Matanzas Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.70° N 81.23° W

Matanzas Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas Inlet sea temperature is
28.9°C
0.9° 

Matanzas Inlet surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Matanzas Inlet today (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas Inlet at 12AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
193
289
257
265
240
247
223
223
186
192
158
158
147
121
102
82
77
60
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:51AM1.27m
1:23PM1.50m
1:42AM1.20m
2:18PM1.45m
Low Tide
7:03PM0.39m
6:58AM0.34m
7:59PM0.44m
7:54AM0.38m
8:55PM0.47m
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thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
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cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:28
7:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
28
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
28
29
29
29
29
27
28
29
30
30
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