Surf Forecast
Jetty Surf Forecast for Week of March 18, 2024
Guys we have a deal with Island Fin Poke at Laurel and 41 in Nokomis (Publix Plaza). Designated days the waves are up they will have a special bowl for us surfers. Ask for the “its Pumping Bowl”, not on the menu, its a $10 premium ingredient bowl. The special is only good for the day/days the waves are good. We’ll let ya know what those days are.
Surfline, Swellinfo etc are good for general surf forecasting, what our Jetty Surf Forecast gives you is indepth knowledge for this local area. How the tides affect the surf locally, what the water conditions are, what the sandbars are doing, what the real water temp and feel is and when has been the better times to go out. Information that the general forecast sites have no way of knowing. Updated the page below to show the relevant buoys that affect our areas and a few secret cams.
Weekly surf report: El Nino is over for now and cold front season is winding down. We might get a swell or 2 or maybe 3 in the next few months but thats about it. Get your summer surf plans ready.
Update: And they said el nino was over haha. We’re getting a couple bigger ones coming our way Tuesday and Friday/Saturday. Sorry for the late report, been super busy and injured myself Monday eve so I’m out for these next swells unfortunately but you aren’t. These fronts are changing intensity every few hours. The latest run has the wind blasting on Tuesday from the northeast solid 25 with 33 gusts first thing and lessons through the day to 14 mph at 5pm. Could be best with the wind from 5- sunset as the wind dimishes but that could change. Hoping for chest high sets. Maybe bigger. Tide comes in until 1pm then stays about the same til sunset. Could be a small wave on Wednesday. Waters warm but the air and wind chilly. Probably a 2 mil if you’re gonna surf for a few hours. High of 68.
Looking like a windy chest plus Friday afternoon and a windy south jetty Saturday and Sunday clean leftovers. We’ll take a good look at it tomorrow, but keep in mind the forecast is changing.
Weekly Gulf Surf Forecast:
Monday: Nada
Tuesday: Chest plus windy
Wednesday: knee high leftovers
Thursday: flatness
Friday: South swell building to chest high
Sat: Waist high north swell
Sun: clean leftovers
*Prepare accordingly and forecast *subject to change
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Relevant WFLA forecast buoys
Read the buoy data. These are the buoys we use to forecast waves for West Florida, you can get the data below. When the swell and period heights elevate from the northern, western or southern buoys the waves will eventually make it to us depending on the pace of the swell.
The waves follow the wind, check long range wind forecast on Windy charts below. Check real time wind data by checking the buoys and watch the swell heights follow. There are many buoys that only record wind so check those out too by clicking the map below, “select region” will be on the top right of the map, select “Gulf of Mexico (East) Florida” then click whatever buoy your heart desires.
Buoy numbers above correspond to the buoys below
North Forecast buoys
42099 buoy stopped working with hurricane Idalia, back now
South forecast buoys below
42003 East Gulf – 208 NM West of Naples. Hasn’t been working for a little while but when it comes back online we’ll post it
42097 Pulley Ridge – Back online!
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Secret Cams
Crows Nest (Use for wind conditions sometimes)