Main Beach Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report and Surf Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
1-2FT
Knee to thigh
Swell
Wind
11KTSSE
12kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
81°F
Rashguard
First Coast Forecast
Mike Watson •Today
Enough to push a big board but lackluster overall. Target the midday incoming for best of it.
Dawn-Midday: Area buoys aren't showing much...just a bit of easterly swell and that'll offer a few weak waves in the 1-2' range at most breaks. Winds are SSE/SE at dawn so we are already getting some texture and bump on it. SE to ESE winds persist through the morning but the window with the lower/incoming tide later AM through midday probably offers the best window to try to find something.
Afternoon Outlook: Small surf and onshore winds mean generally poor surf for the afternoon.
Main Beach Surf Forecast
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Main Beach Surf Guide
With limited interference from any outside sandbars and/or coquina reefs, which are famous for intercepting or diluting swells in the Sunshine State, Main Beach can offer a legit shorebreak experience at higher tides; which means when it’s good here, it’s a bonanza: lots of waves, most of them hollow and fast and powerful, and the crowds to match. Reeling lefts manifest on the best NE swells, however, Amelia Island beachbreaks in general are exposed to a range of swells from N to S but won't hol... Read more