Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
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067 FZUS52 KJAX 310625 CWFJAX 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. $$ AMZ450-452-454-312100- 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. $$ AMZ470-472-474-312100- 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. $$