17th Street Boardwalk surf break

17th Street Boardwalk surfForecast / Georgia / USA

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 EDT
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17th Street Boardwalk surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 17th Street Boardwalk sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 17th Street Boardwalk this week:

The surf forecast for 17th Street Boardwalk over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Apr 01) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at 17th Street Boardwalk in the next 16 days are 1.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Apr 07) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Wed 1st Apr)2.5ft (0.8m) 7s
Best Surf11AM (Sun 5th Apr)4ft (1.2m) 8s
Most Powerful 5AM (Tue 7th Apr)5.5ft (1.7m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 17th Street Boardwalk over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
ESE
0.9
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1.2
SE
1
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.7
SE
1.1
ENE
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.6
ENE
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)7788710878888988857899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6556465744601001682089595192149196171685214226035896
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
5
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
30
NE
30
ENE
40
NE
30
N
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:06PM
2.30
8:17AM
2.20
8:45PM
2.33
8:56AM
2.17
9:21PM
2.33
9:33AM
2.11
9:56PM
2.30
10:09AM
2.03
10:30PM
2.23
10:47AM
1.94
11:06PM
2.15
11:27AM
1.84
11:46PM
2.07
12:10PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:36AM
-0.14
2:48PM
-0.10
3:19AM
-0.13
3:25PM
-0.08
3:59AM
-0.09
4:01PM
-0.03
4:38AM
-0.01
4:34PM
0.04
5:15AM
0.08
5:08PM
0.13
5:53AM
0.19
5:43PM
0.22
6:32AM
0.30
6:21PM
0.30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise-7:11--7:11--7:09--7:07--7:07--7:05--7:03-
Sunset--7:42--7:43--7:44--7:44--7:45--7:45--7:45
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202122202222222223212222212325231415141116
Feels °C (?)19222120212122212222222120222322787511
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Information about the 17th Street Boardwalk Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for 17th Street Boardwalk provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at 17th Street Boardwalk can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our 17th Street Boardwalk surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (17th Street Boardwalk) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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