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FA's surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
FA's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's FA's sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is 4.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at FA's today?
The current surf forecast for FA's at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at FA's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 92 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:10PM 1.29 | 2:58AM 1.35 | 3:11PM 1.22 | 3:53AM 1.39 | 4:07PM 1.18 | 4:42AM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:31PM 0.14 | 9:08AM 0.26 | 9:18PM 0.15 | 10:05AM 0.27 | 10:04PM 0.16 | 10:58AM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - |
| Sunset | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
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