Matanzas Inlet surf break

Matanzas Inlet surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDT
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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
25.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matanzas Inlet today?

The current surf forecast for Matanzas Inlet at 4PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)3s
Afternoon (12 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (12 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
4
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
E
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
164
212
314
387
264
367
292
220
181
126
104
104
91
84
79
69
59
50
50
43
32
32
23
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
5
NE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
15
E
10
ESE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:17PM1.42m
5:38AM1.32m
6:06PM1.57m
6:29AM1.35m
6:55PM1.70m
7:19AM1.37m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.01m
11:25PM0.09m
11:37AM-0.07m
00:20AM0.00m
12:25PM-0.15m
1:14AM-0.08m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:08
8:09
1
2
4
7
7
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
23
23
23
23
22
22
24
24
25
24
23
23
22
22
26
28
27
25
25
25
23
21
25
24
23
25
26
22
23
23
26
24
25
25
24
25
24
23
26
28
26
26
28
25
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
1
NNE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
Energy kJ
10
70
212
264
367
292
220
181
126
104
104
91
84
79
69
59
50
50
43
32
32
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
10
9
9
9
9
47
38
40
26
26
25
17
17
17
17
11
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
10
22
5
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
4
1.5
ENE
6
0.8
ESE
5
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
E
7
1.4
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
4
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
44
164
32
314
387
141
64
2
4
7
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
450
1203
450
1308
20
54
75
157
20
157
307
160
149
12
0
0
0
447
546
546
0
52
88
211
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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