Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for East Central Florida
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
300 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026

Atlantic coastal waters from Flagler Beach to Jupiter Inlet out 60 nm.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
one third of the waves, along with the occasional height of the
average highest ten percent of the waves.

AMZ500-180715-
Synopsis for Flagler Beach to Jupiter Inlet out to 60 nm
300 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure maintains a favorable influence over the
local waters through this week, supporting an onshore moderate
breeze. There may be brief wind surges promoting short-fused poor
boating into early week, mainly offshore, building seas to 5 feet
at times. The center of high pressure will drift farther north and
east of the area by mid week, but little to no change in the
overall pattern is expected.

.GULF STREAM HAZARDS...East winds 15 to 20 knots with seas up to 5
feet.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream based on
the Real Time Ocean Forecast System as of Sunday, May 17th, 2026.

43 nautical miles east of Ponce Inlet.
28 nautical miles east of Port Canaveral.
21 nautical miles east of Sebastian Inlet.
15 nautical miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet.
 9 nautical miles east of Saint Lucie Inlet.

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AMZ550-180715-
Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm-
300 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds and east 1 foot at 10 seconds. A
light chop on the intracoastal waters.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 10 seconds. A
moderate chop on the intracoastal waters.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A moderate chop on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet
at 8 seconds. A moderate chop on the intracoastal waters. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A light chop on
the intracoastal waters.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A moderate chop on
the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 feet. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 feet. A moderate chop on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 feet. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ552-180715-
Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm-
300 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds and east 1 foot at 9 seconds. A
light chop on the intracoastal waters.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
10 seconds. A moderate chop on the intracoastal waters. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A moderate chop on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 7 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A moderate chop on the intracoastal
waters. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A light chop on
the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A moderate chop on
the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 feet. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. A slight chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 feet. A moderate chop on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. A
light chop on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ555-180715-
Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm-
300 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
10 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters.
.MONDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
10 seconds. A moderate chop on the intracoastal waters. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then
a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
6 seconds. Choppy on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A moderate chop on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A moderate chop on the intracoastal
waters. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in
the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A light chop on
the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A moderate chop on
the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A light chop on
the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. A slight chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A moderate chop on
the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
A light chop on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ570-180715-
Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 20-60 nm-
300 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds and east 4 feet at 10 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and east 4 feet at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of
showers.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East
4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 feet. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 feet. A slight chance of
showers in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. A slight
chance of showers in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ572-180715-
Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60 nm-
300 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 6 seconds and east 2 feet at 10 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 6 seconds and north 1 foot at 9 seconds. A slight
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and
northeast 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 feet. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ575-180715-
Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 20-60 nm-
300 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and
north 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and
northwest 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and
northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at
5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and east 3 feet at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$