Matanzas Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.70° N 81.23° W

Issued: 1 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matanzas Inlet sea temperature is

28.7° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas Inlet at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	26	26	26	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	26	26	26	26	26	24	24	23	24	14	13	13
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SW	W	W	W	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	W	NW	E	SE	SW	W	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					8:03PM1.84m				8:29AM1.37m				8:57PM1.84m				9:25AM1.42m				9:50PM1.80m
Low Tide		1:28PM-0.26m					2:28AM-0.12m				2:25PM-0.27m				3:20AM-0.15m				3:20PM-0.25m				4:10AM-0.16m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—
	—	—	—	8:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:27	—	—	—	8:25
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	30	33	29	27	27	26	25	25	28	28	31	30	28	26	26	25	30	33	32	29	30	27	27	27
Feels °C	32	35	29	29	26	27	27	27	30	29	32	32	29	28	28	27	31	35	34	31	32	29	29	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	26	26	26	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	26	26	14	26	26	19	12	12	11	11	11	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NW 4	NNW 4	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	2	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	9	9	14	14	26	25	25	24	24	23	24	14	13	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	NE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	SE 3	—	—
kJ	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WSW 2	W 3	W 3	W 3	WNW 3	WSW 2	—	WNW 2	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	—	SE 2	SE 2	—	W 2	W 2	W 2
kJ	—	—	1	8	3	2	2	1	—	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	1	—	1	1	—	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	546	546	546	546	546	546	682	1063	1063	450	450	553	0	0	0	0	0	0	125	1453	1412	1100	849	1494
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida													Peanuts	Peanuts	Peanuts	Peanuts	Peanuts	Peanuts	Playa Linda
Rating (10 max)													1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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