St. Augustine · St. Johns County · Florida
Blowhole Surf Report & Forecast, St. Augustine, Florida
Blowhole, St. Augustine, Florida: 4 ft, chest to head high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 2.9 ft at 12 seconds from the east-northeast, with a 9 mph cross-shore wind from the north-northeast. Water is about 74°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 5.1 ft at 7:53 pm.
4 ft
chest to head high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 2.9 ft · 12 s · ENEplus 0.5 ft · 11 s · ESE
- Wind
- 9 mph (NNE)cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.5 ft risinghigh 5.1 ft at 7:53 pm
- Water
- 74°Frashguard
- Air
- 74°Ffeels like 77°F
- Sun
- rise 6:45 amset 5:33 pm
Blowhole surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Blowhole: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Blowhole: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 5.5 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6.3 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6.4 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 5.8 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4.8 ft |
| 11 am | 4 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (N) | 3.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 4 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (N) | 2.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 4 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (NE) | 1.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (NE) | 2.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (ENE) | 3.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 4.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 3 mph cross-shore (NW) | 4.4 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.4 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.9 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 4.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (ENE) | 3.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (E), gusts 12 | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (ESE) | 2.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 3.2 ft |
Blowhole waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Blowhole arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 4.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 33 s
- Lulls
- about 131 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 27% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Blowhole surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Blowhole: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 3–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Blowhole are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3–5 ft | Good | 3.0 ft · 12 s · ENE | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 3.6 ft · 11 s · ENE | calm | 6 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 1.6 ft · 11 s · E | 4 mph offshore (WNW) | calm | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 10 s · E | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 15 | 14 mph offshore (WSW) | 9 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 2.0 ft · 5 s · NNW | 14 mph offshore (WNW) | 16 mph offshore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1 ft | Poor | 2.8 ft · 5 s · N | 16 mph cross-shore (NW) | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 2.5 ft · 5 s · NNE | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16 | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.1 ft · 4 s · NE | 12 mph onshore (NE) | 15 mph onshore (NE), gusts 20 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 10 mph onshore (ENE) | 12 mph onshore (NE) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 14 mph onshore (NE) | 15 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Blowhole are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Blowhole tide chart and tide times
Tides at Blowhole today, Monday, Nov 9: low 1.0 ft at 1:07 am, high 6.4 ft at 7:37 am, low 1.2 ft at 2 pm and high 5.1 ft at 7:53 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.5 ft and rising.
Blowhole tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 1.0 ft at 1:07 amHigh 6.4 ft at 7:37 amLow 1.2 ft at 2 pmHigh 5.1 ft at 7:53 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 1.0 ft at 1:51 amHigh 6.0 ft at 8:21 amLow 1.2 ft at 2:41 pmHigh 4.8 ft at 8:37 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.0 ft at 2:27 amHigh 5.9 ft at 8:59 amLow 1.3 ft at 3:17 pmHigh 4.7 ft at 9:12 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.0 ft at 3:06 amHigh 5.6 ft at 9:40 amLow 1.1 ft at 4:03 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 10 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.1 ft at 3:44 amHigh 5.4 ft at 10:23 amLow 1.3 ft at 4:46 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 10:45 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.3 ft at 4:31 amHigh 5.2 ft at 11:11 amLow 1.5 ft at 5:29 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 11:32 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.4 ft at 5:21 amHigh 5.0 ft at 11:59 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:17 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.1 ft at 12:26 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:13 amHigh 4.8 ft at 12:48 pmLow 1.4 ft at 7:08 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.1 ft at 1:21 amLow 1.5 ft at 7:10 amHigh 4.7 ft at 1:40 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Blowhole water temperature
The water temperature at Blowhole is about 74°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 77°F and a 9 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 73 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Blowhole
- Middles1.0 mi SSE · 4 ft · Fair
- Anastasia Park1.7 mi SSE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Vilano Jetty1.9 mi NNW · 3 ft · Good
- St. Augustine Beach Pier2.3 mi SSE · 3–4 ft · Fair
- A Street3.2 mi S · 3–4 ft · Fair
- Vilano Beach3.7 mi NNW · 4 ft · Fair
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About Blowhole
Blowhole is a beach break in St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, facing east-northeast. Also called Blow Hole.
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