Buccaneer surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 16 Mar 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
23.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buccaneer today?

The current surf forecast for Buccaneer at 9PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (16 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (16 Mar)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
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 (?)
0.6
SSE
0.9
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1
N
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
N
1
NNE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)667777555558899999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)227148393938438166565146475278808081818383838585
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:03PM
0.71
7:34AM
0.84
7:51PM
0.78
8:14AM
0.84
8:38PM
0.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:04PM
0.23
1:02AM
0.15
1:40PM
0.18
1:50AM
0.13
2:17PM
0.13
2:38AM
0.13
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-------7:30-------7:28-------7:26
Sunset--7:30-------7:30-------7:31-----
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-12---------------------
Temp. °C252929272115131211131313141414151618181817171717
Feels °C (?)232626251910655777999111214131312131312
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