Matanzas Inlet Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.70° N 81.23° W

Matanzas Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas Inlet sea temperature is
27.8°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas Inlet at 1PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
25
40
38
35
35
34
22
22
21
21
21
70
22
67
21
27
40
34
45
33
33
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:52AM1.48m
9:13PM1.63m
9:32AM1.54m
9:52PM1.60m
10:13AM1.59m
10:33PM1.56m
Low Tide
2:45AM0.10m
2:51PM0.09m
3:19AM0.06m
3:30PM0.09m
3:54AM0.05m
4:11PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
7:50
 mm
1
4
1
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
26
25
29
31
28
27
28
28
27
27
29
30
28
28
27
27
26
27
28
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
28
32
32
30
29
31
31
30
30
32
31
28
31
31
31
30
31
32
32
31
29
31
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