Satellite Beach · Brevard County · Florida
Hightower Surf Report & Forecast, Satellite Beach, Florida
Hightower, Satellite Beach, Florida: 4–5 ft, head high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 3.8 ft at 11 seconds from the east, with an 8 mph cross-shore wind from the north-northeast. Water is about 78°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 3.8 ft at 7:35 pm.
4–5 ft
head high · occasional 6 ft
- Swell
- 3.8 ft · 11 s · E
- Wind
- 8 mph (NNE)cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.6 ft risinghigh 3.8 ft at 7:35 pm
- Water
- 78°Frashguard
- Air
- 78°Ffeels like 84°F
- Sun
- rise 6:40 amset 5:32 pm
Hightower surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Hightower: 11 am, Good, on a falling mid tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Hightower: 8 am, Great, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4.6 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 5.0 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 5.0 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 4.6 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 3.8 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 2.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 2.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1.4 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 4–5 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (NE) | 1.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 2.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 2.8 ft |
| 6 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 3.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (NE) | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4.8 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (NE) | 4.7 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (NE) | 4.1 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (ENE) | 3.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.9 ft |
Hightower waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Hightower arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 4.8 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 32 s
- Lulls
- about 131 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 31% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Hightower surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Hightower: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 4–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Hightower are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 4–5 ft | Good | 3.7 ft · 11 s · ENE | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 11 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–4 ft | Great | 3.1 ft · 11 s · ENE | 4 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 5 mph onshore (ENE) | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–4 ft | Good | 2.6 ft · 11 s · E | 4 mph offshore (WSW) | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.8 ft · 10 s · ENE | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 10 s · E | 15 mph cross-shore (NW) | 14 mph offshore (W) | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.6 ft · 6 s · NNE | 16 mph cross-shore (NW) | 14 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.7 ft · 4 s · N | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 17 | 9 mph cross-shore (NE) | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.9 ft · 4 s · ENE | 12 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 17 | 14 mph onshore (E), gusts 19 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph onshore (ENE) | 13 mph onshore (ENE) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Poor | — | 18 mph onshore (NE) | 19 mph onshore (NE) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Hightower are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Hightower tide chart and tide times
Tides at Hightower today, Monday, Nov 9: low 1.0 ft at 12:49 am, high 5.0 ft at 7:29 am, low 1.4 ft at 1:57 pm and high 3.8 ft at 7:35 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.6 ft and rising.
Hightower tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 1.0 ft at 12:49 amHigh 5.0 ft at 7:29 amLow 1.4 ft at 1:57 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 7:35 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 1.0 ft at 1:29 amHigh 4.8 ft at 8:07 amLow 1.3 ft at 2:33 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 8:17 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.1 ft at 2:08 amHigh 4.8 ft at 8:47 amLow 1.4 ft at 3:11 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 8:51 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.1 ft at 2:43 amHigh 4.7 ft at 9:28 amLow 1.6 ft at 3:52 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:30 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.3 ft at 3:24 amHigh 4.6 ft at 10:08 amLow 1.6 ft at 4:35 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 10:18 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.4 ft at 4:06 amHigh 4.5 ft at 10:52 amLow 1.7 ft at 5:21 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 11:03 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.4 ft at 4:58 amHigh 4.1 ft at 11:36 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:09 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 11:59 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.4 ft at 5:49 amHigh 3.9 ft at 12:25 pmLow 1.4 ft at 6:55 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.3 ft at 12:57 amLow 1.4 ft at 6:46 amHigh 3.8 ft at 1:15 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Hightower water temperature
The water temperature at Hightower is about 78°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 84°F and an 8 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 76 and 78°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Hightower
- Satellite Beach / RC's0.3 mi NNE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Perkins0.5 mi N · 4–5 ft · Good
- Buccaneer0.8 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Pelican Beach Park1.9 mi SSE · 5 ft · Good
- Patrick Space Force Base3.0 mi N · 4–5 ft · Good
- Hangers3.7 mi N · 4–5 ft · Good
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About Hightower
Hightower is a beach break in Satellite Beach, Brevard County, Florida, facing east. Also called Hightower Beach Park and Hightower Beach.
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