Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
026 FZUS52 KJAX 030522 CWFJAX Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1222 AM EST Mon Nov 3 2025 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. AMZ400-032030- Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm- 1222 AM EST Mon Nov 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS... A cold front will move offshore early this morning, with increasing northwest and north winds and building seas expected today. Small Craft Advisory is in effect for the mainly the northeast Florida waters through Tuesday. High pressure will move to the north of the area Tuesday then build into the southeastern states by Wednesday, allowing northeast winds and seas to gradually subside. The high weakens over the area on Thursday while a backdoor cold front approaches from the north and dissipates near the area on Friday. .GULF STREAM... The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of Nov 01, 2025 at 1200 UTC... 50 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach. 53 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach. 68 nautical miles east of Jacksonville Beach. 79 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island. This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office. $$ AMZ450-032030- Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM- 1222 AM EST Mon Nov 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. $$ AMZ452-454-032030- Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM- 1222 AM EST Mon Nov 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. .MONDAY...North winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 8 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. $$ AMZ472-474-032030- Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- 1222 AM EST Mon Nov 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 6 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 9 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 8 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. .THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. $$ AMZ470-032030- Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- 1222 AM EST Mon Nov 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 9 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 10 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and east 3 feet at 8 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. .THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. $$