Buccaneer surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buccaneer today?

The current surf forecast for Buccaneer at 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (21 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 Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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)
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
1
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
101
74
73
74
119
116
151
51
51
94
115
115
136
115
147
147
49
34
90
108
108
90
125
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
cross
cross
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
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:32AM0.95m
12:48PM0.67m
1:29AM0.89m
1:55PM0.68m
2:26AM0.83m
3:04PM0.70m
Low Tide
7:02AM0.19m
6:43PM0.12m
8:01AM0.19m
7:53PM0.18m
8:56AM0.19m
9:01PM0.23m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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
8:08
8:08
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
27
28
27
25
25
27
27
26
28
27
25
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
Energy kJ
101
74
73
74
119
116
51
51
94
115
115
136
49
34
90
108
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
0.4
SE
4
1
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.8
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
Energy kJ
99
4
151
24
19
6
115
147
147
23
18
7
90
125
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
591
482
58
3
92
429
1666
1516
1580
992
105
58
58
154
955
966
951
931
181
58
27
250
911
918
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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