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FA's surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 11 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
18.9° C
(Which is 3.6°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 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 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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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 56 | 47 | 32 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:10PM 1.40 | 1:57AM 1.33 | 2:10PM 1.29 | 2:58AM 1.35 | 3:11PM 1.22 | 3:53AM 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:08AM 0.19 | 7:42PM 0.12 | 8:10AM 0.24 | 8:31PM 0.14 | 9:08AM 0.26 | 9:18PM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
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