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Siesta Surf Forecast
/ Florida – Gulf (38 breaks) / Florida (155 breaks) /
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Siesta surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Siesta surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Siesta sea temperature is
27.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Siesta today?
The current surf forecast for Siesta at 1PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Siesta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | NW 3 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:09AM0.66m | 1:31PM1.17m | 5:19AM0.64m | 2:19PM1.15m | 6:35AM0.62m | 3:11PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44AM0.62m | 9:37PM-0.07m | 7:11AM0.62m | 10:33PM-0.01m | 7:43AM0.62m | 11:29PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | 8:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 |
24 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | NE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — |
 kJ | 3 | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | NW 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1188 | 1103 | 1103 | 1767 | 1756 | 1863 | 1346 | 869 | 853 | 887 | 743 | 743 | 912 | 912 | 912 | 1125 | 591 | 321 | 646 | 1634 | 1224 | 1443 | 869 | 257 |
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