Matanzas Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.70° N 81.23° W

Matanzas Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas Inlet sea temperature is
28.2°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas Inlet at 4AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
12
1.7
NE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
NE
12
1.5
ENE
13
1.4
NE
13
1.4
NE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
NE
12
1.1
NE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
948
850
782
718
725
658
549
488
414
319
235
227
109
81
121
115
72
73
71
26
25
19
19
18
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
NW
5
W
5
NW
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:19AM1.70m
8:42PM1.66m
9:01AM1.78m
9:24PM1.64m
9:44AM1.83m
10:08PM1.59m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.11m
2:27PM0.11m
2:42AM0.06m
3:09PM0.10m
3:19AM0.04m
3:52PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
21
20
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
21
24
26
26
25
24
22
22
22
26
29
28
26
25
Feels °C
21
20
18
21
22
22
23
22
23
23
20
24
24
23
23
23
21
21
21
25
28
26
25
25
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