Florida Marine Forecasts
NWS marine forecasts for 58 coastal waters zones off Florida, with current wind and seas from the nearest buoy and 3-day charts.
Florida forecast register
Named coastal zones, current observations and official advisories
| Forecast zoneForecast zone | Wind nowWind now | ConditionsConditions |
|---|---|---|
| Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River | W 7 ktW 7 kt | peak 7 kt Thu 2 AMpeak 7 kt Thu 2 AM |
| Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to West End of Seven Mile Bridge | ENE 9 ktENE 9 kt | peak 15 kt Tue 11 PMpeak 15 kt Tue 11 PM |
| Biscayne Bay | NE 11 ktNE 11 kt | peak 15 kt Wed 4 PMpeak 15 kt Wed 4 PM |
| Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound | ENE 4 ktENE 4 kt | peak 15 kt Wed 10 PMpeak 15 kt Wed 10 PM |
| Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola | SSE 5 ktSSE 5 kt | peak 8 kt Thu 11 AMpeak 8 kt Thu 11 AM |
| Mexico Beach to Apalachicola | SSE 6 ktSSE 6 kt | peak 11 kt Thu 12 PMpeak 11 kt Thu 12 PM |
| Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach | N 5 ktN 5 kt | peak 7 kt Wed 3 PMpeak 7 kt Wed 3 PM |
| Bonita Beach to Englewood | ENE 4 ktENE 4 kt | peak 16 kt Wed 10 PMpeak 16 kt Wed 10 PM |
| Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach | E 5 ktE 5 kt | peak 9 kt Wed 11 AMpeak 9 kt Wed 11 AM |
| Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef | NE 11 ktNE 11 kt | peak 15 kt Tue 7 PMpeak 15 kt Tue 7 PM |
| East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee | E 8 ktE 8 kt | peak 11 kt Wed 4 PMpeak 11 kt Wed 4 PM |
| Englewood to Tarpon Springs | N 7 ktN 7 kt | peak 16 kt Wed 11 PMpeak 16 kt Wed 11 PM |
| Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine | NE 7 ktNE 7 kt | peak 10 kt Wed 2 PMpeak 10 kt Wed 2 PM |
| Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach | NE 9 ktNE 9 kt | peak 13 kt Wed 9 PMpeak 13 kt Wed 9 PM |
| Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach | N 8 ktN 8 kt | peak 9 kt Thu 7 AMpeak 9 kt Thu 7 AM |
| Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola | S 4 ktS 4 kt | peak 9 kt Thu 10 AMpeak 9 kt Thu 10 AM |
| St. Augustine to Flagler Beach | NNE 11 ktNNE 11 kt | peak 11 kt Wed 2 PMpeak 11 kt Wed 2 PM |
| Suwannee River to Keaton Beach | W 7 ktW 7 kt | peak 9 kt Wed 11 PMpeak 9 kt Wed 11 PM |
| Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River | WSW 7 ktWSW 7 kt | peak 11 kt Wed 10 PMpeak 11 kt Wed 10 PM |
| Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay | SW 8 ktSW 8 kt | peak 5 kt Thu 4 PMpeak 5 kt Thu 4 PM |
| Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line | NE 5 ktNE 5 kt | peak 11 kt Wed 2 PMpeak 11 kt Wed 2 PM |
| Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 20-60 | NNE 6 ktNNE 6 kt | peak 11 kt Wed 12 PMpeak 11 kt Wed 12 PM |
| Florida Bay | E 8 ktE 8 kt | peak 13 kt Tue 8 PMpeak 13 kt Tue 8 PM |
| Gulf of Mexico from West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal | NE 11 ktNE 11 kt | peak 15 kt Wed 2 AMpeak 15 kt Wed 2 AM |
| Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel | ENE 12 ktENE 12 kt | peak 15 kt Wed 5 AMpeak 15 kt Wed 5 AM |
| Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge | ENE 9 ktENE 9 kt | peak 13 kt Tue 8 PMpeak 13 kt Tue 8 PM |
| Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key | E 8 ktE 8 kt | peak 14 kt Tue 8 PMpeak 14 kt Tue 8 PM |
| Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal | NE 11 ktNE 11 kt | peak 14 kt Wed 2 AMpeak 14 kt Wed 2 AM |
| Lake Okeechobee | NE 9 ktNE 9 kt | peak 17 kt Wed 7 PMpeak 17 kt Wed 7 PM |
| Pensacola Bay Area | S 4 ktS 4 kt | peak 8 kt Thu 2 PMpeak 8 kt Thu 2 PM |
| Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet | NE 8 ktNE 8 kt | peak 13 kt Wed 4 PMpeak 13 kt Wed 4 PM |
| Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 20-60 | NE 8 ktNE 8 kt | peak 13 kt Wed 7 PMpeak 13 kt Wed 7 PM |
| St. Andrews Bay Waterways | N 8 ktN 8 kt | peak 6 kt Wed 4 PMpeak 6 kt Wed 4 PM |
| Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge | ENE 13 ktENE 13 kt | peak 15 kt Tue 8 PMpeak 15 kt Tue 8 PM |
| Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal west of Dry Tortugas | ENE 12 ktENE 12 kt | peak 16 kt Wed 11 PMpeak 16 kt Wed 11 PM |
| Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key | E 8 ktE 8 kt | peak 15 kt Tue 8 PMpeak 15 kt Tue 8 PM |
| Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal | NE 12 ktNE 12 kt | peak 15 kt Tue 11 PMpeak 15 kt Tue 11 PM |
| Tampa Bay | ENE 3 ktENE 3 kt | peak 15 kt Wed 11 PMpeak 15 kt Wed 11 PM |
| Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet | NE 5 ktNE 5 kt | peak 10 kt Wed 1 PMpeak 10 kt Wed 1 PM |
| Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60 | NNE 6 ktNNE 6 kt | peak 13 kt Wed 3 PMpeak 13 kt Wed 3 PM |
| Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 | NNE 7 ktNNE 7 kt | peak 18 kt Wed 11 PMpeak 18 kt Wed 11 PM |
| Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 | NE 4 ktNE 4 kt | peak 18 kt Wed 11 PMpeak 18 kt Wed 11 PM |
| Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 | WSW 7 ktWSW 7 kt | peak 15 kt Wed 11 PMpeak 15 kt Wed 11 PM |
| Western Choctawhatchee Bay | SW 8 ktSW 8 kt | peak 5 kt Wed 2 PMpeak 5 kt Wed 2 PM |
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Florida marine forecasts: common questions
Is there a small craft advisory off Florida right now?
No advisory or warning is in force in any of the 58 Florida marine zones at the moment. Advisories are issued per zone by the National Weather Service and appear at the top of a zone's page as soon as one is posted.
How windy is it on the Florida coast right now?
Buoys off Florida are reporting 3 to 13 knots, the strongest at Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge. A knot is 1.15 mph, so 20 knots is about 23 mph. Wind measured offshore is usually stronger than the same wind felt in a harbor.
How rough are the seas off Florida today?
The highest seas measured right now are 2 ft off Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet, out of the 41 of 58 Florida zones with a wave-capable buoy nearby. Seas are significant wave height, the average of the highest third of the waves, so individual waves run noticeably higher than the figure.
Who issues the marine forecast for Florida?
The National Weather Service, from its Jacksonville, FL office, its Key West, FL office, its Melbourne, FL office and its Miami, FL office. Each of the 58 zones on this page gets its own bulletin in a legacy teletype format, reproduced here in full underneath the charts and the live buoy readings.