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St Augustine Pier

NWS JAX · FLZ124-125-138-233-333; official reef-face range: 2–3 ft

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 7:40 PM EDT

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Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

No upcoming daytime sample has current, finite wind evidence.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 12.4 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 0 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind NE 8.4 kt

Tide 4 ft falling

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellENE 1.0 ft @ 6sValid 2026-09-22 20:00 · America/New_YorkMarine grid 29.9583, -81.2083 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea1.1 ft @ 6.0sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-22 20:00 · America/New_York

Model windNE 8.4 ktonshoreValid 2026-09-22 20:00 · America/New_York6.2 kt onshore component

Tide4 ftfallingNOAA St. Augustine Beach 8720587 · 0.7 km from St Augustine Pier · predicted height relative to MLLWRetrieved Sep 22, 7:45 PM EDT · provider issue time unavailable67% of adjacent local low–high range · descriptive, not a safety rating

NWS JAX · FLZ124-125-138-233-333

Rip Current Risk*...........Moderate. Surf Height.................2 to 3 feet. Thunderstorm Potential**....Low. UV Index**..................Very High. Water Temperature...........80 to 85. Weather.....................Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the mid 80s. Winds.......................Northeast winds around 10 mph. Tides... Vilano Beach.............Low 11:42 AM EDT. St Augustine Beach.......Low 11:28 AM EDT. High 05:58 PM EDT. Fernandina Beach.........Low 11:50 AM EDT. Mayport Naval Station....Low 11:26 AM EDT. Jacksonville Beach.......Low 11:44 AM EDT.

REST OF TODAYOfficial breaking-surf height for Nassau-Duval-Flagler-St. Johns; forecast-zone range, not a calibrated break transformationIssued Sep 22, 5:00 PM EDT

St. Augustine, FL (194) buoy 41117 · 24 km from St Augustine Pier1.6 ft @ 8sNDBC significant wave height (Hs) from a buoy in this spot’s checked seaward hemisphere; not breaking-wave face heightObserved Sep 22, 6:56 PM EDT

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for St Augustine Pier
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	SE 5.2 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftrising	ENE 1.1 ft @ 7s
1 AM	SW 4 ktoffshore	2 ftrising	ENE 1.0 ft @ 7s
2 AM	WSW 3.4 ktoffshore	2.5 ftrising	ENE 1.0 ft @ 7s
3 AM	W 2 ktoffshore	3 ftrising	ENE 1.0 ft @ 7s
4 AM	NW 3.2 ktoffshore	3.5 ftrising	ENE 1.0 ft @ 7s
5 AM	WNW 3.7 ktoffshore	4 ftnear high	ENE 1.0 ft @ 7s
6 AM	W 3.3 ktoffshore	4 ftfalling	ENE 1.0 ft @ 7s
7 AM	W 3.7 ktoffshore	3.5 ftfalling	ENE 1.0 ft @ 7s
8 AM	NW 3 ktoffshore	3 ftfalling	ENE 1.0 ft @ 6s
9 AM	NNW 3.6 ktcross-shore	2.5 ftfalling	ENE 1.0 ft @ 6s
10 AM	NE 4 ktcross-shore	2 ftfalling	ENE 0.9 ft @ 6s
11 AM	NE 5 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftnear low	ENE 0.9 ft @ 6s
Noon	NNE 7.7 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftrising	ENE 0.9 ft @ 6s
1 PM	NNE 8.7 ktcross-shore	2 ftrising	ENE 1.0 ft @ 6s
2 PM	NE 8.5 ktcross-shore	2.5 ftrising	ENE 1.0 ft @ 6s
3 PM	ENE 12 ktonshore	3 ftrising	ENE 1.0 ft @ 6s
4 PM	ENE 12.2 ktonshore	4 ftrising	ENE 1.0 ft @ 6s
5 PM	NE 11.9 ktonshore	4.5 ftrising	ENE 1.0 ft @ 6s
6 PM	ENE 8.8 ktonshore	5 ftfalling	ENE 1.0 ft @ 6s
7 PM	ENE 8.6 ktonshore	4.5 ftfalling	ENE 1.0 ft @ 6s
8 PM	NE 8.4 ktonshore	4 ftfalling	ENE 1.0 ft @ 6s
9 PM	NE 11.1 ktonshore	3 ftfalling	ENE 1.0 ft @ 6s
10 PM	NE 8.6 ktonshore	2.5 ftfalling	ENE 0.9 ft @ 6s
11 PM	ENE 8.2 ktonshore	2 ftfalling	ENE 0.9 ft @ 6s

12 AMUnavailable

WindSE 5.2 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 1.1 ft @ 7s

1 AMUnavailable

WindSW 4 ktoffshoreTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 1.0 ft @ 7s

2 AMUnavailable

WindWSW 3.4 ktoffshoreTide2.5 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 1.0 ft @ 7s

3 AMUnavailable

WindW 2 ktoffshoreTide3 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 1.0 ft @ 7s

4 AMUnavailable

WindNW 3.2 ktoffshoreTide3.5 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 1.0 ft @ 7s

5 AMUnavailable

WindWNW 3.7 ktoffshoreTide4 ftnear highOffshore swellENE 1.0 ft @ 7s

6 AMUnavailable

WindW 3.3 ktoffshoreTide4 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 1.0 ft @ 7s

7 AMUnavailable

WindW 3.7 ktoffshoreTide3.5 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 1.0 ft @ 7s

8 AMUnavailable

WindNW 3 ktoffshoreTide3 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 1.0 ft @ 6s

9 AMUnavailable

WindNNW 3.6 ktcross-shoreTide2.5 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 1.0 ft @ 6s

10 AMUnavailable

WindNE 4 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 0.9 ft @ 6s

11 AMUnavailable

WindNE 5 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftnear lowOffshore swellENE 0.9 ft @ 6s

NoonUnavailable

WindNNE 7.7 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 0.9 ft @ 6s

1 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 8.7 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 1.0 ft @ 6s

2 PMUnavailable

WindNE 8.5 ktcross-shoreTide2.5 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 1.0 ft @ 6s

3 PMUnavailable

WindENE 12 ktonshoreTide3 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 1.0 ft @ 6s

4 PMUnavailable

WindENE 12.2 ktonshoreTide4 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 1.0 ft @ 6s

5 PMUnavailable

WindNE 11.9 ktonshoreTide4.5 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 1.0 ft @ 6s

6 PMUnavailable

WindENE 8.8 ktonshoreTide5 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 1.0 ft @ 6s

7 PMUnavailable

WindENE 8.6 ktonshoreTide4.5 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 1.0 ft @ 6s

8 PMUnavailable

WindNE 8.4 ktonshoreTide4 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 1.0 ft @ 6s

9 PMUnavailable

WindNE 11.1 ktonshoreTide3 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 1.0 ft @ 6s

10 PMUnavailable

WindNE 8.6 ktonshoreTide2.5 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 0.9 ft @ 6s

11 PMUnavailable

WindENE 8.2 ktonshoreTide2 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 0.9 ft @ 6s

Tide

NOAA St. Augustine Beach 8720587 · 0.7 km from St Augustine Pier · MLLW

Interpolated tide height Recommended window

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Beach break.

Mapped spot coordinate: 29.86, -81.27.

Mainland · Coast not verified · Ocean-facing bearing 90° · Location provenance

Model request point: St Augustine Pier (29.86, -81.27). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 5/5 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier A · US_EAST · spot-level model point

NWS JAX · FLZ124-125-138-233-333; official reef-face range2–3 ftCurrent · Sep 22, 5:00 PM EDT

NWS JAX · FLZ124-125-138-233-333
NWS JAX · FLZ124-125-138-233-333; Official breaking-surf height for Nassau-Duval-Flagler-St. Johns; forecast-zone range, not a calibrated break transformationCurrentSep 22, 5:00 PM EDT
St. Augustine, FL (194) buoy 41117 · 24 km from St Augustine Pier
St. Augustine, FL (194) buoy 41117 · 24 km from St Augustine Pier; NDBC significant wave height (Hs) from a buoy in this spot’s checked seaward hemisphere; not breaking-wave face heightCurrentSep 22, 6:56 PM EDT
NOAA CO-OPS Tides and Currents API
NOAA St. Augustine Beach 8720587 · 0.7 km from St Augustine Pier; predicted high/low events above MLLW, converted to feet. Timestamp is retrieval time; provider issue time is not supplied.CurrentSep 22, 7:45 PM EDT
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 7:30 PM EDT
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 7:30 PM EDT
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.