Some important features may not work in this version of your browser. Please upgrade to a modern browser, such as Google Chrome

Welcome to the new forecast layout Take a Tour »The forecast data hasn't changed.

North America>California, South> Select a SpotClose PanelLoading...
YesNo
        LIST VIEW
        MAP VIEW
        SAVE LOCATION
          Auto Save is OFF. Switch it ON

          Main Beach Surf Report and Forecast

          Spot Location: North America > Florida > Florida - East Coast > Nassau, Duval and St Johns Counties

          Current Surf Report for Main Beach

          All times EST unless otherwise stated.

          Add Surf Report

          0.5-0.8m

          Faded Star

          Knee High - Waist High

          11kph Gentle, Cross/Onshore

          Primary Swell
          0.6m at 8s95.67°

          ClearAir 23°cSea 24°c

          Today's Tide - Main BeachToday's Tide Legend - Main Beach
          High12:07AM2.1m
          Low 6:08AM0.3m
          High12:34PM1.8m
          Low 6:10PM0.3m
          First Light 5:56AM
          Sunrise 6:23AM
          Sunset 8:21PM
          Last Light 8:48PM

          Tide Location Fernandina Beach, Amelia River, Florida - 3.7014912km away Help

          About Main Beach

          As with Hooks, there is no outside sandbar here to intercept swells making this a more powerful beachbreak at higher tides. Peaks break close to the beach, short rides. Often crowded conditions. Easy access with full facilities.

          All Local Photos Upload

          Main Beach Surf Forecast Help

          Surf Forecasting help for Main Beach

          A detailed long range Main Beach Surf forecast, surf report and (where available) surf webcams. This surf forecast will be useful for both Main Beach and nearby surf spots in the Florida area. The information here is carefully calibrated and checked, please do read the surf forecasting help information first which will give you a good idea how to start interpreting this information.

          Surf Forecasting Articles

          Show:

          Type:

          Auto Scale:

          Configured

          Configured Breaking Wave Heights

          Our team has configured this spot. All surf wave heights below are estimated face heights measured from peak to trough (not Hawaiian scale). Take a look at the scale to the right. You can click the settings wheel below to change this configuration.

          Magicseaweed.com Wave Scale×
            OverviewAdvanced
             Edit Main Beach Surf Wind (+ Gusts)WeatherPrimary SwellSecondary SwellProb.
          Fri25/05 12am 0.5-0.8m Faded Star 10 16 kphClear24°c 0.6m8s98.37°     95%
          3am 0.5-0.8m Faded Star 11 21 kphClear23°c 0.6m8s95.67°     95%
          6am 0.5-0.8m Faded Star 16 24 kphSunny24°c 0.6m8s89.95°     75%
          9am 0.4-0.7m Faded Star 19 24 kphMostly Sunny26°c 0.5m8s105.47° 0.5m4s   75%
          12pm 0.4-0.7m Faded Star 23 27 kphSunny28°c 0.5m8s103.3° 0.8m4s   95%
          3pm 0.4-0.7m Faded Star 21 27 kphSunny27°c 0.5m8s103.41° 0.8m5s   95%
          6pm 0.4-0.7m Faded Star 11 23 kphSunny25°c 0.5m8s102.59° 0.6m5s   71%
          9pm 0.5-0.7m Faded Star 11 19 kphClear24°c 0.5m8s101.77° 0.6m5s   71%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Main Beach
          High12:07AM2.1m
          Low 6:08AM0.3m
          High12:34PM1.8m
          Low 6:10PM0.3m
          First Light 5:56AM
          Sunrise 6:23AM
          Sunset 8:21PM
          Last Light 8:48PM
          Sat26/05 12am 0.4-0.7m Solid Star 8 13 kphClear24°c 0.5m8s99.57° 0.6m5s   76%
          3am 0.4-0.7m Solid Star 10 14 kphMostly Clear23°c 0.5m8s98.38° 0.6m5s   76%
          6am 0.4-0.7m Faded Star 13 21 kphSunny23°c 0.5m8s96.38° 0.6m5s   86%
          9am 0.4-0.6m Faded Star 18 23 kphMostly Sunny26°c 0.4m8s97.14° 0.6m5s   86%
          12pm 0.4-0.6m 21 24 kphMostly Sunny28°c 0.8m5s65.57° 0.4m8s   86%
          3pm 0.5-0.7m 16 19 kphSunny28°c 0.8m6s66.88° 0.4m8s   86%
          6pm 0.4-0.7m 8 10 kphMostly Sunny26°c 0.8m6s66.04° 0.4m8s   90%
          9pm 0.4-0.7m 3 3 kphThunderstorms25°c 0.6m6s66.88° 0.3m8s   90%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Main Beach
          High12:47AM2.1m
          Low 6:51AM0.3m
          High 1:17PM1.8m
          Low 7:00PM0.3m
          First Light 5:56AM
          Sunrise 6:23AM
          Sunset 8:22PM
          Last Light 8:49PM
          Sun27/05 12am 0.5-0.8m Solid Star 13 21 kphBrief Showers24°c 0.8m9s65.5° 0.3m8s   50%
          3am 0.5-0.8m Solid Star 16 32 kphShowers22°c 0.8m9s62.44° 0.3m9s 0.2m2s 50%
          6am 0.5-0.8m Solid Star 16 31 kphShowers22°c 0.8m9s55.76° 0.3m8s 0.2m2s 32%
          9am 0.4-0.6m Solid Star 14 19 kphBrief Showers24°c 0.6m8s51.26° 0.3m8s 0.2m2s 32%
          12pm 0.3-0.5m 11 18 kphThundery Showers25°c 0.3m8s103.12° 0.5m7s 0.1m2s 38%
          3pm 0.3-0.5m 11 18 kphThundery Showers27°c 0.3m8s103.19° 0.4m6s 0.1m2s 38%
          6pm 0.4-0.6m 14 27 kphThundery Showers26°c 0.4m8s93.23° 0.4m6s 0.3m2s 29%
          9pm 0.4-0.6m 18 34 kphRain24°c 0.8m5s122.08° 0.3m8s 0.2m5s 29%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Main Beach
          High 1:31AM2.1m
          Low 7:39AM0.3m
          High 2:04PM1.9m
          Low 7:58PM0.4m
          First Light 5:56AM
          Sunrise 6:23AM
          Sunset 8:22PM
          Last Light 8:49PM
          Mon28/05 12am 0.6-0.9m Faded Star 16 34 kphShowers23°c 0.9m6s112.72° 0.1m5s   32%
          3am 0.5-0.8m Faded Star 13 24 kphMostly Cloudy23°c 0.8m6s110.24°     32%
          6am 0.6-0.9m Faded Star 13 24 kphMostly Cloudy23°c 0.8m7s105.5°     47%
          9am 0.6-0.9m Faded Star 16 24 kphThundery Showers27°c 0.8m7s104.1°     47%
          12pm 0.6-0.9m Faded Star 18 23 kphThundery Showers28°c 0.8m7s105.36°     65%
          3pm 0.6-0.9m Faded Star 18 24 kphThundery Showers27°c 0.8m7s105.67°     65%
          6pm 0.6-0.9m Faded Star 11 23 kphThundery Showers26°c 0.8m7s103.48°     85%
          9pm 0.5-0.9m Faded Star 11 19 kphThunderstorms25°c 0.8m7s103°     85%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Main Beach
          High 2:19AM2m
          Low 8:32AM0.2m
          High 2:57PM1.9m
          Low 9:02PM0.4m
          First Light 5:55AM
          Sunrise 6:22AM
          Sunset 8:23PM
          Last Light 8:50PM
          Tue29/05 12am 0.5-0.8m Faded Star 11 18 kphThunderstorms24°c 0.8m7s103.35°     90%
          3am 0.5-0.8m Faded Star 11 19 kphMostly Clear23°c 0.6m7s103.24°     90%
          6am 0.5-0.8m Faded Star 13 21 kphMostly Sunny23°c 0.6m7s103.14°     90%
          9am 0.5-0.7m Faded Star 14 21 kphBrief Showers Possible27°c 0.6m7s104.3°     90%
          12pm 0.5-0.7m Faded Star 16 21 kphThundery Showers27°c 0.6m7s107.2°     80%
          3pm 0.5-0.8m Faded Star 14 23 kphThunderstorms27°c 0.6m8s109°     80%
          6pm 0.5-0.7m Faded Star 10 21 kphThunderstorms26°c 0.6m7s106.87°     53%
          9pm 0.5-0.7m Faded Star 10 16 kphThunderstorms25°c 0.6m7s105.37°     53%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Main Beach
          High 3:12AM2m
          Low 9:28AM0.2m
          High 3:55PM2m
          Low10:06PM0.3m
          First Light 5:55AM
          Sunrise 6:22AM
          Sunset 8:23PM
          Last Light 8:51PM
          Wed30/05 12am 0.4-0.7m Solid Star 8 13 kphThunderstorms24°c 0.5m7s104.33°     51%
          3am 0.4-0.7m Solid Star 5 6 kphThundery23°c 0.5m7s103.76°     51%
          6am 0.4-0.7m 3 5 kphMostly Sunny23°c 0.5m7s103.7°     30%
          9am 0.4-0.6m 8 11 kphThunderstorms26°c 0.5m7s103.69°     30%
          12pm 0.4-0.6m 11 13 kphThunderstorms27°c 0.5m7s103.82° 0.1m1s   33%
          3pm 0.4-0.6m 8 10 kphThundery28°c 0.5m7s102.34°     33%
          6pm 0.4-0.6m 6 11 kphThundery27°c 0.4m7s102.19°     8%
          9pm 0.4-0.6m 6 8 kphThundery25°c 0.4m7s102.74°     8%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Main Beach
          High 4:11AM2m
          Low10:24AM0.1m
          High 4:58PM2.1m
          Low11:10PM0.2m
          First Light 5:55AM
          Sunrise 6:22AM
          Sunset 8:24PM
          Last Light 8:51PM
          Thu31/05 12am 0.4-0.6m 6 10 kphMostly Clear24°c 0.5m7s104.81°     21%
          3am 0.4-0.6m 5 6 kphClear23°c 0.5m7s106.85°     21%
          6am 0.4-0.6m 8 11 kphSunny23°c 0.5m7s107.66°     20%
          9am 0.4-0.6m 5 6 kphSunny27°c 0.4m7s107.53°     20%
          12pm 0.4-0.6m 3 6 kphSunny30°c 0.4m7s106.75°     5%
          3pm 0.4-0.6m 6 14 kphThundery Showers29°c 0.4m7s106.04°     5%
          6pm 0.4-0.6m 8 16 kphThundery Showers28°c 0.4m7s106.02°     18%
          9pm 0.4-0.6m 6 10 kphBrief Thundery Showers26°c 0.4m7s107.14°     18%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Main Beach
          High 5:14AM2m
          Low11:21AM0.1m
          High 6:02PM2.3m
          First Light 5:54AM
          Sunrise 6:22AM
          Sunset 8:25PM
          Last Light 8:52PM

          Extended Surf Forecast for Nassau, Duval and St Johns Counties Area
          Fri01/06 12am 0.2m 24 38 kphBrief Thundery Showers24°c 0.2m6s114.76° 0.1m8s 0.8m3s 21%
          3am 0.2m 24 38 kphBrief Thundery Showers24°c 0.2m6s114.76° 0.1m8s 0.8m3s 21%
          6am 0.3-0.4m 18 29 kphBrief Thundery Showers23°c 0.4m6s128.89° 0.2m3s   23%
          9am 0.3-0.4m 18 29 kphBrief Thundery Showers23°c 0.4m6s128.89° 0.2m3s   23%
          12pm 0.3-0.5m 6 10 kphSunny24°c 0.5m6s110.82°     38%
          3pm 0.3-0.5m 6 10 kphSunny24°c 0.5m6s110.82°     38%
          6pm 0.4-0.6m 19 30 kphBrief Thundery Showers28°c 0.5m6s108.33°     30%
          9pm 0.4-0.6m 19 30 kphBrief Thundery Showers28°c 0.5m6s108.33°     30%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Main Beach
          Low12:11AM0.2m
          High 6:18AM2m
          Low12:18PM-0m
          High 7:04PM2.4m
          First Light 5:54AM
          Sunrise 6:21AM
          Sunset 8:25PM
          Last Light 8:52PM
          Sat02/06 12am 0.4-0.5m 21 34 kphBrief Thundery Showers28°c 0.5m6s107.82° 0.3m2s   30%
          3am 0.4-0.5m 21 34 kphBrief Thundery Showers28°c 0.5m6s107.82° 0.3m2s   30%
          6am 0.3-0.5m 26 42 kphMostly Sunny23°c 0.4m6s109.23° 0.4m3s   17%
          9am 0.3-0.5m 26 42 kphMostly Sunny23°c 0.4m6s109.23° 0.4m3s   17%
          12pm 0.3-0.5m 21 34 kphMostly Sunny23°c 0.3m8s118.33° 0.5m3s   16%
          3pm 0.3-0.5m 21 34 kphMostly Sunny23°c 0.3m8s118.33° 0.5m3s   16%
          6pm 0.3-0.4m 8 13 kphBrief Thundery Showers27°c 0.3m6s109.43°     21%
          9pm 0.3-0.4m 8 13 kphBrief Thundery Showers27°c 0.3m6s109.43°     21%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Main Beach
          Low 1:11AM0.1m
          High 7:20AM2.1m
          Low 1:15PM-0.1m
          High 8:03PM2.5m
          First Light 5:54AM
          Sunrise 6:21AM
          Sunset 8:26PM
          Last Light 8:53PM

          Next Update Expected: 2hrs
          Last Model Run: 24 May 14:00:00PM local time (EST). 24 May 18:00:00PM GMT.

          < Embed Forecast >

          1. Here's our brand new live HD webcam for Main Beach. It's right on the beach.

          2. This graph shows you the most recent recorded sets by the webcam. If your Pro it will be almost live.

          3. The latest surf reports provided by our partners at the beach go here. If there are no surf reports then you'll see a breakdown of the current conditions.

          4. This is our new graph, you'll see a bunch of controls above it allowing you to edit the graph. You can also zoom in and out by selecting a range on the graph.

          5. We've made the forecast even simpler. The blue column is a guide to how big the waves on the beach are going to be. Click the cog and you can configure the wave height forecast to take account for local factors and your experience of surfing here. There's more information about this featureMore.

            In the advanced column we've got all the data you're used to, including the additional swells right in the table.

            Click on a day and it will expand showing you a detailed breakdown for the day and the tide.

          6. Here we've pulled in the very best content across Magicseaweed.com. On the left you've got the best content for Main Beach and on the right you have the latest and greatest content on Magicseaweed.com.

          Beta Page

          You're using our brand new forecast layout. We've been testing it for a while now and we love it.

          We'd love to hear what you think of it, give us shout via email, @magicseaweed and Facebook.

          Feedback< Back to old layout

          Nearby

          Add Place
          Accommodation
          View all Listings

          Nearby

          More
          Nearby Spots
          Nearby Buoys

          Sponsor Recommends

          Best board for today:

          Modern Old Skool the recommended surfboard.Modern Old Skool

          Forecast Blog

          More
          < Back to old layout

          Latest on Magicseaweed

          O'Neill 60 Years On Eastern Winds Rio Final Day Highlights Rio Pro Lights-Up

          Local News

          Add News

          No local news yet.

          Photo of the Day

          Magicseaweed Photo of the Day of KeramasMagicseaweed Photo of the Day of Keramas

          Video of the Day

          Video of the DayPlay VideoVideo of the Day - Winter Froth
          About MSW

          All content remains copyright of Magicseaweed Ltd unless stated otherwise, we'd kindly ask that you don't reproduce it in any form without our permission.

          Total time:1.0758168697357

          Do you like the new layout? YesNo