Hobe Sound · Martin County · Florida
Hobe Sound / The Refuge Surf Report & Forecast, Florida
Hobe Sound / The Refuge, Florida: 4–5 ft, head high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 3.2 ft at 11 seconds from the east-northeast, with a 4 mph onshore wind from the east-northeast. Water is about 82°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 3.3 ft at 7:41 pm.
4–5 ft
head high · occasional 6 ft
- Swell
- 3.2 ft · 11 s · ENE
- Wind
- 4 mph (ENE)onshore
- Tide
- 1.2 ft risinghigh 3.3 ft at 7:41 pm
- Water
- 82°Frashguard
- Air
- 80°Ffeels like 92°F
- Sun
- rise 6:36 amset 5:32 pm
Hobe Sound / The Refuge surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Hobe Sound / The Refuge: 8 am, Great, on a falling high 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 Hobe Sound / The Refuge: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 3.7 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 4.1 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 4.2 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 3.8 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 3.2 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 2.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 1.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (NE), gusts 10 | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (NE), gusts 12 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 1.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 2.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (NE), gusts 11 | 2.8 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (ESE) | 3.1 ft |
| 7 am | 4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (ESE) | 3.7 ft |
| 8 am | 4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (ESE) | 4.0 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (ESE) | 3.9 ft |
| 10 am | 4 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (ESE) | 3.5 ft |
| 11 am | 4 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (E) | 2.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (E), gusts 11 | 2.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (E), gusts 11 | 1.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 11 | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 4 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 11 | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 1.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (SE) | 1.8 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (SE) | 2.4 ft |
Hobe Sound / The Refuge waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Hobe Sound / The Refuge 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 31 s
- Lulls
- about 153 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 33% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Hobe Sound / The Refuge surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Hobe Sound / The Refuge: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 4–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Hobe Sound / The Refuge 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 | Great | 3.3 ft · 10 s · ENE | calm | 5 mph onshore (NE), gusts 10 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–5 ft | Good | 2.9 ft · 11 s · ENE | 4 mph onshore (ESE) | 6 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 11 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.1 ft · 11 s · ENE | 4 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 9 | 7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 14 | 3 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.5 ft · 10 s · ENE | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 27 | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 10 s · ENE | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 21 | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 18 | 2 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.9 ft · 6 s · N | 16 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 24 | 14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 23 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.4 ft · 7 s · NNE | 9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 19 | 9 mph onshore (NE), gusts 19 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 6 s · NNE | 12 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 18 | 14 mph onshore (E), gusts 24 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 2–3 ft | Poor | — | 12 mph onshore (ENE) | 15 mph onshore (ENE) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–4 ft | Poor | — | 15 mph onshore (NE) | 18 mph onshore (NE) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Hobe Sound / The Refuge are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Hobe Sound / The Refuge tide chart and tide times
Tides at Hobe Sound / The Refuge today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.6 ft at 1 am, high 4.2 ft at 7:37 am, low 1.0 ft at 1:59 pm and high 3.3 ft at 7:41 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.2 ft and rising.
Hobe Sound / The Refuge tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.6 ft at 1 amHigh 4.2 ft at 7:37 amLow 1.0 ft at 1:59 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 7:41 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.6 ft at 1:44 amHigh 4.0 ft at 8:18 amLow 1.0 ft at 2:37 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 8:23 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.7 ft at 2:21 amHigh 4.0 ft at 8:56 amLow 1.1 ft at 3:15 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 8:57 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.7 ft at 2:57 amHigh 3.9 ft at 9:39 amLow 1.2 ft at 3:55 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 9:38 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.9 ft at 3:39 amHigh 3.9 ft at 10:18 amLow 1.3 ft at 4:40 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 10:21 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.0 ft at 4:21 amHigh 3.7 ft at 11 amLow 1.3 ft at 5:25 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 11:09 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.0 ft at 5:09 amHigh 3.5 ft at 11:46 amLow 1.2 ft at 6:11 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 2.8 ft at 12:01 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:01 amHigh 3.3 ft at 12:33 pmLow 1.1 ft at 6:59 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.8 ft at 12:59 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:56 amHigh 3.3 ft at 1:22 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Hobe Sound / The Refuge water temperature
The water temperature at Hobe Sound / The Refuge is about 82°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 92°F and a 4 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 81 and 82°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 Hobe Sound / The Refuge
- Coral Cove7.9 mi SSE · 3–4 ft · Fair
- Bathtub Reef8.7 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Good
- Jupiter Inlet North Jetty8.8 mi SSE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Stuart Public Beach11 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Good
- Juno Beach Pier13 mi SSE · 3–4 ft · Fair
- Jensen Beach14 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Good
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About Hobe Sound / The Refuge
Hobe Sound / The Refuge is a beach break in Hobe Sound, Martin County, Florida, facing east-northeast. Also called Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge and Jupiter Island.
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