Buccaneer surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 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
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Buccaneer today?

The current surf forecast for Buccaneer at 9PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
47
58
44
50
37
29
24
28
29
31
42
54
24
47
34
33
23
24
22
19
12
12
12
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:54AM0.56m
11:44PM0.79m
11:35AM0.55m
00:25AM0.77m
12:21PM0.55m
1:08AM0.76m
Low Tide
4:44PM0.18m
6:17AM0.30m
5:28PM0.21m
7:08AM0.31m
6:16PM0.24m
7:58AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
6:37
6:37
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7:59
7:59
8:00
8:00
Temp °C
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
25
26
26
25
25
23
23
22
27
30
30
31
27
24
23
23
23
23
22
21
22
24
25
25
27
27
26
25
24
24
24
22
27
29
29
31
28
26
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
Energy kJ
14
14
14
7
2
7
29
24
28
29
31
35
54
24
47
34
33
23
24
22
19
12
12
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.5
E
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
55
18
5
7
7
3
6
2
2
2
2
7
2
2
2
2
7
2
2
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
NW
3
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
5
5
2
1
1
4
2
1
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
61
47
58
44
50
37
42
42
9
4
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
472
472
472
472
181
181
109
35
181
495
495
1369
160
0
0
30
30
154
92
36
30
424
482
546
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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