Matanzas Inlet surf break

Matanzas Inlet surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 EST
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Matanzas Inlet surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matanzas Inlet sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is 4.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Matanzas Inlet today?

The current surf forecast for Matanzas Inlet at 2PM is: 1.2m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
1.2
NW
1
N
1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
0.8
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.1
NNE
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)888455555555888888889959
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131313525353646459566233293133333348495156575756
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
W
5
NNW
35
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
1.52
7:58PM
1.19
8:20AM
1.53
8:38PM
1.23
8:58AM
1.52
9:17PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:13AM
-0.04
2:00PM
-0.01
1:51AM
-0.06
2:34PM
-0.04
2:28AM
-0.07
3:09PM
-0.07
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--7:20-------7:20-------7:18-----
Sunset----5:50-------5:51-------5:51---
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---41-------------------
Temp. °C1715159974322391111108767910101113
Feels °C (?)171515252-1-2-3-4-34676321134569
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