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CWFJAX
Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
721 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
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.
AMZ400-231430-
Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-
721 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure situated along the southeastern seaboard will
gradually weaken and shift southeastward through Friday night.
Southeasterly winds will increase across the near shore waters each
afternoon through Saturday behind the inland moving Atlantic sea
breeze, with winds shifting to southerly during the early evening
hours and then southwesterly after midnight. A frontal boundary will
sink into the southeastern states by Saturday evening, with isolated
showers and thunderstorms possible on Saturday afternoon ahead of
this boundary. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will be
possible on Saturday night and Sunday as this front stalls near the
Georgia waters. This front will then lift northward early next week
ahead of another front that will approach our local waters towards
the middle portion of next week.
.GULF STREAM...
The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Apr 22, 2026 at 0000 UTC...
50 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach.
58 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.
70 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach.
76 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.
This data derived from NCEP Global RTOFS model.
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AMZ450-452-454-231430-
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-
721 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming
south. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 8 seconds and southeast 2 feet at
8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal
waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east. Seas around
2 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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AMZ470-472-474-231430-
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-
721 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south.
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
3 feet at 8 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
8 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds and east 2 feet at
9 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds and east 2 feet at
9 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet
at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. A chance
of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A
chance of showers through the night. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast. Seas
2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
CWFJAX
Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
721 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
Atlantic Coastal Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach
FL out to 60 nm.
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average
highest 1/10 of the waves.
AMZ400-231430-
Synopsis for Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm-
721 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure situated along the southeastern seaboard will
gradually weaken and shift southeastward through Friday night.
Southeasterly winds will increase across the near shore waters each
afternoon through Saturday behind the inland moving Atlantic sea
breeze, with winds shifting to southerly during the early evening
hours and then southwesterly after midnight. A frontal boundary will
sink into the southeastern states by Saturday evening, with isolated
showers and thunderstorms possible on Saturday afternoon ahead of
this boundary. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will be
possible on Saturday night and Sunday as this front stalls near the
Georgia waters. This front will then lift northward early next week
ahead of another front that will approach our local waters towards
the middle portion of next week.
.GULF STREAM...
The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Apr 22, 2026 at 0000 UTC...
50 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach.
58 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach.
70 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach.
76 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island.
This data derived from NCEP Global RTOFS model.
$$
AMZ450-452-454-231430-
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-
721 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming
south. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 8 seconds and southeast 2 feet at
8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal
waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east. Seas around
2 feet. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
AMZ470-472-474-231430-
Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to
60 NM-
Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
721 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south.
Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
3 feet at 8 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
8 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds and east 2 feet at
9 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds and east 2 feet at
9 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet
at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. A chance
of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A
chance of showers through the night. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast. Seas
2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$