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CWFTAE
Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
305 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
Gulf coastal waters from the mouth of the Suwannee River to
Okaloosa-Walton County Line 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.
GMZ700-230815-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
305 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.SYNOPSIS...
Gentle to moderate southeast breezes will prevail through
Thursday, as high pressure sets up well east of the Georgia coast,
before shifting to a more southerly direction late Friday night
to early Saturday morning.
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Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line
FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL from
20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Apalachicola to Mexico Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
205 PM CDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Protected waters a
moderate chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Protected
waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers
in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee
River FL out to 20 Nm-
Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl out to
20 Nm-
Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM-
305 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming north late this
evening, then becoming east after midnight. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
A slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected
waters a light chop. A chance of showers in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ735-230815-
St. Andrews Bay Waterways-
205 PM CDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late
this evening and early morning, then becoming east late.
Protected waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Protected waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Protected waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Protected waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Protected waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers. A
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots after midnight. Protected waters a light chop. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Protected waters a light chop.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
CWFTAE
Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
305 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
Gulf coastal waters from the mouth of the Suwannee River to
Okaloosa-Walton County Line 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.
GMZ700-230815-
Synopsis for the Suwannee River to Okaloosa-Walton county Line
out to 60 nm
305 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.SYNOPSIS...
Gentle to moderate southeast breezes will prevail through
Thursday, as high pressure sets up well east of the Georgia coast,
before shifting to a more southerly direction late Friday night
to early Saturday morning.
$$
GMZ751-752-770-772-230815-
Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line
FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL from
20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Apalachicola to Mexico Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
205 PM CDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Protected waters a
moderate chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Protected
waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers
in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
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Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee
River FL out to 20 Nm-
Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl out to
20 Nm-
Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM-
305 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.TONIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming north late this
evening, then becoming east after midnight. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light
chop.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a
light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
southeast after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Protected waters a light chop.
A slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected
waters a light chop. A chance of showers in the evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less. Protected waters a light chop.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
GMZ735-230815-
St. Andrews Bay Waterways-
205 PM CDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late
this evening and early morning, then becoming east late.
Protected waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Protected waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Protected waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Protected waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Protected waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers. A
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Protected waters a light chop. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots after midnight. Protected waters a light chop. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Protected waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Protected waters a light chop.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$