FA's surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDT
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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
24.9° 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 8PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)3s
Afternoon (12 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (12 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
4
1.5
ENE
6
0.8
ESE
5
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
E
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
164
32
314
387
264
367
292
220
181
47
38
40
26
26
25
17
17
17
17
43
32
32
9
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
15
E
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
10
N
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:17PM1.42m
5:38AM1.32m
6:06PM1.57m
6:29AM1.35m
6:55PM1.70m
7:19AM1.37m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.01m
11:25PM0.09m
11:37AM-0.07m
00:20AM0.00m
12:25PM-0.15m
1:14AM-0.08m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:08
8:09
8:09
1
3
4
7
7
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
23
23
23
23
22
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
21
26
27
26
25
25
24
22
21
23
24
24
25
24
22
22
25
25
24
24
23
24
25
24
22
26
26
25
26
27
23
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
1
NNE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
Energy kJ
10
70
212
264
367
292
220
181
126
104
104
91
84
79
69
59
50
50
43
32
32
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
10
9
9
9
9
47
38
40
26
26
25
17
17
17
17
11
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
10
22
5
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
4
1.5
ENE
6
0.8
ESE
5
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
E
7
1.4
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
4
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
44
164
32
314
387
141
64
2
4
7
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
438
1191
438
1324
36
70
91
173
36
173
322
145
134
2
2
2
2
435
558
558
3
37
104
227
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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