Indian Rocks Beach surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 2026 EDT
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Indian Rocks Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Indian Rocks Beach sea temperature is
25.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Indian Rocks Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Indian Rocks Beach at 5PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (08 May)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
S
3
0.1
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
4
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.2
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
4
4
6
3
2
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
0
SW
0
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:16PM0.68m
7:34AM0.55m
6:30PM0.64m
8:30AM0.57m
7:59PM0.62m
Low Tide
11:44AM0.34m
00:43AM0.09m
12:53PM0.34m
1:45AM0.12m
2:11PM0.30m
2:51AM0.15m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:09
8:10
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
28
28
28
30
30
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
S
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
S
3
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
4
4
6
3
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
732
599
672
680
1281
1281
1281
1206
1223
1749
1185
236
1074
233
225
225
225
672
1074
968
237
232
232
235
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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