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Surf Forecasts, Texas, West Florida

Warm Front in Texas, Cold Front in West Florida: Published:03/26/17

Texas is in for the best surf of the region in the coming week.  Mid-day on Wednesday the swell begins to rise to the 9-12 foot mark, biggest by evening, this of course accompanied by 25 knot winds.  First thing Thursday morning the swell will be dropping.  After noon the wave heights remain about the same, and by evening the winds will go offshore.

There is a pre-front front coming to the southeast in a couple days opening the door for the second front, another west Florida wave-maker.  The first will stall just north of West Florida.  Continue reading Warm Front in Texas, Cold Front in West Florida: Published:03/26/17 →

Surf Forecasts

East Florida and Texas Surf Forecast

Texas and east Florida will be seeing swell in the upcoming week. Both locations will be alternating between periods of strong onshore winds, ranging from 20-25 knots, and light or offshore winds. Both locations will be very similar in their surf trends; the surf runs about 5-7 through most of the week.

The east coast will be offshore for one more day before the winds turn onshore. 12 to 15 foot swell is showing up on the wave models for Friday in East Florida. Choppy, large surf will rise. Then, starting on Sunday evening the winds go slack and the surf continues at 5-7ft through the week.

Northern Texas will be getting straight onshore surf for the Friday swell. First thing Saturday the surf will be fun, light winds and 5-7 foot swell. Sunday the winds pick up again, and the gulf maintains a 15knot+ onshore wind through the week. There’s another possibility of light winds next Thursday morning.

These conditions are subject to change. Make sure to check the short range forecast, and your current conditions before you head out.

Surf Forecasts

Cold Front: The Tuesday/Wednesday Forecast (w/surf report)

The front moves though the gulf early on Tuesday. After the front blows through a rapid change will occur; The temperatures will drop, and the skies will clear. High pressure builds in, and the surf comes up not long after.

Surf’s Up Surf Report! It’s 9am on Tuesday.  The surf rose quickly early this morning. There is now 5 and 6 foot swell on the buoys. It is chest to head high. The tide is coming in this morning until around 1:45. The air is 62 degrees and the sustained onshore wind is at 21 knots.

West Florida
On Tuesday the surf may get up to around waist high right before dark. SWAN is predicting 3-4 foot swell with a short period, and 15 knot northwest winds. With enough west it could get fun. Keep your eyes on the buoys and cams for a possible Tuesday evening surf. The swell peaks at 4-5 feet at 6-8 seconds from the west-northwest on Wednesday, with north winds. On Wednesday, the further you go south, the longer the long period swell wave window will be.
Water: Egmont, 69° – Venice, 71°
Skies: Clear
Air: upper 60s

Rest of the Gulf
Pensacola will be seeing a little tiny bit of surf right before the front, but the area stays mostly flat. The day after the front Texas gets a sideshore wave, with sideshore winds gusting up to 18mph.

East Florida
Over on the Atlantic, the surf is about waist to chest high. The winds are sideshore for the next couple days. The waves will be “textured” on the exposed outer sandbars. By the time the winds go offshore mid-week, the surf drops. It’s not really a good week for making a day trip to east Florida.