Matanzas Inlet surf break

Matanzas Inlet surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 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
16.7° C
(Which is 4.1°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 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NW
1.6
N
1.3
N
1
N
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
1.3
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
Period(s) (?)566665566659999999888555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91169123814522101413876666666131313785656
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
E
10
E
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
W
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
1.44
6:37PM
1.10
7:01AM
1.48
7:18PM
1.15
7:41AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47PM
0.05
12:45PM
0.10
12:32AM
0.00
1:24PM
0.04
1:13AM
-0.04
2:00PM
-0.01
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----7:20-------7:20-------7:20---
Sunset------5:47-------5:49-------5:50-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C643358101010101011121718171716141210799
Feels °C (?)-1-3-2-2256677781015151516151286245
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