Matanzas Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.70° N 81.23° W

Matanzas Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matanzas Inlet sea temperature is
27.9°C
1.2° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas Inlet at 6PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 109mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.5
E
6
2.3
E
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
186
204
193
169
173
178
204
232
244
203
167
151
162
494
590
498
498
426
640
809
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
5
NNW
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:24PM1.71m
6:53AM1.70m
7:13PM1.71m
7:40AM1.77m
7:59PM1.68m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.15m
00:36AM0.14m
1:02PM0.12m
1:22AM0.10m
1:52PM0.10m
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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7:20
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7:22
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7:02
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7:01
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 mm
2
23
19
4
1
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2
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1
12
13
9
1
2
4
3
2
5
Temp °C
25
22
22
23
24
24
24
26
27
27
26
24
21
22
22
24
25
26
26
26
27
Feels °C
27
22
22
24
25
27
27
27
28
27
26
21
20
21
20
22
24
26
27
27
28
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