Vero Beach · Indian River County · Florida
Vero South Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Vero Beach, Florida
Vero South Beach, Vero Beach, Florida: 3–4 ft, chest to head high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 3.7 ft at 11 seconds from the east-northeast, with a 6 mph onshore wind from the north-northeast. Water is about 81°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 3.4 ft at 7:38 pm.
3–4 ft
chest to head high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 3.7 ft · 11 s · ENE
- Wind
- 6 mph (NNE)onshore
- Tide
- 1.2 ft risinghigh 3.4 ft at 7:38 pm
- Water
- 81°Frashguard
- Air
- 80°Ffeels like 89°F
- Sun
- rise 6:38 amset 5:32 pm
Vero South Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Vero South Beach: 9 am, Great, 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 Vero South Beach: 6 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 | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 4.4 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 4.4 ft |
| 9 am | 4 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4.0 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | 3.3 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | 2.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (NNE) | 1.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (NNE) | 1.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (NNE) | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 3–4 ft | Fair | 10 mph onshore (NNE) | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph onshore (NNE), gusts 15 | 1.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph onshore (NE) | 2.4 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (NE) | 2.9 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (NE) | 3.4 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (NE) | 4.0 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (NNE) | 4.3 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (NE) | 4.2 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 3.7 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (E) | 2.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (E) | 1.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (E) | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (E) | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (E) | 1.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (E) | 1.8 ft |
| 6 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (E) | 2.4 ft |
Vero South Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Vero South Beach arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 4.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 32 s
- Lulls
- about 172 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
- 31% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 2.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Vero South Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Vero South Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 3–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Vero South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3–4 ft | Great | 3.7 ft · 11 s · ENE | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 8 mph onshore (NNE) | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–4 ft | Good | 3.2 ft · 11 s · ENE | 5 mph onshore (NNE) | 6 mph onshore (E) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.5 ft · 11 s · ENE | 5 mph offshore (SSW), gusts 10 | 5 mph offshore (SSW), gusts 10 | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.8 ft · 10 s · ENE | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 13 mph offshore (W), gusts 24 | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.9 ft · 4 s · NW | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 20 | 12 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 2 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.9 ft · 6 s · N | 17 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 23 | 16 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 24 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 6 s · NNE | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 17 | 9 mph onshore (NNE), gusts 14 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.2 ft · 5 s · NE | 12 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 19 | 15 mph onshore (E), gusts 23 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 12 mph onshore (ENE) | 16 mph onshore (ENE) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 16 mph onshore (NE), gusts 21 | 19 mph onshore (NE) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Vero South Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Vero South Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Vero South Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.5 ft at 12:54 am, high 4.4 ft at 7:34 am, low 1.0 ft at 1:59 pm and high 3.4 ft at 7:38 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.2 ft and rising.
Vero South Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.5 ft at 12:54 amHigh 4.4 ft at 7:34 amLow 1.0 ft at 1:59 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 7:38 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.6 ft at 1:36 amHigh 4.3 ft at 8:14 amLow 1.0 ft at 2:37 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 8:18 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.7 ft at 2:13 amHigh 4.2 ft at 8:52 amLow 1.0 ft at 3:14 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 8:54 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.7 ft at 2:49 amHigh 4.2 ft at 9:34 amLow 1.3 ft at 3:54 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 9:34 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.9 ft at 3:30 amHigh 4.1 ft at 10:13 amLow 1.3 ft at 4:39 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 10:20 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.0 ft at 4:13 amHigh 4.0 ft at 10:56 amLow 1.3 ft at 5:25 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 11:07 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.1 ft at 5:01 amHigh 3.7 ft at 11:41 amLow 1.2 ft at 6:12 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 2.9 ft at 12 amLow 1.0 ft at 5:54 amHigh 3.5 ft at 12:29 pmLow 1.1 ft at 6:58 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.9 ft at 12:58 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:50 amHigh 3.4 ft at 1:19 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Vero South Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Vero South Beach is about 81°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 89°F and a 6 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 and 81°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 Vero South Beach
- Riomar Reef2.1 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Fair
- Sexton Plaza / Ocean Grill2.6 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Good
- Vero Beach Pier3.8 mi NNW · 5–6 ft · Good
- Pepper Park8.8 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Fort Pierce Inlet North Jetty10 mi SSE · 5–6 ft · Good
- Wabasso Beach11 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Fair
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About Vero South Beach
Vero South Beach is a beach break in Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida, facing east-northeast. Also called South Beach Park.
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