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FA's surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 EDT
Forecast 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
22.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at FA's today?

The current surf forecast for FA's at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at FA's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
1.5
NNE
0.4
ESE
2
NE
2
NE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.5
ESE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)858778888888888888788877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36117190020132013280264231196331031067878365051747068
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
0
SSE
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassglasscrossononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:38PM
1.82
11:06AM
1.35
11:31PM
1.77
12:00PM
1.30
12:27AM
1.68
1:00PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57AM
-0.10
4:56PM
-0.16
5:56AM
-0.03
5:56PM
-0.09
7:01AM
0.03
7:03PM
-0.01
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:52-------6:52-------6:50----
Sunset------7:54-------7:54-------7:55-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212019192020191920212121222222222121202020212221
Feels °C (?)171413141515151617181818181919201919201919192019
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