QuikCAST
Surf Forecast - Florida
5 Day Surf Forecast
Forecast Updated:
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:12 PM
GMT
Surf Scale: 3 ft = waist high, 4 ft = chest high, 5 ft = head high, 10 ft =double overhead
Swell Direction is direction swell is coming from. 90°=East, 180°=South, 270°=West, 360-0 = North
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Florida East Coast Surf Forecast
(Centered on Cocoa Beach) |
| Day |
Trend |
Wind
(kts) |
Details
(Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile) |
Waves
(Set wave max face height) |
Swell Direction |
Wednesday
3/17 |
Up some |
NE 5 early |
North swell 3.1 ft @ 9-10 secs late
Swell from previous days fetch arriving. The remnants of a solid gale are to continue tracking east and fading in coverage, but still 35 kt northeast winds are to continue aimed well at Central Fla. |
2.5 ft |
40 degrees |
Thursday
3/18 |
Up |
W 10 early |
Northeast swell building to 4.7 ft @ 12 secs
The gale is to be gone but swell from previous days fetch is to continue arriving. A new low is to build just off the coast generating a weak offshore flow locally but 25 kt northeast winds and possible windswell. |
5.0 ft |
50 degrees |
Friday
3/19 |
Down slightly |
NW 5+ early |
Northeast swell 4.7 ft @ 11 secs
Swell from previous days fetch still arriving. A weak gale is to be spinning just off the Carolinas producing limited 30 kt north fetch perhaps adding a little sideband swell to the existing swell in the water. Possible northwest/offshore winds though in Cocoa Beach and points south of there. |
4.5 ft |
45 degrees |
Saturday
3/20 |
Down some |
calm early |
Northeast swell fading from 4.0 ft @ 10 secs
The gale is to race east and be gone but swell from previous days fetch is to continue arriving. Otherwise a light near calm wind flow is to develop over the entire East Coast offering no swell producing fetch is forecast. |
3.5 ft |
45 degrees |
Sunday
3/21 |
Down some |
S 15 |
Northeast swell fading from 2.6 ft @ 9 secs
Swell from previous days fetch is to be fading out. A new winter like gale is to start wrapping up over the Great Lakes resulting in southerly winds at near 20 kts pushing up the US East Coast offering no swell potential. |
2.0-2.5 ft |
55 degrees |
Extended
Outlook |
Down |
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The Great Lakes gale is to track northeast and remain landlocked, offering only offshore winds for the bulk of the East Coast and no swell generation potential through the weekend with reinforcements coming for early next week. |
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Surf Height Animation: US East Coast - Florida & Bahamas- Central Fla
Wind Animations: US East Coast - Central Fla
Local Model: Surf - Wind
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