The surf forecast is flat right now for Fort Lauderdale, FL

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    90° SE @ 4mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    7:18pm / 1:04pm
  • BUOY 41122
    ENE1ft @ 10s
  • WATER TEMP
    86° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 18
WED 19
THU 20
FRI 21
SAT 22
4pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are flat and fair at 4pm on Tue 8/18
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDSE 4 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYE (89) 0.2 ft @ 10 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYNNE (23) 0.3 ft @ 10 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Mid Tide,1.9 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Tuesday, Aug 18
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    WNW
    7mph
    0.2ft
    9s
    E
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    WNW
    4mph
    0.2ft
    9s
    E
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    SE
    9mph
    0.2ft
    10s
    E
  • Wednesday, Aug 19
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    WNW
    8mph
    0.2ft
    9s
    E
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    WNW
    3mph
    0.2ft
    9s
    E
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    SSE
    2mph
    0.3ft
    7s
    NNE
  • Thursday, Aug 20
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    WNW
    3mph
    0.7ft
    4s
    NNE
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    SSW
    1mph
    0.2ft
    7s
    NNE
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    SSE
    9mph
    0.4ft
    6s
    N
  • Friday, Aug 21
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    SSW
    7mph
    0.2ft
    8s
    NNE
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    S
    6mph
    0.2ft
    8s
    NNE
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    S
    11mph
    0.3ft
    8s
    NNE
  • Saturday, Aug 22
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    S
    6mph
    0.2ft
    7s
    NNE
    12pm
    flat
    choppy
    SE
    7mph
    0.4ft
    3s
    ESE
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    SE
    14mph
    0.7ft
    3s
    ESE
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This forecast is for East facing beaches, and was updated Aug 18, 2026 @ 3:26pm.
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