Fort Lauderdale 14th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.15° N 80.10° W

Issued: 7 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Lauderdale 14th Street sea temperature is

30.1° C

Fort Lauderdale 14th Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fort Lauderdale 14th Street today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Lauderdale 14th Street at 1PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	4s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Evening (21 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	5s

Table - waves today at Fort Lauderdale 14th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21							Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	S 5	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	ENE 4
Wave Graph
kJ	24	25	29	25	22	17	17	11	16	20	22	22	24	28	13	10	12	17	14	9	8	11	16
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	E	ENE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					2:47PM0.75m				2:52AM0.66m				3:46PM0.73m				3:51AM0.63m				4:45PM0.72m
Low Tide			8:27AM0.01m				9:04PM0.14m				9:21AM0.04m				10:01PM0.17m				10:15AM0.05m				10:56PM0.19m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—
mm	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	29	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	29	30	29	29	28	28	29	28	29	30	30	29	29
Feels °C	29	30	29	31	31	30	30	31	31	29	30	31	30	29	29	29	31	30	30	31	31	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 5	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	13	8	5	2	5	5	5	5	5
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	NE 9	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	S 5
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	5	5	5	5	3	1	1	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	ENE 4
kJ	24	25	29	25	22	17	17	11	16	20	22	22	24	28	10	10	12	17	14	9	8	11	16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Makka Jamaica	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	Runaway Bay Jamaica	Main Street Pier Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Carpet Muncher Florida - North	Ocean Avenue Florida - North	Bethune Beach Florida - North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Discovery Bay Jamaica	Point o Rocks Florida - Gulf	Point o Rocks Florida - Gulf	Point o Rocks Florida - Gulf	Ocean Avenue Florida - North	Point o Rocks Florida - Gulf	Masonboro Inlet Carolina North	Anclote Island Florida - Gulf	Runaway Bay Jamaica	Point o Rocks Florida - Gulf
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	411	989	1634	1634	1634	900	345	411	357	218	323	1184	1245	898	271	271	271	218	271	920	355	900	271
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2		2	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	8	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	6	9	9	9

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