Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
225 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 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.

AMZ400-312100-
Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-
225 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

.SYNOPSIS...

A frontal boundary will linger over the Georgia waters through
Saturday before dissipating on Sunday. Another front slowly enters
the Deep South Sunday into early next week. This will lead to a
prevailing offshore flow through early next week, with a daily
south-
southeast wind surge over the nearshore waters in the wake of the
Atlantic sea breeze. A few offshore moving thunderstorms may be
strong with gale force gusts possible.


.GULF STREAM...

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Jul 30, 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.
 68 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.

This data derived from NCEP Global RTOFS model.


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Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out
20 NM-
Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out
20 NM-
Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM-
225 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Intracoastal
waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters light
chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds. Intracoastal
waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South
2 feet at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then
showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas
2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at
5 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters
choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds
and southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers
and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms through the night.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
225 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at
4 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South
2 feet at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at
4 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds
and southeast 3 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. A
chance of thunderstorms through the day. Showers likely in the
afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
through the night.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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