Northeast Florida · Wednesday, Sep 23

St Augustine Pier

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

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 8:20 PM EDT

When to go

Around 10:00 AM

Looks good · Low confidence

1.1–1.1 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 4.7 kt · cross-shore

Forecast details

Light wind should keep the water smoother.

Other wind windows

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.

8:00 AM–10:00 AM · America/New_York
Unfavorable wind · up to 10.1 kt · reported gusts up to 17.5 kt
Caution: This is the best available wind comparison, not a favorable-wind label. The selected wind is unfavorable for this break.
Offshore waves: 0.9–1.1 ft across the period. Surf height unavailable. Tide data available; check the local tide response.
Wind source time: Sep 22, 7:30 PM EDT. This is not the model run issue time.

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: 12 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 NNW 9.4 kt

Tide 3.5 ft falling

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellE 0.9 ft @ 6sValid 2026-09-23 08:00 · America/New_YorkMarine grid 29.9583, -81.2083 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea0.9 ft @ 6.3sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-23 08:00 · America/New_York

Model windNNW 9.4 ktcross-shoreValid 2026-09-23 08:00 · America/New_York4.7 kt offshore component

Tide3.5 ftfallingNOAA St. Augustine Beach 8720587 · 0.7 km from St Augustine Pier · predicted height relative to MLLWRetrieved Sep 22, 8:26 PM EDT · provider issue time unavailable71% 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**....Moderate. Weather.....................Partly sunny. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the mid 80s. Winds.......................North winds 10 to 15 mph. Tides... Vilano Beach.............High 06:37 AM EDT. Low 12:35 PM EDT. St Augustine Beach.......High 06:17 AM EDT. Low 12:17 PM EDT. Fernandina Beach.........High 06:46 AM EDT. Low 12:42 PM EDT. Mayport Naval Station....High 06:32 AM EDT. Low 12:16 PM EDT. Jacksonville Beach.......High 06:23 AM EDT. Low 12:33 PM EDT.

WEDNESDAYOfficial breaking-surf height for Nassau-Duval-Flagler-St. Johns; forecast-zone range, not a calibrated break transformationIssued Sep 22, 5:00 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	ENE 6.4 ktonshore	1 ftnear low	ENE 0.9 ft @ 6s
1 AM	ESE 4.8 ktonshore	1.5 ftrising	ENE 0.9 ft @ 6s
2 AM	ESE 4.3 ktonshore	2 ftrising	ENE 0.9 ft @ 6s
3 AM	ESE 1.5 ktonshore	2.5 ftrising	ENE 0.9 ft @ 6s
4 AM	W 2.7 ktoffshore	3.5 ftrising	ENE 0.9 ft @ 6s
5 AM	WNW 3.8 ktoffshore	4 ftrising	ENE 0.9 ft @ 6s
6 AM	WNW 3.5 ktoffshore	4.5 ftnear high	E 0.9 ft @ 6s
7 AM	W 3.3 ktoffshore	4 ftfalling	E 0.9 ft @ 6s
8 AM	NNW 9.4 ktcross-shore	3.5 ftfalling	E 0.9 ft @ 6s
9 AM	ENE 10.1 ktonshore	3 ftfalling	E 0.9 ft @ 6s
10 AM	NNE 4.7 ktcross-shore	2.5 ftfalling	E 0.8 ft @ 6s
11 AM	NNW 10.8 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftfalling	E 0.8 ft @ 6s
Noon	NNE 13 ktcross-shore	1 ftnear low	ENE 0.7 ft @ 6s
1 PM	NNE 14 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftrising	NE 0.7 ft @ 5s
2 PM	NE 12.4 ktcross-shore	2 ftrising	NE 0.7 ft @ 5s
3 PM	NNE 11.3 ktcross-shore	2.5 ftrising	NE 0.7 ft @ 5s
4 PM	NNE 13.5 ktcross-shore	3.5 ftrising	ENE 0.6 ft @ 5s
5 PM	NNE 14.3 ktcross-shore	4 ftrising	ENE 0.6 ft @ 5s
6 PM	NNE 11.1 ktcross-shore	5 ftrising	ENE 0.7 ft @ 5s
7 PM	NNE 15 ktcross-shore	5 ftfalling	NE 0.8 ft @ 4s
8 PM	NNE 18.2 ktcross-shore	4.5 ftfalling	NE 0.9 ft @ 4s
9 PM	NNE 16.9 ktcross-shore	3.5 ftfalling	NE 1.1 ft @ 4s
10 PM	NNE 18.5 ktcross-shore	3 ftfalling	NE 1.2 ft @ 4s
11 PM	NNE 16.3 ktcross-shore	2 ftfalling	NE 1.3 ft @ 4s

12 AMUnavailable

WindENE 6.4 ktonshoreTide1 ftnear lowOffshore swellENE 0.9 ft @ 6s

1 AMUnavailable

WindESE 4.8 ktonshoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 0.9 ft @ 6s

2 AMUnavailable

WindESE 4.3 ktonshoreTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 0.9 ft @ 6s

3 AMUnavailable

WindESE 1.5 ktonshoreTide2.5 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 0.9 ft @ 6s

4 AMUnavailable

WindW 2.7 ktoffshoreTide3.5 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 0.9 ft @ 6s

5 AMUnavailable

WindWNW 3.8 ktoffshoreTide4 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 0.9 ft @ 6s

6 AMUnavailable

WindWNW 3.5 ktoffshoreTide4.5 ftnear highOffshore swellE 0.9 ft @ 6s

7 AMUnavailable

WindW 3.3 ktoffshoreTide4 ftfallingOffshore swellE 0.9 ft @ 6s

8 AMUnavailable

WindNNW 9.4 ktcross-shoreTide3.5 ftfallingOffshore swellE 0.9 ft @ 6s

9 AMUnavailable

WindENE 10.1 ktonshoreTide3 ftfallingOffshore swellE 0.9 ft @ 6s

10 AMUnavailable

WindNNE 4.7 ktcross-shoreTide2.5 ftfallingOffshore swellE 0.8 ft @ 6s

11 AMUnavailable

WindNNW 10.8 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellE 0.8 ft @ 6s

NoonUnavailable

WindNNE 13 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftnear lowOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 6s

1 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 14 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 0.7 ft @ 5s

2 PMUnavailable

WindNE 12.4 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 0.7 ft @ 5s

3 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 11.3 ktcross-shoreTide2.5 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 0.7 ft @ 5s

4 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 13.5 ktcross-shoreTide3.5 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 0.6 ft @ 5s

5 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 14.3 ktcross-shoreTide4 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 0.6 ft @ 5s

6 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 11.1 ktcross-shoreTide5 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 5s

7 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 15 ktcross-shoreTide5 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 0.8 ft @ 4s

8 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 18.2 ktcross-shoreTide4.5 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 0.9 ft @ 4s

9 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 16.9 ktcross-shoreTide3.5 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 1.1 ft @ 4s

10 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 18.5 ktcross-shoreTide3 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 1.2 ft @ 4s

11 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 16.3 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 1.3 ft @ 4s

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 4/4 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
NOAA NDBC real-time station files
Current buoy observations are not forecasts for the selected future date.Not applicableNo source time
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, 8:26 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.