Surf spot

Buccaneer

Forecast conditions and map view for Buccaneer in USA, South East, North Florida. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.

Country: USA, South East, North Florida
Coordinates: 28.1781, -80.5898

Metric
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Wave height (m)	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3
Wave direction	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wave period (s)	6.1	5.8	4.7	5.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	4	2.9	5.4	5.3	7	7.1	2.4	5.4	6.9	7	6.9	6.8	6.5	6.9	6.6	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.9	7	7	7	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.1	7	7	7.2	7.3	4.1	4.3	4.5	3.3	3.2	4.7	5.3	4.9	4.8	3.8	4.3	5.6	5.7	6	6	6	6.1	5.9
Wave energy (kJ)	7	6	3	4	5	4	4	4	2	1	2	2	4	4	1	2	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	3	2	2	2	4	4	7	5	7	12	11	12	11	10	10	8
Wind speed (km/h)	8.3	6.9	5.1	10.8	6.2	5.1	9.9	9	10.2	9.2	6.5	7.4	11.6	14.9	12.6	11.2	7.1	6.6	6.4	8.5	8.8	17.6	15	10.9	6.8	6.4	5.4	3.8	5.2	16.9	13.1	9	7.4	5.5	3.8	13.2	16.4	18.2	13.9	13.5	12.9	15	9.7	21.9	22.5	25.3	20.2	16.1	13.5	11	13.5	24.4	21.7	20.2	12.6	11.1
Wind direction	SCross-off	SWOffshore	SCross-off	SSECross	SSECross	SECross-on	SSECross	SSECross	SSECross	SCross	SCross-off	SSECross	EOnshore	EOnshore	ESECross-on	SSECross	SSECross	SSWCross-off	SSWCross-off	SSWCross-off	SECross-on	ESECross-on	SECross-on	SCross-off	SSWCross-off	SWOffshore	SWOffshore	SWGlassy	ESECross-on	ESECross-on	ESECross-on	SECross-on	SECross-on	ESECross-on	SEGlassy	EOnshore	ENEOnshore	ENEOnshore	ENEOnshore	EOnshore	ENEOnshore	ENEOnshore	ENEOnshore	ENEOnshore	NEOnshore	NEOnshore	NEOnshore	NEOnshore	ENEOnshore	NEOnshore	NEOnshore	NEOnshore	NEOnshore	NEOnshore	NNECross-on	NECross-on

Buccaneer (North Florida, Southeast USA) is a surf spot known for its beachbreak setup and generally mellow to moderate East Coast conditions. Like many North Florida breaks, it tends to work best with Atlantic swells and favorable wind directions, often offering cleaner surf during periods of offshore or light winds.

What to expect

Wave type: Mostly beachbreak
Conditions: Can range from small and playful to fun chest-to-head-high surf when swell lines up
Best swell: Typically E/NE swell from Atlantic storms and winter fronts
Best wind: Usually light offshore or side-offshore, depending on local shoreline orientation
Crowd factor: Often moderate, though it can vary with season and surf quality
Seabed: Likely sand bottom, which means the peaks can shift with tides and sandbars

Character

Buccaneer is the kind of spot that can produce accessible, user-friendly waves rather than heavy or hollow surf. It’s often better for shortboarders, fish, and funboards, and can also be a good option for longboards when the waves are smaller and softer.

Things to keep in mind

Sandbars move frequently, so the best takeoff zone may change
Tide sensitivity can be important, with some windows working much better than others
Storms and fronts can quickly improve conditions but also make them messy