Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Florida
Melbourne Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Florida
Melbourne Beach, Florida: 4 ft, chest to head high, at 8 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 3.1 ft at 11 seconds from the east-northeast, with a 6 mph cross-shore wind from the north-northeast. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 4.8 ft at 8:08 am.
4 ft
chest to head high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 3.1 ft · 11 s · ENE
- Wind
- 6 mph (NNE)cross-shore
- Tide
- 4.8 ft fallinghigh 4.8 ft at 8:08 am
- Water
- 79°Frashguard
- Air
- 74°Ffeels like 73°F
- Sun
- rise 6:40 amset 5:32 pm
Melbourne Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Melbourne Beach: 6 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 Melbourne Beach: 8 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4.6 ft |
| 8 amnow | 4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4.8 ft |
| 9 am | 4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (NE) | 4.7 ft |
| 10 am | 4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (NE) | 4.1 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (NE) | 3.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (NE) | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (NE) | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (NE) | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.8 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (SW) | 3.3 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (WSW) | 4.1 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (WSW) | 4.7 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (WSW) | 4.8 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (WSW) | 4.5 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (W) | 3.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (W) | 3.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (W) | 2.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Good | 8 mph offshore (W) | 1.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Good | 10 mph offshore (W) | 1.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Good | 9 mph offshore (WSW) | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | 9 mph offshore (WSW) | 1.9 ft |
| 6 pm | 3 ft | Good | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 2.5 ft |
Melbourne Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 am, sets at Melbourne Beach arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 4.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 30 s
- Lulls
- about 119 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 32% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Melbourne Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Melbourne Beach: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 3–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Melbourne Beach 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 | 3–4 ft | Good | 3.1 ft · 11 s · ENE | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 5 mph onshore (NE) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–4 ft | Good | 2.6 ft · 11 s · ENE | 7 mph offshore (WSW) | 8 mph offshore (W) | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.8 ft · 10 s · ENE | 10 mph offshore (W) | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 9 s · ENE | 16 mph cross-shore (NW) | 17 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.1 ft · 5 s · NNE | 17 mph cross-shore (NW) | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.0 ft · 6 s · NNE | 11 mph onshore (NNE) | 12 mph onshore (NE) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.0 ft · 4 s · NE | 18 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 23 | 17 mph onshore (ENE) | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 3–7 ft | Poor | — | 23 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 28 | 37 mph onshore (NE), gusts 42 | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–5 ft | Poor | — | 19 mph onshore (NE) | 16 mph onshore (NNE) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 3–4 ft | Poor | — | 15 mph onshore (NE) | 20 mph onshore (NE) | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Melbourne Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Melbourne Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Melbourne Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 0.9 ft at 1:27 am, high 4.8 ft at 8:08 am, low 1.3 ft at 2:35 pm and high 3.6 ft at 8:16 pm. At 8 am the tide is 4.8 ft and falling.
Melbourne Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.9 ft at 1:27 amHigh 4.8 ft at 8:08 amLow 1.3 ft at 2:35 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 8:16 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.0 ft at 2:06 amHigh 4.8 ft at 8:49 amLow 1.5 ft at 3:12 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 8:50 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.1 ft at 2:46 amHigh 4.6 ft at 9:30 amLow 1.6 ft at 3:51 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:29 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.2 ft at 3:27 amHigh 4.5 ft at 10:10 amLow 1.6 ft at 4:35 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 10:18 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.4 ft at 4:08 amHigh 4.5 ft at 10:56 amLow 1.8 ft at 5:18 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 11:02 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.5 ft at 5:01 amHigh 4.2 ft at 11:38 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:10 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.3 ft at 12 amLow 1.5 ft at 5:50 amHigh 4.1 ft at 12:28 pmLow 1.6 ft at 6:54 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.5 ft at 12:57 amLow 1.6 ft at 6:47 amHigh 4.0 ft at 1:16 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Melbourne Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Melbourne Beach is about 79°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 73°F and a 6 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 77 and 79°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 Melbourne Beach
- Spessard Holland2.4 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Good
- Ocean Avenue3.6 mi NNW · 4 ft · Good
- 7th Avenue5.1 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Good
- Indialantic Boardwalk5.3 mi NNW · 4 ft · Good
- Duval Street5.4 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Paradise Beach7.5 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Good
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About Melbourne Beach
Melbourne Beach is a beach break in Melbourne Beach, Brevard County, Florida, facing east-northeast. Also called South Melbourne Beach.
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