Matanzas Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.70° N 81.23° W

Matanzas Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matanzas Inlet sea temperature is
27.7°C
1.0° 

Matanzas Inlet surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Matanzas Inlet today (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas Inlet at 5PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

Table - waves today at Matanzas Inlet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
6
2.3
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
193
153
172
121
164
483
655
621
526
375
294
319
303
183
188
153
230
192
139
117
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:13PM1.71m
7:40AM1.77m
7:59PM1.68m
8:25AM1.82m
8:43PM1.63m
Low Tide
1:02PM0.12m
1:22AM0.10m
1:52PM0.10m
2:05AM0.08m
2:39PM0.10m
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thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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thunderstorm
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7:22
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 mm
5
4
10
19
5
7
5
2
4
4
1
3
3
2
3
2
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2
Temp °C
25
25
22
21
23
21
23
23
25
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
28
30
29
28
28
Feels °C
27
27
23
21
22
18
21
21
25
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
31
31
30
29
31
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