St. Augustine Lighthouse Park, 446 Ocean Vista Avenue, FL
03/19/2026 12:00 PM
59°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 24 mph N
Sunny
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

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Rip Current Statement issued March 18 at 11:23PM EDT until March 20 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
NWS Jacksonville FL
Category Certainty Severity
Met Likely Moderate
Status Urgency Category
Actual Expected Met
Effective Ends Expires
03/18/2026 11:23 PM 03/20/2026 05:00 AM 03/20/2026 05:00 AM
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf.

* WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches.

* WHEN...Through late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
                                            
Moonrise
08:43 AM
Moonset
09:33 PM
Sunrise
07:29 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing crescent
Sunset
07:36 PM

Hourly Forecast

Thu, 12:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 24 mph N
59°

Thu, 01:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 24 mph N
61°

Thu, 02:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 23 mph N
62°

Thu, 03:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 23 mph N
62°

Thu, 04:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 22 mph N
62°

Thu, 05:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 21 mph N
62°

Thu, 06:00 PM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 20 mph N
61°

Thu, 07:00 PM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 18 mph N
60°

Thu, 08:00 PM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 16 mph N
59°

Thu, 09:00 PM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 15 mph N
58°

Thu, 10:00 PM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 14 mph N
57°

Thu, 11:00 PM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 14 mph N
56°

Fri, 12:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 14 mph N
56°

Fri, 01:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 14 mph N
56°

Fri, 02:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 14 mph N
55°

Fri, 03:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 14 mph N
55°

Fri, 04:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 14 mph N
55°

Fri, 05:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph N
54°

Fri, 06:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph N
54°

Fri, 07:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph N
54°

Fri, 08:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph N
54°

Fri, 09:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph N
56°

Fri, 10:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph N
60°

Fri, 11:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 15 mph N
63°
Winds: 21 to 24 mph N
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Winds: 14 to 20 mph N
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Winds: 16 mph N
Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Winds: 5 to 13 mph N
Mostly clear. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. North wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Winds: 6 to 9 mph SW
Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Winds: 9 mph SW
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Winds: 7 to 10 mph SW
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Winds: 10 mph SW
Clear, with a low around 59.
Winds: 10 mph SW
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Winds: 10 mph W
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Winds: 10 to 16 mph NE
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Winds: 8 to 15 mph NE
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Winds: 8 to 13 mph NE
A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Winds: 6 to 12 mph E
A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia

National Weather Service Jacksonville FL

High pressure north of the region will wedge down the southeastern seaboard Today with Small Craft Advisory conditions over the Southeast Georgia waters through this evening and Northeast Florida waters into early Friday. Winds and seas are expected to diminish by late Friday as high pressure center reforms to the west of the waters before settling over the local waters Friday night into Saturday. The high will sink south of the waters on Sunday into Monday with southwest to westerly winds ahead of a cold front moving into the waters next Tuesday with increasing northeasterly winds and seas.

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 18, 2026 at 0000 UTC. 50 nautical miles east of Flagler Beach. 53 nautical miles east of Saint Augustine Beach. 64 nautical miles east southeast of Jacksonville Beach. 76 nautical miles east southeast of St Simons Island. This data derived from NCEP Global RTOFS model.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
Reporting time 02:25 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
Reporting time 02:25 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Reporting time 02:25 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Reporting time 02:25 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
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