The Boardwalk surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 3AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (21 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 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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)
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
E
9
1
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
0.9
E
8
0.6
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
113
120
54
158
74
73
74
119
96
125
125
51
140
140
144
140
125
147
157
50
34
34
108
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
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
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:17AM1.49m
12:44PM1.14m
1:15AM1.40m
1:48PM1.14m
2:14AM1.32m
Low Tide
5:37PM0.07m
6:45AM0.16m
6:42PM0.15m
7:44AM0.19m
7:49PM0.22m
8:40AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:08
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
25
26
27
27
28
28
25
25
26
27
26
28
27
27
26
25
26
27
28
28
28
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.6
E
9
1
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.6
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.9
E
8
Energy kJ
4
54
158
74
73
74
119
91
113
51
140
140
144
140
50
34
34
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
9
0.4
SE
4
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
Energy kJ
113
113
120
13
101
4
96
125
125
18
125
147
157
33
25
19
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
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
604
604
470
73
19
107
444
1677
1528
1581
1003
121
73
73
170
966
977
962
942
196
73
12
265
922
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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