{"id":156259,"date":"2025-08-18T17:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/156259\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T17:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:27:09","slug":"hurricane-erin-to-bring-big-surf-to-jacksonville-area-coastline-what-day-will-be-the-best-for-surfers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/156259\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Erin to bring big surf to Jacksonville area coastline. What day will be the best for surfers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 The waves on Sunday and Monday are nothing like what\u2019s ahead. <\/p>\n

The past couple of days\u2019 surf originated from a low off the Carolinas while we wait for the main swell from Hurricane Erin.<\/p>\n

The first signs of Hurricane Erin\u2019s swell will arrive Tuesday morning with long set waits in small waist-high waves that build through the day. <\/p>\n

Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

By Wednesday, Erin will be positioned east of Jacksonville, pushing surf to a peak of 9\u201310 feet around midday. The swell direction will start nearly due east before shifting ENE on Thursday. With long periods running 15-16 seconds, expect well-overhead sets\u2014but also plenty of closeouts at many breaks.<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday, steady northeast winds (12\u201315 mph with gusts up to 18\u201320 knots) will keep conditions choppy. Even normally reliable spots like North Jetty that shape up the closeouts may struggle with the NE breeze.<\/p>\n

Wednesday evening onshore winds.<\/p>\n

That said, Thursday could be the better play. While wave heights won\u2019t drop much, lighter offshore NW winds in the morning should clean things up and offer more makeable lines.<\/p>\n

Wednesday morning surf peaking into the afternoon as Erin passes east of Jacksonville.<\/p>\n

As Erin lifts away, the backside northeast fetch will keep fun-sized surf in the water through Friday, with waist- to chest-high leftovers carrying into the weekend.<\/p>\n

Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead, round two may not be far off. The EURO and Google\u2019s Weather Lab AI model hints at another tropical system tracking a similar path to Erin, forming southeast of the Bahamas early next week before recurving north. While currently modeled as weaker than Erin, it could still throw additional swell our way.<\/p>\n

The track of Erin is shown by the blue line. The blue dots are the spread in the Google AI ensemble low positions for next Monday, near where Erin was located on Monday, August 18.No description found<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll be watching closely and fine-tuning the beach forecast as that system develops.<\/p>\n

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