Melbourne Beach · Brevard County · Florida
Spessard Holland Surf Report & Forecast, Melbourne Beach, FL
Spessard Holland, Melbourne Beach, Florida: 4–5 ft, head high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 3.7 ft at 11 seconds from the east-northeast, with a 9 mph cross-shore wind from the north-northeast. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 3.8 ft at 7:36 pm.
4–5 ft
head high · occasional 6 ft
- Swell
- 3.7 ft · 11 s · ENE
- Wind
- 9 mph (NNE)cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.6 ft risinghigh 3.8 ft at 7:36 pm
- Water
- 79°Frashguard
- Air
- 77°Ffeels like 83°F
- Sun
- rise 6:39 amset 5:33 pm
Spessard Holland surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Spessard Holland: 8 am, Good, on a falling 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 Spessard Holland: 7 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4.6 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (N) | 5.0 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 5.0 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 4.6 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 3.8 ft |
| 11 am | 5 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 2.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 2.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1.4 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 4–5 ft | Fair | 9 mph onshore (NNE) | 1.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 10 mph onshore (NNE) | 2.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph onshore (NNE) | 2.8 ft |
| 6 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph onshore (NNE) | 3.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (NE) | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (NE) | 4.5 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (NE) | 4.8 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (NE) | 4.7 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (NE) | 4.1 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 3.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 4 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (E) | 2.9 ft |
Spessard Holland waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Spessard Holland arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 5.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 32 s
- Lulls
- about 107 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 47% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Spessard Holland surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Spessard Holland: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 4–6 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Spessard Holland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 4–6 ft | Good | 3.7 ft · 11 s · ENE | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–5 ft | Good | 3.1 ft · 11 s · ENE | 5 mph onshore (NE) | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–4 ft | Good | 2.6 ft · 11 s · ENE | 5 mph offshore (SW) | 6 mph offshore (SW) | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.8 ft · 10 s · ENE | 12 mph offshore (W), gusts 18 | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 10 s · ENE | 16 mph cross-shore (NW) | 13 mph offshore (W) | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.2 ft · 6 s · NNE | 17 mph cross-shore (NW) | 16 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 6 s · NNE | 12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 18 | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.2 ft · 4 s · NE | 12 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 17 | 15 mph onshore (E), gusts 21 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 12 mph onshore (ENE) | 14 mph onshore (ENE) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Poor | — | 18 mph onshore (NE) | 18 mph onshore (NE) | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Spessard Holland are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Spessard Holland tide chart and tide times
Tides at Spessard Holland today, Monday, Nov 9: low 1.0 ft at 12:50 am, high 5.0 ft at 7:30 am, low 1.4 ft at 1:58 pm and high 3.8 ft at 7:36 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.6 ft and rising.
Spessard Holland tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 1.0 ft at 12:50 amHigh 5.0 ft at 7:30 amLow 1.4 ft at 1:58 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 7:36 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 1.0 ft at 1:31 amHigh 4.8 ft at 8:09 amLow 1.3 ft at 2:34 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 8:17 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.0 ft at 2:09 amHigh 4.7 ft at 8:48 amLow 1.4 ft at 3:13 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 8:52 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.1 ft at 2:44 amHigh 4.7 ft at 9:29 amLow 1.6 ft at 3:52 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:31 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.3 ft at 3:26 amHigh 4.5 ft at 10:09 amLow 1.6 ft at 4:37 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 10:19 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.4 ft at 4:07 amHigh 4.5 ft at 10:53 amLow 1.7 ft at 5:22 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 11:04 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.4 ft at 4:59 amHigh 4.1 ft at 11:37 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:11 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.2 ft at 12 amLow 1.4 ft at 5:50 amHigh 3.9 ft at 12:26 pmLow 1.4 ft at 6:56 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.3 ft at 12:57 amLow 1.4 ft at 6:47 amHigh 3.8 ft at 1:16 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Spessard Holland water temperature
The water temperature at Spessard Holland is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 83°F and a 9 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 76 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 Spessard Holland
- Ocean Avenue1.1 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Fair
- Melbourne Beach2.4 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Fair
- 7th Avenue2.7 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Fair
- Indialantic Boardwalk2.9 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Good
- Paradise Beach5.1 mi NNW · 5 ft · Good
- Canova Beach6.1 mi NNW · 5 ft · Good
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About Spessard Holland
Spessard Holland is a beach break in Melbourne Beach, Brevard County, Florida, facing east-northeast. Also called Spessard Holland Park and Spessard Holland Beach.
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