Surf Forecasts:
Vilano Jetty surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, ENE swell with 305 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Vilano Jetty this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Vilano Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 12) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Vilano Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, talking waves in feet and miles.
We got one spot to talk about: Vilano Jetty (St. Augustine). And for the first stretch, it’s a bust.
For over a week, from Friday the 11th through Monday the 21st, it’s tiny. Swell is barely 2 ft, wave energy is in the weak two-digit range. The water sits at a normal 83°F. The only call out there is “poor surf conditions”. Don’t bother paddling out. It’s a long dead spell.
Then we get a little sign of life on Tuesday the 22nd. Tuesday morning the offshore wind cleans things up, but the swell is still just 3.3 ft from the east-northeast with a short period, energy hits 102 (moderate). The report calls it “surfable but very ordinary”. Not the one.
The moment to circle on the calendar is Wednesday the 23rd of September. That Wednesday morning, the swell hits 4.6 ft from the east-northeast, period 8 seconds, and the combined energy is 257 – solid moderate. A light southeast-southeast wind at 3 mph keeps the surface clean. The wave comment says “expect good surf conditions”. The crowds can show up sometimes, but early morning glass is hard to beat. That’s the highlight of the whole 16 days. Thursday morning the 24th looks similar with a 4.6 ft swell and clean wind, but it’s short-lived. After that, the onshore wind and chop ruin it on Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th.
Bottom line: a long wait until the 23rd. That Wednesday morning is the only real reason to wet a line. Everything else is a pass.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 41 | 25 | 62 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 154 | 186 | 213 | 305 | 176 | 177 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:07PM1.73m | 9:34AM1.75m | 9:52PM1.66m | 10:19AM1.74m | 10:37PM1.56m | 11:03AM1.70m | 11:21PM1.46m | 11:48AM1.64m | 00:05AM1.36m | 12:33PM1.57m | 00:51AM1.27m | 1:23PM1.50m | 1:42AM1.20m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM-0.01m | 3:14AM0.00m | 3:41PM0.04m | 3:55AM0.04m | 4:27PM0.12m | 4:36AM0.10m | 5:16PM0.21m | 5:19AM0.19m | 6:07PM0.30m | 6:06AM0.27m | 7:03PM0.39m | 6:58AM0.34m | 7:59PM0.44m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Temp °C | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | E 14 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 25 | 62 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 8 | — | ESE 4 | E 8 | SE 4 | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 14 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 5 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 31 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 154 | 186 | 213 | 305 | 176 | 177 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1991 | 0 | 24 | 1588 | 0 | 24 | 45 | 6 | 6 | 1182 | 28 | 431 | 431 | 1159 | 1370 | 431 | 303 | 431 | 201 | 88 |
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