The Boardwalk surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 EDT
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The Boardwalk surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Boardwalk sea temperature is
27.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Boardwalk today?

The current surf forecast for The Boardwalk at 9AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (20 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (20 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
46
37
113
111
113
90
120
99
101
74
73
74
119
92
118
51
51
94
144
113
113
94
118
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:20PM1.56m
11:42AM1.14m
00:17AM1.49m
12:44PM1.14m
1:15AM1.40m
1:48PM1.14m
Low Tide
5:46AM0.13m
5:37PM0.07m
6:45AM0.16m
6:42PM0.15m
7:44AM0.19m
7:49PM0.22m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
26
26
24
25
27
28
28
29
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
14
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
Energy kJ
50
24
37
4
2
4
101
74
73
74
119
51
51
94
144
113
113
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
N
7
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
2
4
2
2
4
1
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.8
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
Energy kJ
79
46
30
113
111
113
90
120
99
4
4
5
92
118
18
15
6
94
118
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1112
124
121
604
470
604
1346
1112
20
1
1
265
1524
1547
962
196
107
73
107
265
962
929
929
942
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
5
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