Cape San Blas · Gulf County · Florida
Cape San Blas Surf Report & Forecast, Florida
Cape San Blas, Florida: flat (under 1 ft), at 2 pm CST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 0.6 ft at 3 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 4 mph cross-shore wind from the north. Water is about 76°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 2.3 ft at 6:50 pm.
flat (under 1 ft) ft
- Swell
- 0.6 ft · 3 s · NNWplus 0.2 ft · 6 s · SSW
- Wind
- 4 mph (N)cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.8 ft risinghigh 2.3 ft at 6:50 pm
- Water
- 76°Frashguard
- Air
- 71°Ffeels like 77°F
- Sun
- rise 6:01 amset 4:49 pm
Cape San Blas surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Cape San Blas: 6 am, Poor, on a falling low 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 Cape San Blas: 6 am, Poor, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph offshore (NNE) | 0.6 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph offshore (NE) | 0.6 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph offshore (NE), gusts 14 | 0.7 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph offshore (NE), gusts 14 | 0.8 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 13 | 1.0 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 11 | 1.3 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (N) | 1.5 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 1.6 ft |
| 2 pmnow | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 1.8 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 1.9 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 2.1 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 2.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 0.6 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 0.5 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (ENE) | 0.5 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 0.6 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 0.8 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 1.0 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 1.2 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 1.4 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph onshore (WNW) | 1.6 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 1.8 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 2.0 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 2.1 ft |
Cape San Blas waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 2 pm, sets at Cape San Blas arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly unknown.
- Set waves
- about 0.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 4 s
- How they break
- Unknown
- Breaking
- 0% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Cape San Blas surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Cape San Blas: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 1–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Cape San Blas 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 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.7 ft · 3 s · NNW | 9 mph offshore (NE), gusts 14 | calm | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 2 s · NNW | 7 mph offshore (ENE) | 4 mph onshore (WNW) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 1 s · NW | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 3 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–3 ft | Poor | 3.1 ft · 4 s · W | 20 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 25 | 23 mph onshore (WNW) | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 3.7 ft · 5 s · NW | 17 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 19 mph cross-shore (NW) | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 2.4 ft · 4 s · NNW | 13 mph cross-shore (N) | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.7 ft · 4 s · NNW | 14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 19 | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 6 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.7 ft · 4 s · ESE | 16 mph offshore (NE), gusts 22 | 13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 18 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 13 mph offshore (ENE) | 13 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 3 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 16 mph offshore (ENE) | 11 mph offshore (ENE) | 3 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Cape San Blas are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Cape San Blas tide chart and tide times
Tides at Cape San Blas today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.6 ft at 6:34 am and high 2.3 ft at 6:50 pm. At 2 pm the tide is 1.8 ft and rising.
Cape San Blas tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.6 ft at 6:34 amHigh 2.3 ft at 6:50 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.5 ft at 7:31 amHigh 2.4 ft at 8:01 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.6 ft at 8:13 amHigh 2.5 ft at 8:25 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.7 ft at 9:13 amHigh 2.3 ft at 8:53 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.4 ft at 10:02 amHigh 1.9 ft at 9:39 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 0.3 ft at 10:34 amHigh 1.8 ft at 10:15 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.4 ft at 10:49 amHigh 1.9 ft at 10:54 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.7 ft at 11:36 amHigh 1.8 ft at 11:15 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 0.9 ft at 10:48 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Cape San Blas water temperature
The water temperature at Cape San Blas is about 76°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 77°F and a 4 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 76°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 Cape San Blas
- Mexico Beach18 mi N · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Shell Island36 mi NW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- St. Andrews Jetties36 mi NW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- M.B. Miller County Pier43 mi NW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Russell-Fields City Pier47 mi NW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Inlet Beach54 mi NW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
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About Cape San Blas
Cape San Blas is a beach break in Cape San Blas, Gulf County, Florida, facing west-southwest. Also called Stump Hole.
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