Sebastian Inlet Area Surf & Weather Report

Monday, August 24, 2026 � 3:16 PM EDT

1. Current Surf Conditions

Wave size: About 1�2 ft, roughly knee- to waist-high on the better waves. The CDIP 143 buoy is reporting 1.06 ft significant wave height, 3-second peak period and 142� peak direction at 09:30 UTC.
Primary energy: Short-period southeast/east wind swell is dominating, with limited longer-period energy. Expect small, weak surf with occasional rideable peaks.
Nearby NOAA buoy swell: Cape Canaveral Nearshore buoy 41113 has recently shown an east/east-southeast swell around 0.3 ft at roughly 12�13 seconds, with local wind waves adding energy.
Overall: Small and generally weak, with the afternoon onshore flow likely adding texture.

2. Current Weather

Hot and humid with a developing afternoon sea breeze. NOAA/NWS calls for southwest winds around 5 knots becoming southeast this afternoon, with seas 1�2 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and early evening, with locally higher winds and seas near storms.

3. Today's Tides

High: 5:34 AM � 2.1 ft

Low: 12:05 PM � 0.4 ft

High: 6:22 PM � 2.2 ft

The tide is rising toward this evening's high tide. The incoming tide may improve wave shape at favorable sandbars late afternoon into early evening, although thunderstorms are a concern.

4. Later Today & Tomorrow

Tonight: South winds 5�10 knots, seas 1�2 ft. East swell around 2 ft at 3 seconds with northeast energy around 1 ft at 8 seconds. Partly cloudy with a chance of evening showers or thunderstorms.

Tuesday: South winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 1�2 ft. East swell around 1 ft at 3 seconds with northeast swell around 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms.

Surf outlook: Little change expected Tuesday. Small, mostly weak surf with modest improvement possible around favorable tides and brief wind-swell pulses.

Credits & References:
NOAA National Weather Service Melbourne � coastal and marine forecasts.
NOAA/NOS CO-OPS � Sebastian Inlet tide predictions, Station 8722004.
NOAA NDBC � Cape Canaveral Nearshore buoy 41113 and nearby offshore buoy observations.
CDIP Station 143 � Cape Canaveral Nearshore 9-band wave data.

raw data from noaa, curated by surforecast pacificwaverider