Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
833 FZUS52 KJAX 301543 CWFJAX Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1143 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 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. AMZ400-010645- Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm- 1143 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure centered over the Carolinas will shift eastward and offshore of the Outer Banks later this afternoon. Meanwhile, a stalled frontal boundary over the northeast Florida waters will gradually dissipate through tonight, with widely scattered showers and a few embedded thunderstorms possible throughout our local waters today, followed by coverage shifting south of the waters adjacent to St. Augustine tonight. Prevailing easterly winds today will shift to southeasterly tonight, with coverage of showers and thunderstorms expected to slowly increase on Thursday and Thursday night. Showers and thunderstorms will then continue to increase on Friday and Saturday, and a frontal boundary settling over the southeastern states late this weekend and early next week will produce waves of widespread showers and thunderstorms throughout our local waters. Strong high pressure building over the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic states in the wake of this frontal boundary early next week will wedge down the southeastern seaboard beginning on Tuesday, creating strengthening northeasterly winds and building seas through late next week. .GULF STREAM... The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of Sep 29, 2026 at 0000 UTC... 58 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach. 62 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach. 74 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach. 80 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island. This data derived from NCEP Global RTOFS model. $$ AMZ450-452-454-010645- Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM- 1143 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .REST OF TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...East southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters mostly smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters mostly smooth. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ AMZ470-472-474-010645- 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- 1143 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026 .REST OF TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 11 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. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$