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/ Florida – North (78 breaks) / Florida (155 breaks) /
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FA's surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
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 7AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at FA's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | |
15 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 99 | 37 | 60 | 297 | 82 | 67 | 267 | 230 | 214 | 150 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 88 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:45AM1.29m | 5:17PM1.42m | 5:38AM1.32m | 6:06PM1.57m | 6:29AM1.35m | 6:55PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.01m | 11:25PM0.09m | 11:37AM-0.07m | 00:20AM0.00m | 12:25PM-0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 105 | 152 | 9 | 262 | 255 | 267 | 230 | 214 | 150 | 140 | 126 | 102 | 88 | 84 | 82 | 57 | 49 | 49 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 12 | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 10 | — | 9 | 67 | 39 | 40 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 38 | 20 | 99 | 37 | 60 | 297 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 234 | 619 | 1324 | 438 | 726 | 438 | 3 | 70 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 179 | 295 | 323 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 49 | 28 | 16 |
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