Palm Coast · Flagler County · Florida
Painters Hill Surf Report & Forecast, Palm Coast, Florida
Painters Hill, Palm Coast, Florida: 3 ft, waist to chest high, at 8 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 3.6 ft at 10 seconds from the east-northeast, with calm wind. Water is about 75°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 5.5 ft at 8:14 am.
3 ft
waist to chest high · occasional 4 ft
- Swell
- 3.6 ft · 10 s · ENE
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 5.5 ft fallinghigh 5.5 ft at 8:14 am
- Water
- 75°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 65°Ffeels like 66°F
- Sun
- rise 6:45 amset 5:32 pm
Painters Hill surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Painters Hill: 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 Painters Hill: 6 am, Good, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 8 amnow | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.5 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.4 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 4.7 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 3.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Good | calm | 2.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Good | calm | 1.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Good | calm | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (E) | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (E) | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (E), gusts 9 | 2.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 3.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 3.6 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 4.5 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 5.3 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 10 | 5.5 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 5.2 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 4.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 12 | 3.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Good | calm | 2.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Fair | calm | 1.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Fair | calm | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Fair | calm | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 1.9 ft |
| 6 pm | 2 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18 | 2.6 ft |
Painters Hill waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 am, sets at Painters Hill arrive about every 2 minutes with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 3.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 18 s
- Lulls
- about 93 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 20% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Painters Hill surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Painters Hill: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 4–6 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 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Painters Hill 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 | 3.6 ft · 10 s · ENE | calm | calm | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.7 ft · 10 s · ENE | calm | calm | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 10 s · ENE | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 14 | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.5 ft · 5 s · N | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 19 | 11 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.4 ft · 6 s · NNE | 13 mph cross-shore (NW) | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 18 | 1 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.7 ft · 4 s · NNE | 8 mph cross-shore (N) | 8 mph onshore (NE) | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2 ft | Poor | 2.3 ft · 6 s · NE | 12 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 17 | 14 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 22 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4–6 ft | Poor | — | 22 mph onshore (NE), gusts 30 | 20 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 28 | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–6 ft | Poor | — | 18 mph onshore (NNE), gusts 26 | 20 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 26 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 4–5 ft | Poor | — | 15 mph onshore (NNE), gusts 20 | 16 mph onshore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Painters Hill are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Painters Hill tide chart and tide times
Tides at Painters Hill today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 1.0 ft at 1:43 am, high 5.5 ft at 8:14 am, low 1.1 ft at 2:35 pm and high 4.3 ft at 8:29 pm. At 8 am the tide is 5.5 ft and falling.
Painters Hill tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 1.0 ft at 1:43 amHigh 5.5 ft at 8:14 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:35 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 8:29 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.0 ft at 2:18 amHigh 5.5 ft at 8:54 amLow 1.3 ft at 3:15 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 9:06 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.0 ft at 2:59 amHigh 5.1 ft at 9:34 amLow 1.1 ft at 4 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 9:56 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.1 ft at 3:36 amHigh 5.0 ft at 10:18 amLow 1.4 ft at 4:43 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 10:41 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.4 ft at 4:22 amHigh 5.0 ft at 11:05 amLow 1.6 ft at 5:26 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 11:26 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.5 ft at 5:14 amHigh 4.7 ft at 11:53 amLow 1.6 ft at 6:14 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.8 ft at 12:18 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:08 amHigh 4.5 ft at 12:44 pmLow 1.5 ft at 7:03 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.9 ft at 1:15 amLow 1.6 ft at 7:03 amHigh 4.5 ft at 1:33 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Painters Hill water temperature
The water temperature at Painters Hill is about 75°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 66°F and a 3 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 75 and 76°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 Painters Hill
- Flagler Beach Pier4.1 mi SSE · 3 ft · Good
- Marineland9.8 mi NNW · 3 ft · Good
- Matanzas Inlet14 mi NNW · 3 ft · Good
- Bicentennial Park15 mi SSE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Ormond Beach15 mi SSE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Crescent Beach17 mi NNW · 3 ft · Good
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About Painters Hill
Painters Hill is a beach break in Palm Coast, Flagler County, Florida, facing east-northeast. Also called Beverly Beach.
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