St. Augustine Lighthouse Park, 446 Ocean Vista Avenue, FL
03/21/2026 02:00 AM
56°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 3 mph W
Mostly Clear
Mostly clear. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. West wind around 6 mph.

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Rip Current Statement issued March 21 at 1:41AM EDT until March 22 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
NWS Jacksonville FL
Category Certainty Severity
Met Likely Moderate
Status Urgency Category
Actual Expected Met
Effective Ends Expires
03/21/2026 01:41 AM 03/22/2026 03:00 AM 03/21/2026 04:00 PM
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
                                            
Moonrise
09:15 AM
Moonset
10:39 PM
Sunrise
07:27 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing crescent
Sunset
07:37 PM

Hourly Forecast

Sat, 02:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 3 mph W
56°

Sat, 03:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 3 mph W
54°

Sat, 04:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 5 mph W
52°

Sat, 05:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 6 mph W
52°

Sat, 06:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 6 mph W
51°

Sat, 07:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 6 mph W
51°

Sat, 08:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 6 mph W
52°

Sat, 09:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 6 mph W
55°

Sat, 10:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 7 mph W
61°

Sat, 11:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 7 mph W
67°

Sat, 12:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 7 mph W
71°

Sat, 01:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 7 mph W
73°

Sat, 02:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 7 mph W
76°

Sat, 03:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 8 mph W
76°

Sat, 04:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 8 mph SW
77°

Sat, 05:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 8 mph SW
77°

Sat, 06:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 7 mph S
76°

Sat, 07:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 6 mph S
74°

Sat, 08:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 7 mph S
72°

Sat, 09:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 7 mph S
69°

Sat, 10:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 8 mph SW
67°

Sat, 11:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 8 mph SW
66°

Sun, 12:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 9 mph SW
65°

Sun, 01:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 9 mph W
63°
Winds: 6 mph W
Mostly clear. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. West wind around 6 mph.
Winds: 8 mph W
Sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. West wind around 8 mph.
Winds: 6 to 9 mph SW
Mostly clear. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Winds: 9 mph SW
Sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 9 mph.
Winds: 10 mph SW
Mostly clear. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 60 overnight. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Winds: 10 mph SW
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Winds: 10 mph W
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Winds: 12 to 17 mph N
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Winds: 7 to 16 mph NE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Winds: 7 to 12 mph NE
A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NE
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Winds: 6 to 12 mph NE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph SE
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Winds: 3 to 10 mph E
Sunny, with a high near 79.

Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia

National Weather Service Jacksonville FL

High pressure centered over the northern Gulf will gradually shift south into the weekend. Winds shift tonight to west-southwest and persist into Monday. Southwest winds increase Monday ahead of an approaching cold front. A surge of north-northeast winds develop in the wake of the front Monday night into Tuesday.

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. .GULF STREAM. The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of Mar 20, 2026 at 0000 UTC. 46 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach. 53 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach. 64 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach. 71 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island. This data derived from NCEP Global RTOFS model.

REST OF TONIGHT
Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast this evening, then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 9 seconds
SATURDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 10 seconds and southwest 2 feet at 3 seconds
SATURDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 10 seconds and southwest 3 feet at 3 seconds
SUNDAY
West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south in the afternoon Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 10 seconds and southwest 3 feet at 4 seconds
SUNDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds around 15 knots Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet Wave Detail: Southwest 4 feet at 5 seconds and east 3 feet at 9 seconds
MONDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds
MONDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots after midnight Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet
TUESDAY
Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, building to 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet in the afternoon and evening, subsiding to 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after midnight A slight chance of showers through the day, then a chance of showers through the night
WEDNESDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet A slight chance of showers in the morning
Reporting time 07:39 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east this evening, then becoming west Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 9 seconds Intracoastal waters light chop
SATURDAY
West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 10 seconds Intracoastal waters light chop
SATURDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 10 seconds and southwest 2 feet at 3 seconds Intracoastal waters a moderate chop
SUNDAY
West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 10 seconds and southwest 2 feet at 3 seconds Intracoastal waters a moderate chop
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 3 feet at 10 seconds Intracoastal waters a moderate chop
MONDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots after midnight Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and west 3 feet at 4 seconds Intracoastal waters rough
TUESDAY
Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet Intracoastal waters rough A slight chance of thunderstorms through the day A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers after midnight
WEDNESDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight Intracoastal waters a moderate chop A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon
Reporting time 07:39 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026
SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING
Reporting time 07:39 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026
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