What are the current surf conditions at American Beach?

American Beach currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf American Beach?

The best time to surf American Beach is typically when swell comes from the E direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌊 SWELL

3.7
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3.7ft

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WIND GUSTS

7kt

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AIR TEMP

20°C

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1.4ft @
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0mm

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Good surfing conditions. Sweet 3.7ft waves with mixed swell with very light winds

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Thursday

Mar 26

GOOD11 excellent hours

🌊 2.8-4.6ft 💨 2-9kt 🌡️ 17-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	8s	E	4kt	NE	6kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	8s	E	4kt	NE	5kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	8s	E	3kt	ENE	4kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	8s	E	3kt	ENE	4kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	8s	E	3kt	ENE	3kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	8s	E	2kt	ENE	2kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	7s	E	2kt	ENE	3kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	7s	E	2kt	ENE	3kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	7s	E	2kt	ENE	3kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	7s	E	4kt	ENE	5kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3.7ft	7s	E	5kt	E	7kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	7s	E	7kt	E	9kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3.5ft	7s	E	8kt	E	9kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	7s	E	8kt	E	9kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	7s	E	9kt	E	9kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	7s	E	9kt	ESE	9kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	E	9kt	ESE	9kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	7s	E	9kt	ESE	10kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	7s	E	8kt	ESE	11kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	E	7kt	ESE	13kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	E	7kt	SE	14kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	E	6kt	SE	13kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	E	6kt	SE	12kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	7s	E	5kt	SSE	11kt	19°C	18°C	0mm

Friday

Mar 27

EXCELLENT11 excellent hours

🌊 1.3-2.8ft 💨 3-11kt 🌡️ 18-28°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	7s	E	4kt	SSE	9kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	7s	E	4kt	S	8kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	7s	E	4kt	SSW	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	7s	E	4kt	SSW	7kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	7s	E	4kt	SSW	8kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	7s	E	4kt	SSW	10kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	7s	E	4kt	SW	9kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	7s	E	4kt	SW	7kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	7s	E	3kt	SW	6kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	7s	E	4kt	WSW	6kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	7s	E	4kt	WSW	6kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	7s	E	4kt	W	6kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	8s	E	4kt	SW	5kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	E	4kt	S	5kt	26°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	E	4kt	SE	4kt	28°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	E	6kt	SE	7kt	27°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	E	8kt	SE	10kt	26°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	E	11kt	SE	12kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	E	10kt	SE	14kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	E	10kt	SSE	16kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	E	10kt	SSE	17kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	E	8kt	S	16kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	E	7kt	S	15kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	E	6kt	SSW	13kt	23°C	18°C	0mm

Saturday

Mar 28

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.4-5.2ft 💨 5-22kt 🌡️ 15-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	E	6kt	SW	12kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	ESE	6kt	SW	11kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	5s	ESE	6kt	WSW	10kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	ESE	6kt	WSW	11kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	E	5kt	W	11kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	E	5kt	W	12kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	E	8kt	NW	16kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	E	11kt	NNW	20kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	ESE	14kt	NNE	25kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	E	16kt	NNE	27kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	E	19kt	NNE	30kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	8s	E	22kt	NNE	32kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	8s	E	21kt	NNE	30kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	E	20kt	NE	29kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	E	19kt	NE	27kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	E	19kt	NE	26kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	8s	E	19kt	NE	26kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	9s	E	19kt	NE	25kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	9s	E	18kt	NE	25kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	9s	E	17kt	NE	24kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	9s	E	17kt	NE	24kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	9s	E	16kt	NE	23kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	4.2ft	9s	E	16kt	NE	23kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	5.2ft	8s	ENE	16kt	ENE	22kt	16°C	18°C	0mm

Sunday

Mar 29

FAIR4 good hours

🌊 4.4-6.0ft 💨 9-15kt 🌡️ 16-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	5.5ft	9s	ENE	15kt	NE	22kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	5.7ft	9s	E	14kt	NE	22kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	6ft	9s	E	13kt	NE	21kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	5.7ft	9s	E	13kt	ENE	21kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	5.4ft	9s	E	13kt	ENE	20kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	5.2ft	8s	E	13kt	ENE	20kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	5.4ft	9s	E	12kt	ENE	20kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	5.6ft	9s	E	12kt	ENE	19kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	5.8ft	9s	E	12kt	ENE	19kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	5.6ft	9s	E	12kt	ENE	19kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	5.5ft	9s	E	12kt	ENE	18kt	17°C	17°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	5.3ft	9s	E	12kt	ENE	18kt	18°C	18°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	5.2ft	9s	E	12kt	ENE	18kt	18°C	18°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	5.1ft	8s	E	12kt	ENE	17kt	18°C	18°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	5ft	8s	E	12kt	ENE	17kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	4.9ft	8s	E	12kt	ENE	17kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	4.8ft	8s	E	12kt	ENE	17kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	4.7ft	8s	E	12kt	ENE	18kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	4.6ft	8s	E	11kt	ENE	18kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	4.6ft	8s	E	11kt	ENE	18kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	4.5ft	8s	E	10kt	ENE	18kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4.5ft	8s	E	10kt	ENE	18kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.4ft	8s	E	9kt	E	18kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	4.4ft	8s	E	9kt	E	17kt	18°C	17°C	0mm

Monday

Mar 30

EXCELLENT15 excellent hours

🌊 4.1-5.8ft 💨 4-9kt 🌡️ 18-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	4.3ft	8s	E	8kt	E	17kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	4.3ft	8s	E	8kt	E	17kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	4.2ft	8s	E	8kt	E	17kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	4.2ft	8s	E	8kt	E	17kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	4.1ft	8s	E	8kt	ENE	16kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	4.1ft	8s	E	7kt	ENE	16kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	4.7ft	8s	E	7kt	ENE	16kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	9s	E	7kt	ENE	15kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.8ft	9s	E	7kt	ENE	15kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.7ft	9s	E	7kt	ENE	14kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.6ft	9s	E	8kt	ENE	13kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	9s	E	8kt	E	12kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	9s	E	9kt	E	11kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.3ft	9s	E	9kt	E	11kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	9s	E	9kt	E	10kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	9s	E	9kt	E	10kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	5.1ft	9s	E	9kt	E	11kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	5ft	9s	E	9kt	E	11kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5ft	9s	E	7kt	E	10kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	9s	E	6kt	E	9kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	9s	E	4kt	E	7kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	9s	E	4kt	E	8kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	9s	E	4kt	E	8kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	9s	E	4kt	ESE	9kt	19°C	18°C	0mm

Tuesday

Mar 31

GOOD10 excellent hours

🌊 3.8-4.6ft 💨 4-10kt 🌡️ 19-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	9s	E	4kt	ESE	9kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	9s	E	4kt	ESE	10kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	9s	E	5kt	ESE	10kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	9s	E	5kt	ESE	10kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	9s	E	4kt	ESE	10kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	9s	E	4kt	SE	10kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	9s	E	4kt	SE	10kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	9s	E	4kt	SE	10kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	9s	E	4kt	SE	10kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	4.3ft	9s	E	5kt	SE	10kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	4.2ft	9s	E	6kt	ESE	9kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	4.2ft	9s	E	7kt	ESE	9kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	4.2ft	9s	E	8kt	ESE	10kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	4.1ft	9s	E	9kt	ESE	10kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	4.1ft	9s	E	9kt	ESE	11kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	4.1ft	9s	E	10kt	ESE	11kt	22°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	4ft	9s	E	10kt	ESE	12kt	22°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	4ft	9s	E	10kt	ESE	12kt	22°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	4ft	9s	E	9kt	N	13kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	9s	E	8kt	WSW	13kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	3.9ft	9s	E	6kt	ESE	13kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	3.9ft	9s	E	6kt	ESE	14kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	3.8ft	9s	E	6kt	SE	15kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.8ft	9s	E	6kt	SE	15kt	19°C	18°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 1

GOOD7 excellent hours

🌊 3.5-3.9ft 💨 2-11kt 🌡️ 18-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3.8ft	9s	E	6kt	SE	14kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	3.8ft	9s	E	5kt	SE	14kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3.8ft	9s	E	5kt	SE	13kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	9s	E	5kt	SE	11kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	9s	E	5kt	SE	10kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	9s	E	4kt	SE	8kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	9s	E	4kt	SE	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	9s	E	3kt	SE	4kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	9s	E	2kt	SE	2kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	9s	E	4kt	SE	5kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	9s	E	5kt	SE	7kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	9s	E	7kt	ESE	10kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	9s	ESE	8kt	ESE	10kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	3.5ft	9s	ESE	9kt	ESE	11kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	3.5ft	9s	ESE	11kt	ESE	12kt	24°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	3.6ft	9s	ESE	11kt	ESE	13kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	3.6ft	9s	ESE	11kt	ESE	13kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	3.6ft	9s	ESE	11kt	ESE	14kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	3.6ft	8s	ESE	10kt	ESE	15kt	22°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	8s	ESE	10kt	SE	17kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	8s	ESE	9kt	SE	18kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	3.7ft	9s	ESE	9kt	SE	19kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	3.8ft	9s	ESE	9kt	SE	19kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.9ft	9s	ESE	9kt	SE	19kt	20°C	19°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:2.8ft @ 7s

Wind Conditions:2-11kt NE

Water Temperature:17-18°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

American Beach is a quiet, rarely crowded beach-break on Amelia Island with a sand-bottom shore shaped by occasional swell and subtle sandbar setups. It performs best in early fall, particularly September, when tropical swells bring the best chance for rideable peaks—especially during mid to high tide when the swell wraps in clean. Waves tend to be modest—often knee- to waist-high—but offer fun, reflective sessions for all skill levels. The low traffic makes lining up peaceful, though surfers should stay aware of shifting rip currents, longshore drift, and evolving sandbar structure.

Best Swell Direction: E

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Wave Height2-6 ft

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