
591
591
591
1285
1178
1127
109
109
463
1285
1455
1127
1127
3
3
58
684
951
1535
982
154
92
58
14
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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