Buccaneer surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 EST
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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
19.4° C
(Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Buccaneer today?

The current surf forecast for Buccaneer at 1PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
1
NNW
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)999945488855568888995555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1314141438422925333344423434343435363939507297106
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
35
WSW
35
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
0.87
7:37PM
0.61
8:25AM
0.88
8:21PM
0.65
9:00AM
0.88
9:05PM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:01PM
0.26
1:28AM
0.11
2:39PM
0.25
2:10AM
0.13
3:15PM
0.23
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:13-----
Sunset----5:50-------5:51-------5:52---
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C19182025111310855610111112121212131514141617
Feels °C (?)191718194852-1-2-14567777810881112
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