Surf Forecasts:
Fernandina Beach Pier surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 14 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, ENE swell with 298 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 14 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fernandina Beach Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Fernandina Beach Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 14) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fernandina Beach Pier in the next 16 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fernandina Beach Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Rusty here, and I’m not gonna sugarcoat it—Fernandina Beach Pier is lookin’ flat and blown out for the next couple weeks. The water’s a warm 84°, a touch warmer than normal, but the surf just ain’t there. There’s a big gap with nothin’ worth paddlin’ for until Monday the 14th, and even then it’s a struggle.
On Monday the 14th, we get a brief window of glassy conditions early with a light offshore wind from the WNW at 6 mph. Swell’s tiny—only 2ft from the ESE with a 9-second period, and the combined energy is a weak 50. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. You might snag a couple little waves, but don’t get your hopes up.
The rest of the week is choppy and messy. Tuesday the 15th brings a short-period windswell up to 4ft from the ENE by afternoon, but the wind cranks to 15 mph cross-onshore, and the period drops to 5 seconds. Combined energy hits 70, but it’s all chop.
Wednesday the 16th shows a bump to 5ft from the ENE in the morning, but a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore wind makes it lumpy and unruly. Period’s 6 seconds, combined energy hits 194—but that’s just churned-up water. This is more a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session.
Thursday the 17th keeps the energy with 4ft from the ENE at 5 seconds, but the wind’s onshore from the E at 12 mph, with t-storms likely. Still poor.
From Friday the 18th through the end, the swell fades to 1ft or less, with periods mostly under 8 seconds. There are a few clean moments—like Sunday the 20th with a light SW cross-off breeze, or Monday the 21st with glassy conditions—but the swell is so small (1ft, combined energy in the teens or low 20s) it’s barely a ripple. The best of a bad bunch might be Wednesday afternoon the 23rd, with 2ft from the E, 8-second period, and clean conditions from a SSW cross-off breeze at 9 mph. Combined energy hits 55, and it’s described as surfable but very ordinary. That’s about the closest we get to a highlight.
Bottom line: no real stand-out session. The only near-decent window is Monday morning the 14th for a glassy, tiny wave, or that Wednesday the 23rd afternoon for a clean but weak ripple. Everything else is flat, choppy, or blown out. For a beach/pier spot like this, a blank run is pretty normal. We’ll have to wait for a change.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
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 kJ | 59 | 29 | 28 | 75 | 31 | 50 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 66 | 195 | 190 | 169 | 262 | 99 | 69 | 70 | 27 | 21 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:08PM2.03m | 10:37AM2.09m | 10:50PM1.94m | 11:20AM2.05m | 11:31PM1.85m | 12:02PM2.00m | 00:13AM1.77m | 12:44PM1.94m | 00:55AM1.69m | 1:28PM1.88m | 1:41AM1.64m | 2:17PM1.84m | 2:30AM1.60m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM0.08m | 4:34AM0.06m | 5:06PM0.16m | 5:13AM0.12m | 5:51PM0.25m | 5:53AM0.21m | 6:38PM0.36m | 6:34AM0.30m | 7:28PM0.45m | 7:19AM0.38m | 8:21PM0.52m | 8:09AM0.45m | 9:15PM0.55m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 59 | 19 | 28 | 75 | 31 | 50 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 27 | 21 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | ESE 9 | E 12 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 29 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 20 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | 66 | 195 | 190 | 169 | 262 | 99 | 69 | — | — | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1584 | 25 | 89 | 609 | 41 | 39 | 745 | 39 | 368 | 368 | 368 | 1094 | 368 | 368 | 128 | 734 | 739 | 717 | 609 | 89 |
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