Siesta surf break

Siesta surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 EDT
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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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Siesta today?

The current surf forecast for Siesta at 7AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)--
Afternoon (18 Mar)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

Table - waves today at Siesta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NW
0.5
NW
0.7
N
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.7
N
0.1
W
0.7
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.5
NNW
1
NW
Period(s) (?)676677655546646555444434
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)176460109632000110119000000035
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
0.95
1:16PM
0.82
1:33AM
0.91
1:36PM
0.88
2:25AM
0.86
2:00PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
0.26
7:14PM
0.27
7:40AM
0.33
8:01PM
0.19
8:03AM
0.40
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise---7:37-------7:35-------7:33----
Sunset------7:39-------7:40-------7:40-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1212991115181915131313152021191815151517202120
Feels °C (?)64124912138787101616151411101011151615
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