Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1215 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

Atlantic Coastal Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach
FL out to 60 nm.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average
highest 1/10 of the waves.

AMZ400-020800-
Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-
1215 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

.SYNOPSIS...

Strong high pressure wedged along the coast will continue elevated
seas and small craft advisory conditions through at least Monday
evening. Though winds will decrease through Tuesday, lingering
elevated seas will remain through the middle of the week. High
pressure will remain to the north but with a weaker influence
through the second half of the week resulting in lighter winds and
lowering seas. Bouts of showers and heavy downpours will be possible
through the middle of the upcoming week, especially Monday and
Tuesday as coastal troughing develops.


.GULF STREAM...

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Oct 31, 2026 at 0000 UTC...

 50 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach.
 58 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.
 70 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach.
 71 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.

This data derived from NCEP Global RTOFS model.


$$

AMZ450-020800-
Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out
20 NM-
1215 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
9 seconds and east 4 feet at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters
choppy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds and
east 3 feet at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. A chance of
showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance
of showers.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers through the
day, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through
the night.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ452-454-020800-
Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out
20 NM-
Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM-
1215 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 9 seconds and
east 5 feet at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 7 seconds
and northeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at
8 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters choppy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening. A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers
in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms through the night. A slight chance
of showers after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest.
Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ470-472-474-020800-
Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to
60 NM-
Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
1215 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 9 seconds
and east 5 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers late
this morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of
showers.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to
8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
East 7 feet at 8 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms through the
night. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms through the day.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$