Buccaneer surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm 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 7PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
0.9
NNW
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)994554885558888895555555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)141431383430333342383334343435363942598094948688
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
35
WSW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
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
2:53AM
0.15
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset--5:50-------5:51-------5:52-----
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C2025121397557111111121212121415151516181818
Feels °C (?)18195841-2-215567777999911131313
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