Matanzas Inlet 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.70° N 81.23° W

Issued: 1 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matanzas Inlet sea temperature is

29.0° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas Inlet at 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (11 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 11					Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ENE 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	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
Wave Graph
kJ	35	34	71	9	19	19	23	39	39	33	33	23	18	40	45	46	45	44	37	22	22	23	23	24
Wind (km/h)	NW	E	SE	SSE	WSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	ESE	SSE	SSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				6:12PM1.73m				6:35AM1.26m				7:08PM1.80m				7:32AM1.32m					8:03PM1.84m
Low Tide		11:29AM-0.18m				00:35AM0.01m				12:29PM-0.23m				1:33AM-0.06m				1:28PM-0.26m					2:28AM-0.12m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—
	—	—	—	8:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:27	—	—	—	8:27
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	31	32	30	30	24	23	24	24	29	31	31	28	26	25	25	25	30	31	30	28	26	25	24	24
Feels °C	34	33	30	30	25	25	26	27	32	33	33	29	28	28	28	28	32	32	31	29	28	28	27	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 10	NE 10	SSE 4	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	35	34	4	4	26	18	12	39	39	33	33	23	18	40	45	46	45	44	37	8	7	23	23	24
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 9	E 9	SSE 5	E 9	SE 3	SE 4	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 5	SE 5	SE 4
kJ	10	9	9	9	19	19	23	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	2	2	22	22	7	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 7	E 7	E 9	—	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	1	1	2	—	2	17	2	2	2	2	—	—	2	2	2	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 8	SE 4	S 5	WSW 2	WSW 2	WSW 2	—	S 4	SE 3	SW 2	WSW 2	—	—	SW 2	SW 2	SE 5	SE 3	SSE 4	WSW 3	W 3	—	WNW 3
kJ	—	—	71	41	43	1	1	1	—	2	2	1	1	—	—	1	1	5	1	15	2	1	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Peanuts Florida - North	Apache Pier Carolina South	Murrells Inlet Carolina South	Springmaid Pier Carolina South	Peanuts Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Tybee South End Sand Bar Georgia	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Wrightsville Beach Carolina North	Crossroads Florida - North	Spanish House Florida - North	Apache Pier Carolina South	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Backyard OG Ocean Gallery Florida - North	Peanuts Florida - North	Jetty Park Florida - North	Tybee South End Sand Bar Georgia	Navarre Beach Pier Florida - Gulf	Bogue Pier Carolina North
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	512	474	492	0	0	256	0	0	597	52	211	512	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	157	256	548	682
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida	Peanuts				Peanuts	Peanuts		Fluidgroove Reef	Peanuts		Crossroads	Chernobyl		Beach Club	Peanuts	Peanuts	Peanuts	Peanuts	Fluidgroove Reef	Peanuts	Hangers
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)	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Etang-Sale Reunion	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Bullies Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	9	9

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