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Lat Long: 27.85° N 82.85° W

Indian Rocks Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Indian Rocks Beach sea temperature is
27.9°C
1.3° 

Indian Rocks Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Indian Rocks Beach today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Indian Rocks Beach at 2PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)3s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

Table - waves today at Indian Rocks Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.3
N
2
1.1
N
4
1.3
N
5
1.2
N
6
0.8
NW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.5
NW
6
0.2
WNW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
1.1
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
44
95
108
63
30
11
19
4
10
8
8
15
8
1
1
1
6
6
10
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
N
25
N
40
N
35
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:30AM0.76m
6:46PM0.57m
5:19AM0.72m
7:53PM0.55m
6:30AM0.67m
9:04PM0.56m
Low Tide
11:59AM0.12m
11:41PM0.39m
12:56PM0.16m
00:47AM0.40m
2:08PM0.20m
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thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:31
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7:33
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6:59
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1
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2
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Temp °C
27
26
22
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
24
24
22
20
21
21
20
23
26
26
24
21
Feels °C
30
25
19
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
13
18
18
16
15
17
17
15
18
21
20
19
16
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