Matanzas Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.70° N 81.23° W

Issued: 1 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matanzas Inlet sea temperature is

28.2°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 (03 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas Inlet at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (03 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Evening (03 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 3								Sunday 4								Monday 5
	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	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ESE 6	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 9	ESE 6	NE 4	ENE 4
Wave Graph
kJ	36	40	50	40	43	35	32	32	46	37	37	37	36	34	36	32	32	32	31	31	27	13	14	25
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SSE	S	S	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	S	W	SW	S	SW	NW	N	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	on
High Tide	1:38AM1.37m					2:14PM1.71m				2:48AM1.36m				3:23PM1.69m				4:00AM1.41m				4:30PM1.69m
Low Tide			7:47AM0.20m					8:50PM0.33m				8:55AM0.21m				9:53PM0.30m				10:01AM0.20m				10:51PM0.26m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—
mm	1	1	1	1	—	1	2	2	2	1	3	—	1	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	3	3	8	4
Temp °C	27	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	28	28	28	27	26	25	26	27	27	24	24
Feels °C	30	29	30	30	31	31	29	29	30	31	30	31	30	29	30	30	31	30	29	30	30	31	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	E 11	E 11	E 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ESE 5	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 14
kJ	14	14	37	40	43	35	21	21	21	37	37	37	24	34	33	32	27	19	16	17	12	13	12	4
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 11	E 11	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	—	—	ENE 11	ENE 10	—	—	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 13
kJ	25	25	14	14	22	21	14	7	15	—	—	37	36	—	—	32	32	32	31	31	27	7	6	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	N 4	E 9	E 14	—
kJ	2	2	24	22	14	14	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	7	4	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	—	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 4	NE 4	ENE 4
kJ	36	40	50	—	—	—	32	32	46	33	33	28	—	34	36	30	—	—	—	—	—	3	14	25
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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)	857	0	0	0	0	20	1523	698	926	447	434	27	735	735	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	1063	211	211
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Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1	1						1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	7	6	4	4	4	4	5	8	8	8	9	4

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