St. Augustine · St. Johns County · Florida
Matanzas Inlet Surf Report & Forecast, St. Augustine, FL
Matanzas Inlet, St. Augustine, Florida: 3–4 ft, waist to chest high, at 2 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 3.8 ft at 11 seconds from the east-northeast, with calm wind. Water is about 73°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 5.7 ft at 8:17 am.
3–4 ft
waist to chest high
- Swell
- 3.8 ft · 11 s · ENE
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 0.9 ft risinghigh 5.7 ft at 8:17 am
- Water
- 73°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 67°Ffeels like 69°F
- Sun
- rise 6:45 amset 5:32 pm
Matanzas Inlet surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Matanzas Inlet: 7 am, Good, on a rising 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 Matanzas Inlet: 7 am, Fair, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 5.2 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.7 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.5 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 4.9 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 3.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 2.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (NE) | 1.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Fair | calm | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 9 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (E), gusts 10 | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (E), gusts 10 | 2.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (E) | 3.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Fair | calm | 3.5 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 4.5 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Fair | calm | 5.3 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 5.5 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 11 | 5.2 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 12 | 4.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 11 | 3.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph offshore (WNW) | 2.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 4 mph offshore (WNW) | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Fair | calm | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Fair | calm | 1.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 1.8 ft |
| 6 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 2.5 ft |
Matanzas Inlet waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 2 am, sets at Matanzas Inlet arrive about every 2 minutes with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 3.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 18 s
- Lulls
- about 68 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 19% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Matanzas Inlet surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Matanzas Inlet: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 19 at 3–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Matanzas Inlet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 3.6 ft · 11 s · ENE | calm | calm | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2 ft | Fair | 1.7 ft · 11 s · E | calm | 4 mph offshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 10 s · E | 8 mph offshore (W), gusts 13 | 13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 21 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.5 ft · 5 s · N | 12 mph cross-shore (NW) | 15 mph offshore (WNW) | 12 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 2.3 ft · 6 s · NNE | 14 mph cross-shore (NW) | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.8 ft · 4 s · NNE | 8 mph cross-shore (N) | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 15 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–3 ft | Poor | 2.2 ft · 6 s · NE | 11 mph onshore (NE), gusts 17 | 15 mph onshore (NE), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 2–3 ft | Fair | — | 14 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 23 | 4 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–4 ft | Poor | — | 12 mph onshore (E), gusts 20 | 14 mph onshore (E), gusts 21 | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 3–4 ft | Poor | — | 14 mph onshore (E), gusts 23 | 13 mph onshore (E), gusts 20 | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Matanzas Inlet are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Matanzas Inlet tide chart and tide times
Tides at Matanzas Inlet today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 0.9 ft at 1:46 am, high 5.7 ft at 8:17 am, low 1.1 ft at 2:38 pm and high 4.5 ft at 8:33 pm. At 2 am the tide is 0.9 ft and rising.
Matanzas Inlet tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.9 ft at 1:46 amHigh 5.7 ft at 8:17 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:38 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 8:33 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.0 ft at 2:24 amHigh 5.5 ft at 8:57 amLow 1.1 ft at 3:16 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 9:10 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.0 ft at 3:01 amHigh 5.3 ft at 9:36 amLow 1.0 ft at 4:02 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 9:57 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.0 ft at 3:41 amHigh 5.1 ft at 10:22 amLow 1.3 ft at 4:42 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 10:42 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.3 ft at 4:27 amHigh 5.1 ft at 11:09 amLow 1.6 ft at 5:25 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 11:31 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.6 ft at 5:15 amHigh 5.0 ft at 11:53 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:19 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.0 ft at 12:24 amLow 1.6 ft at 6:08 amHigh 4.8 ft at 12:46 pmLow 1.6 ft at 7:05 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.2 ft at 1:18 amLow 1.8 ft at 7:06 amHigh 4.8 ft at 1:37 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Matanzas Inlet water temperature
The water temperature at Matanzas Inlet is about 73°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 69°F and a 3 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 73 and 75°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 Matanzas Inlet
- Crescent Beach3.7 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Marineland3.8 mi SSE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Ocean Gallery6.6 mi NNW · 3 ft · Good
- Dondanville Road7.0 mi NNW · 3 ft · Good
- A Street9.0 mi NNW · 3 ft · Good
- St. Augustine Beach Pier9.8 mi NNW · 3 ft · Good
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About Matanzas Inlet
Matanzas Inlet is a rivermouth in St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, facing east-northeast. Also called Fort Matanzas and Summer Haven.
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