Matanzas Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.70° N 81.23° W

Issued: 1 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matanzas Inlet sea temperature is

28.9° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas Inlet at 8AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
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 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	33	33	34	33	33	51	19	17	23	43	47	38	26	67	22	22	23	24	24	24	24	24	25	26
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	WSW	W	E	SE	W	SW	WNW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	ESE	W	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide			6:35AM1.26m				7:08PM1.80m				7:32AM1.32m					8:03PM1.84m				8:29AM1.37m				8:57PM1.84m
Low Tide	00:35AM0.01m				12:29PM-0.23m				1:33AM-0.06m				1:28PM-0.26m					2:28AM-0.12m				2:25PM-0.27m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:27	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	30	32	31	22	24	24	24	25	29	30	29	27	27	26	25	25	30	33	33	33	30
Feels °C	27	27	28	33	34	32	21	25	27	28	29	32	31	30	28	30	28	27	27	31	34	36	35	32
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 9	ESE 8	SE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 9	ESE 8	SSE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	SSE 4
kJ	33	33	34	33	33	2	19	7	23	43	47	38	26	2	22	9	23	24	24	24	24	24	25	12
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	NE 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	N 7	E 9	ESE 7	SE 4	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	E 9	ESE 8	SSE 4	SE 4	—	SE 4	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ESE 9
kJ	4	4	2	2	2	1	2	11	4	2	2	2	—	—	2	22	3	1	—	1	3	10	15	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 7	E 7	NE 7	N 7	N 7	—	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 4	NE 9	—	—	—	NE 8
kJ	4	2	1	2	1	1	—	17	2	2	—	2	2	2	—	2	2	2	1	3	—	—	—	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 2	WSW 2	—	—	ESE 8	SE 4	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	SE 8	SSE 4	WSW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WSW 2	—	—	SSE 4	SE 4	—
kJ	—	1	1	—	—	51	11	7	—	—	—	—	—	67	16	1	2	3	1	—	—	2	7	—
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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)	0	447	447	447	512	193	447	354	546	0	0	0	44	0	0	256	546	546	447	450	553	64	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1					1				1	1	1	1	1	1							1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	8	8	5	9	6	6	6	5	5

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