St. Augustine Lighthouse Park, 446 Ocean Vista Avenue, FL
03/21/2026 09:00 AM
55°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 6 mph W
Sunny
Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind around 8 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
09:51 AM
Moonset
11:48 PM
Sunrise
07:27 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing crescent
Sunset
07:37 PM

Hourly Forecast

Sat, 09:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 6 mph W
55°

Sat, 10:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 7 mph W
62°

Sat, 11:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 7 mph W
68°

Sat, 12:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 7 mph W
72°

Sat, 01:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 7 mph W
76°

Sat, 02:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 8 mph W
78°

Sat, 03:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 8 mph W
79°

Sat, 04:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 8 mph SW
79°

Sat, 05:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 7 mph SW
79°

Sat, 06:00 PM

Clear
Winds: 7 mph SW
77°

Sat, 07:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 7 mph SW
74°

Sat, 08:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 7 mph SW
70°

Sat, 09:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 7 mph SW
67°

Sat, 10:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 8 mph W
65°

Sat, 11:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 8 mph W
64°

Sun, 12:00 AM

Clear
Winds: 8 mph W
63°

Sun, 01:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 9 mph W
62°

Sun, 02:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 9 mph W
61°

Sun, 03:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 9 mph W
60°

Sun, 04:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 9 mph W
59°

Sun, 05:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 8 mph W
58°

Sun, 06:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 8 mph W
58°

Sun, 07:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 8 mph W
57°

Sun, 08:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 8 mph W
57°
Winds: 8 mph W
Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind around 8 mph.
Winds: 9 mph SW
Mostly clear. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. Southwest wind around 9 mph.
Winds: 9 mph SW
Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 80 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. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Winds: 12 mph W
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Winds: 12 to 20 mph N
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Winds: 7 to 20 mph E
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Winds: 7 to 10 mph E
A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Winds: 5 to 9 mph E
A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph E
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph S
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Winds: 5 to 9 mph S
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Winds: 6 to 9 mph S
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

Coastal Waters Forecast for Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia

National Weather Service Jacksonville FL

High pressure centered over the Gulf will gradually shift south through early next week. Winds will prevail from the west and southwest through Monday. Southwest winds increase Sunday night into Monday ahead of an approaching cold front. A surge of northeast to east winds develop in the wake of the cold front Monday night into Tuesday with small craft advisories likely.

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.

TODAY
West winds 10 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots this afternoon Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 10 seconds Intracoastal waters light chop
TONIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots 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
West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 10 seconds and west 2 feet at 3 seconds Intracoastal waters a moderate chop
SUNDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 3 feet at 9 seconds Intracoastal waters a moderate chop
MONDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds Intracoastal waters a moderate chop
MONDAY NIGHT
West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots after midnight Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 2 feet at 3 seconds Intracoastal waters rough A slight chance of showers in the evening
TUESDAY
Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet Intracoastal waters very rough A slight chance of showers in the morning A slight chance of thunderstorms through the day A chance of showers
WEDNESDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet Intracoastal waters a moderate chop A slight chance of showers through the day
Reporting time 05:36 AM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026
TODAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 10 seconds
TONIGHT
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 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 west 3 feet at 4 seconds
SUNDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight 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 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet Wave Detail: Southwest 4 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds
MONDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots after midnight Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 3 feet at 4 seconds A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
TUESDAY
East winds 20 to 25 knots Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet A slight chance of thunderstorms through the day A chance of showers
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 chance of showers, mainly in the morning
Reporting time 05:36 AM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026
SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
Reporting time 05:36 AM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026
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