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Siesta surf break

Siesta surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm 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 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)--
Afternoon (18 Mar)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (18 Mar)3ft (0.9m)5s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
W
0.9
NNW
0.7
NW
0.5
NW
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.8
NNW
1
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NW
0.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)667555455555544443445444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21844100000002200000017360000
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:16PM
0.82
1:33AM
0.91
1:36PM
0.88
2:25AM
0.86
2:00PM
0.94
3:20AM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14PM
0.27
7:40AM
0.33
8:01PM
0.19
8:03AM
0.40
8:50PM
0.13
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------7:35-------7:33-------7:33
Sunset--7:39-------7:40-------7:40-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C111518191513131214192020171514141721212019181717
Feels °C (?)491213977691415171199101317161515161516
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