Satellite Beach · Brevard County · Florida
Satellite Beach / RC's Surf Report & Forecast, Florida
Satellite Beach / RC's, Florida: 3–4 ft, chest high, at 8 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 3.1 ft at 11 seconds from the east-northeast, with a 5 mph cross-shore wind from the north. Water is about 78°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 4.9 ft at 8:06 am.
3–4 ft
chest high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 3.1 ft · 11 s · ENE
- Wind
- 5 mph (N)cross-shore
- Tide
- 4.9 ft fallinghigh 4.9 ft at 8:06 am
- Water
- 78°Frashguard
- Air
- 72°Ffeels like 72°F
- Sun
- rise 6:40 amset 5:32 pm
Satellite Beach / RC's surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Satellite Beach / RC's: 6 am, Great, 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 Satellite Beach / RC's: 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 | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (N) | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 4.6 ft |
| 8 amnow | 3–4 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 4.9 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4.7 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (NE) | 4.1 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (ENE) | 3.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (E) | 1.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (E) | 2.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (E) | 2.8 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (SW) | 3.3 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (WSW) | 4.2 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (WSW) | 4.7 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (WSW) | 4.8 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (WSW) | 4.5 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (WSW) | 3.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (WSW) | 3.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (W) | 2.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (W) | 1.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (W) | 1.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (WSW) | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (WSW) | 1.9 ft |
| 6 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 8 mph offshore (W) | 2.5 ft |
Satellite Beach / RC's waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 am, sets at Satellite Beach / RC's arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 4.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 30 s
- Lulls
- about 161 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
- 26% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Satellite Beach / RC's surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Satellite Beach / RC's: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 3–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Satellite Beach / RC's 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 | Great | 3.1 ft · 11 s · ENE | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | calm | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–4 ft | Good | 2.6 ft · 11 s · E | 6 mph offshore (WSW) | 7 mph offshore (W) | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.8 ft · 10 s · ENE | 8 mph offshore (WNW) | 10 mph offshore (W) | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 3 s · NW | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 15 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 6 s · NE | 15 mph cross-shore (NW) | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.6 ft · 4 s · NE | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 12 mph onshore (NE) | 1 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.1 ft · 4 s · ENE | 16 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 22 | 16 mph onshore (E), gusts 21 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 3–7 ft | Poor | — | 22 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 29 | 34 mph onshore (NE), gusts 42 | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–5 ft | Poor | — | 16 mph cross-shore (NE) | 17 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 3–4 ft | Poor | — | 15 mph cross-shore (NE) | 18 mph cross-shore (NE) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Satellite Beach / RC's are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Satellite Beach / RC's tide chart and tide times
Tides at Satellite Beach / RC's today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 0.9 ft at 1:25 am, high 4.9 ft at 8:06 am, low 1.3 ft at 2:33 pm and high 3.7 ft at 8:15 pm. At 8 am the tide is 4.9 ft and falling.
Satellite Beach / RC's tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.9 ft at 1:25 amHigh 4.9 ft at 8:06 amLow 1.3 ft at 2:33 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 8:15 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.0 ft at 2:05 amHigh 4.8 ft at 8:47 amLow 1.5 ft at 3:11 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 8:49 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.1 ft at 2:45 amHigh 4.7 ft at 9:28 amLow 1.6 ft at 3:50 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:28 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.2 ft at 3:26 amHigh 4.5 ft at 10:10 amLow 1.6 ft at 4:34 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 10:17 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.3 ft at 4:07 amHigh 4.4 ft at 10:55 amLow 1.8 ft at 5:17 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 11:01 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.4 ft at 5 amHigh 4.2 ft at 11:37 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:08 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 11:59 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.4 ft at 5:49 amHigh 4.1 ft at 12:28 pmLow 1.6 ft at 6:53 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.5 ft at 12:57 amLow 1.7 ft at 6:46 amHigh 4.1 ft at 1:15 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Satellite Beach / RC's water temperature
The water temperature at Satellite Beach / RC's is about 78°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 72°F and a 5 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 76 and 78°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 Satellite Beach / RC's
- Perkins0.2 mi NW · 3–4 ft · Great
- Hightower0.3 mi SSW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Buccaneer1.1 mi S · 4 ft · Good
- Pelican Beach Park2.2 mi S · 4–5 ft · Good
- Patrick Space Force Base2.7 mi N · 3–4 ft · Good
- Hangers3.5 mi N · 3–4 ft · Good
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About Satellite Beach / RC's
Satellite Beach / RC's is a beach break in Satellite Beach, Brevard County, Florida, facing east. Also called RCs, RC's Beach and Pelican Point.
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