Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.18° N 80.59° W

Buccaneer 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buccaneer sea temperature is
28.3°C
1.5° 

Buccaneer surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Buccaneer today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buccaneer at 2AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, strong winds from the N by Sat night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.8
N
4
1.3
N
5
1.5
NNE
6
2
NNE
7
2.3
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
7
9
14
14
14
13
21
88
138
332
598
661
728
711
688
784
1084
1320
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
00:37AM0.54m
1:36PM0.73m
1:30AM0.53m
2:27PM0.72m
Low Tide
7:25PM0.32m
6:44AM0.23m
8:24PM0.33m
7:44AM0.26m
9:17PM0.32m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
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7:22
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7:24
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6:52
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6:51
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6:50
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 mm
4
5
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1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
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1
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1
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
26
25
26
23
20
22
21
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
25
Feels °C
31
31
29
29
28
27
26
22
16
18
15
16
16
17
18
20
19
20
21
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