Northeast Florida
St. Augustine surf report
4.3ft
Solid — 4.3 ft.
Sunday, September 27 · local time at the spot
Right now
Swell
4.3 ft
14 s · ENE59°
Wind
This buoy carries no anemometer, so there is no wind reading here.
Water temperature
81.3°F
27.4 °C
Daylight
7:16 AM
sunrise · sunset 7:15 PM
Rip current risk
High risk
Life threatening rip currents are likely.
NWS surf forecast: 4–6 ft (today, Southeast Coastal St. Johns)
Every level, including Low, describes currents that can kill — how to spot one from the beach and what to do if you are caught.
Tide
Currently falling — next low at 3:49 PM (0.473 ft)
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 3:23 AM | low | 0.335 ft |
| 9:26 AM | high | 5.434 ft |
| 3:49 PM | low | 0.473 ft |
| 9:48 PM | high | 5.102 ft |
Tide values are predictions. Wind, pressure and surge move the real water level, sometimes by a lot — see the disclaimer.
Forecast
Model output, not a measurement — NOAA WaveWatch III
| Day | Height | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 3.7 ft | 12.5 s | WSW 248° |
| Mon | 2.2 ft | 10.5 s | WSW 248° |
| Tue | 1.3 ft | 9.1 s | WSW 252° |
| Wed | 1.2 ft | 3.5 s | W 271° |
| Thu | 1.4 ft | 4 s | WNW 286° |
| Fri | 3.1 ft | 5.8 s | WNW 287° |
A model computes; it does not observe. Accuracy drops with range, and nearshore transformation is where it is weakest.
What to wear
At 81.3 °F (27.4 °C), most people at St. Augustine are comfortable in a boardshorts or a swimsuit.
No suit needed
for 75 °F and warmer
Warm enough to surf with nothing on. A long session in the sun still costs you more heat than it feels like.
The temperature is measured. The suit recommendation is not — it follows the manufacturers' convention, which varies by a degree or two between brands, and it knows nothing about wind, session length or how you personally run. The full chart and what it leaves out.
Surf cam
The break
- Type
- Long open beach break
- Best swell
- NE to E groundswell, S in summer
- Best wind
- Offshore W
- Tide
- Mid tide
- Level
- Beginner to intermediate
Hazards
- Rip currents
- Crowds in summer
- Inlet current near the pier
Local knowledge, not a measurement. Conditions decide the day — check the National Weather Service for warnings and the lifeguards for whether to go in.
Every source behind this page
- Solunar computed · read 9:39 AM
- NOAA WaveWatch III 41117 model cycle 20260927 6z · model · read 9:39 AM
- NDBC 41117 buoy wave height · read 8:56 AM
- NOAA CO-OPS 8720576 tide predictions · read 9:39 AM
- NWS Surf Zone Forecast JAX zone FLZ333 · read 5:00 AM
All of it is public NOAA and National Weather Service data, free for anyone to use. What we add is the pairing of this spot with these stations — see the terms.
Nearby spots
- Daytona Beach 3.9 ft · 80 km
- Ponce Inlet 3.9 ft · 97 km
- Cocoa Beach 2.3 ft · 187 km
- Ventura 3.6 ft · 3593 km
- Ala Moana Bowls 6.6 ft · 7602 km
Surf and beach conditions change faster than this page does, and nobody watches it in real time. When the water looks different from the numbers, trust the water and the lifeguards.