Matanzas Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.70° N 81.23° W

Issued: 7 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matanzas Inlet sea temperature is

28.4° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Matanzas Inlet today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas Inlet at 11AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (17 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17							Saturday 18								Sunday 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	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 4	NE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	E 8	SE 5	SE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	27	1	82	60	43	29	23	13	12	4	34	52
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NE	E	ESE	SE	S	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				11:14AM1.47m				11:32PM1.62m				12:07PM1.46m				00:21AM1.49m				1:00PM1.44m
Low Tide		5:01AM-0.14m				5:14PM-0.09m				5:52AM-0.11m				6:14PM0.01m				6:44AM-0.06m				7:15PM0.10m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:24	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	30	30	31	29	28	26	26	25	29	32	32	31	29	27	27	26	30	30	30	30	28
Feels °C	31	31	34	31	33	31	30	30	30	28	31	33	33	32	32	30	30	29	32	31	31	32	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 3	SE 4	SE 5	ESE 8	NE 6	NE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	E 8	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	9	12	12	12	13	13	13	5	4	8	12	2	1	82	60	43	29	23	13	12	4	34	52
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 9	E 8	E 9
kJ	12	7	4	4	4	4	4	13	13	12	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	10	10	5	2	5	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	E 10	—	E 9	E 10	E 9	—	—	E 9	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	—	—	—	—	2	—	2	2	2	—	—	1	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	SE 3	—	SSE 4	—	SE 5	SE 4	SE 5	SSE 6	—	SW 2	SW 2	SW 2	SW 2	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	—	13	—	12	27	77	143	—	1	1	1	1	21	17	88	77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Peenie Wally Jamaica	Coffee Break Amber Coast	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Fishermans Point Costa del Balsamo	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Point o Rocks Florida - Gulf	Peenie Wally Jamaica	Peenie Wally Jamaica	East End Grand Cayman	East End Grand Cayman	East End Grand Cayman	East End Grand Cayman	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Bicentenial Park Florida - North	South End Carolina South	Chicahauk Carolina North	Holiday Beach Eleuthera	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1358	1529	1971	1971	1986	1971	302	1358	1358	1158	1158	1158	1158	0	0	0	44	447	879	661	866	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida														Peanuts	Fluidgroove Reef	Fluidgroove Reef	Carpet Muncher					Matanzas Inlet	Peanuts
Rating (10 max)														2	1	1	1					1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	1	1	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	9	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	5	5

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