Ponce Inlet · Volusia County · Florida
Ponce Inlet Surf Report & Forecast, Florida
Ponce Inlet, Florida: 3–4 ft, chest high, at 1 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 3.0 ft at 11 seconds from the east-northeast, with calm wind. Water is about 77°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 1.0 ft at 1:38 am.
3–4 ft
chest high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 3.0 ft · 11 s · ENE
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 1.1 ft fallinglow 1.0 ft at 1:38 am
- Water
- 77°Frashguard
- Air
- 70°Ffeels like 71°F
- Sun
- rise 6:43 amset 5:32 pm
Ponce Inlet surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Ponce 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 Ponce Inlet: 7 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4.0 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4.8 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 5.0 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 4.4 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 3.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 2.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (NE) | 1.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (NE) | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (NE) | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (E) | 2.8 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 3.4 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 11 | 4.9 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 5.1 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 12 | 4.8 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 4.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 3.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 14 | 2.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 14 | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15 | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 18 | 1.8 ft |
| 6 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 20 | 2.4 ft |
Ponce Inlet waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 1 am, sets at Ponce Inlet arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 4.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 31 s
- Lulls
- about 104 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 40% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 1.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Ponce Inlet surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Ponce 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; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Ponce 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 | 3–4 ft | Good | 2.9 ft · 11 s · ENE | calm | 4 mph onshore (NE) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.2 ft · 11 s · ENE | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 11 | 8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.5 ft · 10 s · ENE | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 14 | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 18 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.5 ft · 9 s · ENE | 14 mph cross-shore (NW) | 12 mph offshore (W), gusts 17 | 4 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.4 ft · 6 s · N | 15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 20 | 14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 21 | 1 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.6 ft · 6 s · NE | 9 mph cross-shore (N) | 9 mph onshore (NE), gusts 15 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.9 ft · 6 s · NE | 10 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 17 | 12 mph onshore (NE), gusts 21 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 15 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 22 | 12 mph cross-shore (SE) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–4 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph onshore (E), gusts 18 | 14 mph onshore (E), gusts 19 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 3–4 ft | Poor | — | 17 mph onshore (E), gusts 23 | 15 mph onshore (E) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Ponce Inlet are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Ponce Inlet tide chart and tide times
Tides at Ponce Inlet today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 1.0 ft at 1:38 am, high 5.1 ft at 8:11 am, low 1.1 ft at 2:34 pm and high 3.9 ft at 8:26 pm. At 1 am the tide is 1.1 ft and falling.
Ponce Inlet tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 1.0 ft at 1:38 amHigh 5.1 ft at 8:11 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:34 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 8:26 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.0 ft at 2:14 amHigh 5.1 ft at 8:51 amLow 1.2 ft at 3:13 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 9:02 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.0 ft at 2:52 amHigh 4.9 ft at 9:29 amLow 1.2 ft at 3:59 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:47 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.0 ft at 3:33 amHigh 4.7 ft at 10:16 amLow 1.4 ft at 4:37 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 10:33 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.3 ft at 4:16 amHigh 4.7 ft at 11:02 amLow 1.6 ft at 5:22 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 11:20 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.5 ft at 5:07 amHigh 4.5 ft at 11:45 amLow 1.4 ft at 6:16 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.5 ft at 12:16 amLow 1.5 ft at 5:58 amHigh 4.4 ft at 12:38 pmLow 1.5 ft at 7 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.7 ft at 1:10 amLow 1.7 ft at 6:57 amHigh 4.3 ft at 1:26 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Ponce Inlet water temperature
The water temperature at Ponce Inlet is about 77°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 71°F and a 3 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 75 and 77°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 Ponce Inlet
- New Smyrna Inlet1.5 mi SE · 4 ft · Good
- Sapphire Road2.8 mi SSE · 4 ft · Good
- Flagler Avenue3.5 mi SSE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Sunglow Pier5.1 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Daytona Beach9.8 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Bethune Beach11 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Good
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About Ponce Inlet
Ponce Inlet is a jetty in Ponce Inlet, Volusia County, Florida, facing northeast. Also called Ponce de Leon Inlet, North Jetty and Lighthouse Point Park.
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