Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Miami, FL
Issued by NWS Miami, FL
435 FZUS52 KMFL 122006 CWFMFL Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida National Weather Service Miami FL 406 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026 Atlantic coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Ocean Reef out to 60 nm and Gulf coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee out 20 nm and Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach out 60 nm...including the waters of Biscayne Bay and Lake Okeechobee. 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 10 percent of the waves. AMZ600-GMZ606-130900- 406 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026 .Synopsis for Jupiter Inlet to Ocean Reef FL out to 60 nm and for East Cape Sable to Bonita Beach FL out to 60 nm... Gentle winds and low seas are expected through Thursday, then increasing to moderate easterly winds Friday and Saturday as a tropical wave moves across the local waters. Daily wind increases to around 10-15 knots are expected in the seabreeze zone, as well as a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms will remain fairly isolated and mostly limited to the morning hours for the east coast and the evening for the Gulf, except Friday night and Saturday when the passage of the tropical wave will result in an increase in showers and thunderstorms over all local waters. Gulf Stream Hazards: None The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of Aug 10, 2026. 6 nautical miles south southeast of Fowey Rocks. 10 nautical miles northeast of Port Everglades. 3 nautical miles east northeast of Lake Worth. 6 nautical miles east southeast of Jupiter Inlet. This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office. $$ AMZ650-670-130900- Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM- Waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- 406 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this evening. .THU...S winds around 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms early in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters light chop. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters light chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ651-671-130900- Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM- Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas- 406 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026 .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. .THU...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas less than 2 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms early in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters light chop. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ GMZ656-657-676-130900- Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM- Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- 406 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms early this evening, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening. .THU...N winds around 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms late. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms early in the evening. A chance of showers and tstms late. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms late. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of tstms. Showers likely until late afternoon, then a chance of showers late. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms early in the evening. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MON...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ610-130900- Lake Okeechobee- 406 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms early this evening, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening. .THU...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Lake waters smooth. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms early in the evening. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Lake waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms early in the evening. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. Showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. Showers and tstms likely early in the evening. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Lake waters light chop. .MON...W winds around 5 kt. Lake waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms early in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ630-130900- Biscayne Bay- 406 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026 .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Smooth. A chance of showers and tstms early this evening. .THU...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Light chop. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. A moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SE winds around 10 kt. Light chop. A chance of showers and tstms until late afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Light chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$