Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
736 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 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.

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Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-
736 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

A stalled front will extend across the Georgia waters will gradually
shift southward late tonight into Wednesday as high pressure wedges
down the east coast from the north and a coastal trough forms well
off of the Florida coast by late this week. This pattern will bring
shift prevailing south to southwest flow towards more onshore mid to
late week. The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of
potential tropical cyclone off the Southeast coast later this week
that may organize and shift westward towards the coast this weekend.
Continue to monitor NHC forecasts through the week.

.GULF STREAM...

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Jul 31, 2025 at 1200 UTC...

 64 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach.
 73 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.
 79 nautical miles east northeast of Jacksonville Beach.
 75 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.


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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-
736 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southwest. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms, mainly early.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
9 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely. A
chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light
chop. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Showers. Thunderstorms likely in
the afternoon, then a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning. Showers through the day. A chance of
thunderstorms through the night. A chance of showers through the
night. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
736 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest.
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
3 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. Showers with
a chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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