Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
137 FZUS52 KJAX 281755 CWFJAX Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 155 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 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. AMZ400-290900- Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm- 155 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026 .SYNOPSIS... Strong high pressure situated over New England will continue to wedge down the southeastern seaboard as it slowly shifts offshore this afternoon. Meanwhile, weak low pressure situated near southeast Florida will meander through Thursday before dissipating on Thursday night and Friday. These two features will create gusty northeasterly winds through Friday, keeping Small Craft Advisory conditions in place throughout our local waters. Coastal troughing situated over our near shore waters will remain in place through Saturday, with this feature generating scattered to numerous showers this afternoon for the waters from around St. Augustine southward, with this activity then overspreading most of our local waters tonight. Periods of isolated to widely scattered showers will then be possible from Thursday through Sunday morning. Another strong high pressure center building southeastward from New England and the Mid- Atlantic states this weekend will result in breezy easterly winds across our local waters, with another round of Small Craft Advisory conditions possible as seas build. A disturbance aloft moving across our area on Sunday and Monday may generate numerous showers and a few embedded thunderstorms. .GULF STREAM... The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of Oct 28, 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. 76 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island. This data derived from NCEP Global RTOFS model. $$ AMZ450-452-454-290900- 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- 155 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough. A slight chance of showers late this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 9 feet at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Showers likely through the night. A slight chance of thunderstorms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ AMZ470-472-474-290900- 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- 155 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet. Wave Detail: East 10 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .SATURDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of showers through the day. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, then a slight chance of showers in the evening. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms through the night. Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$