Matanzas Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.70° N 81.23° W

Issued: 1 pm 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 (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas Inlet at 7PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be 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 (0.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 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	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	33	33	39	33	18	20	26	39	38	26	26	22	26	23	23	24	24	28	64	25	26	26	25	25
Wind (km/h)	W	E	SE	WSW	SSW	WNW	W	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide				7:08PM1.80m				7:32AM1.32m					8:03PM1.84m				8:29AM1.37m				8:57PM1.84m
Low Tide		12:29PM-0.23m				1:33AM-0.06m				1:28PM-0.26m					2:28AM-0.12m				2:25PM-0.27m				3:20AM-0.15m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—
	—	—	—	8:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:27	—	—	—	8:27
mm	—	—	—	13	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	31	33	30	24	25	25	24	24	25	30	31	28	26	25	26	25	29	32	32	30	27	27	26	25
Feels °C	35	36	32	25	28	27	27	27	28	30	29	29	28	27	29	27	30	33	33	31	30	29	29	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 9	ESE 8	SE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	33	33	2	33	3	20	26	39	38	26	26	22	26	23	23	24	24	28	9	25	26	26	14	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	—	E 9	ESE 7	SE 4	SSE 4	E 9	E 9	—	—	SE 5	E 9	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	—	ENE 8	—	NE 8	SE 4	NE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	2	2	—	2	18	2	1	2	2	—	—	1	2	1	1	1	—	6	—	14	5	14	25	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 7	N 7	—	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	E 9	E 9	—	—	E 9	E 9	NE 9	NE 8	—	—	—	NE 8	SE 4	SSE 4	SE 4
kJ	1	1	1	—	17	2	2	2	—	2	2	—	—	2	2	3	3	—	—	—	14	2	2	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 8	SE 3	S 4	WSW 2	WNW 3	WNW 2	—	—	W 2	NW 3	WNW 3	WNW 2	WNW 2	WNW 3	WNW 3	SE 4	ESE 8	SE 4	—	—	NNW 3	NW 3
kJ	—	—	39	6	9	1	1	1	—	—	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	64	5	—	—	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	447	512	2066	0	149	447	354	0	0	546	546	190	261	546	546	546	546	44	16	44	0	0	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)	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5

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