Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Melbourne, FL

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
881
FZUS52 KMLB 231336
CWFMLB

Coastal Waters Forecast for East Central Florida
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
936 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 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.

AMZ500-240215-
Synopsis for Flagler Beach to Jupiter Inlet out to 60 nm
936 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.SYNOPSIS...Increasing northeast winds will maintain hazardous to
dangerous boating conditions, with Gale force wind gusts and
building seas forecast this weekend into early next week.
Isolated to scattered showers along the coast today, with
increasing coverage forecast this weekend.

.GULF STREAM HAZARDS...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots and gusts up
to 30 knots possible. Seas 6 to 8 feet.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream based on
the Real Time Ocean Forecast System as of Friday, October 23rd, 2026.

48 nautical miles east of Ponce Inlet.
36 nautical miles east of Port Canaveral.
30 nautical miles east of Sebastian Inlet.
23 nautical miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet.
16 nautical miles east of Saint Lucie Inlet.

$$

AMZ550-240215-
Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm-
936 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots late. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 6 feet
at 12 seconds. Rough on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance
of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 6 seconds and northeast
6 feet at 11 seconds. Rough on the intracoastal waters. A slight
chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to
30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet, building to 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds and
northeast 4 feet at 11 seconds, becoming northeast 9 feet at
8 seconds and northeast 4 feet at 11 seconds in the afternoon.
Very rough on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 10 to
13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet, building to 12 to 14 feet,
occasionally to 18 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast
13 feet at 10 seconds. Very rough on the intracoastal waters.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 11 to 13 feet,
occasionally to 17 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 13 feet at
10 seconds. Very rough on the intracoastal waters. Showers likely
in the morning, then showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 12 to
14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 13 feet
at 10 seconds. Very rough on the intracoastal waters. Showers
likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
a chance of showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 12 to 14 feet,
occasionally to 18 feet. Very rough on the intracoastal waters. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 11 to
14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet. Very rough on the intracoastal
waters. A chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance
of showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 11 to 12 feet,
occasionally to 15 feet. Very rough on the intracoastal waters. A
chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 feet, occasionally to
14 feet. Very rough on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance
of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ552-240215-
Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm-
936 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at
12 seconds. Choppy on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of
showers this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at
12 seconds. Choppy on the intracoastal waters. A chance of
showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 11 seconds. Rough on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 8 to
10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet, building to 10 to 13 feet,
occasionally to 17 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast
10 feet at 10 seconds, becoming northeast 13 feet at 10 seconds
after midnight. Very rough on the intracoastal waters. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 10 to 13 feet,
occasionally to 17 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 13 feet at
10 seconds. Very rough on the intracoastal waters. Showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 11 to
14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 14 feet
at 11 seconds. Very rough on the intracoastal waters. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 11 to 14 feet,
occasionally to 18 feet. Very rough on the intracoastal waters. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 11 to
14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet. Very rough on the intracoastal
waters. A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 10 to 13 feet,
occasionally to 17 feet. Very rough on the intracoastal waters. A
chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 10 to
12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet. Rough on the intracoastal
waters. A slight chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ555-240215-
Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm-
936 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to
8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at
12 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Choppy on the
intracoastal waters. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at
12 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Choppy on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at
11 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Choppy on the
intracoastal waters. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet, building to 9 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 10 seconds and
southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming northeast 11 feet at
11 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds after midnight.
Rough on the intracoastal waters. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 11 to 14 feet,
occasionally to 18 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 14 feet at
11 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. Very rough on the
intracoastal waters. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 12 to
15 feet, occasionally to 19 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 14 feet
at 11 seconds. Very rough on the intracoastal waters. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 12 to 15 feet,
occasionally to 19 feet. Very rough on the intracoastal waters.
Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 12 to
15 feet, occasionally to 19 feet. Very rough on the intracoastal
waters. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance
of showers.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 12 to 14 feet,
occasionally to 18 feet. Very rough on the intracoastal waters. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 11 to 14 feet, occasionally
to 18 feet, subsiding to 10 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet
after midnight. Very rough on the intracoastal waters. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a slight chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ570-240215-
Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 20-60 nm-
936 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to
8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at
12 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning, then a
chance of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at
12 seconds and north 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 25 to
30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet, building to 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 11 seconds and north
3 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 10 feet at 10 seconds in
the afternoon. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 11 to
15 feet, occasionally to 19 feet, building to 13 to 15 feet,
occasionally to 19 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast
15 feet at 10 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 12 to 15 feet,
occasionally to 19 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 15 feet at
10 seconds. Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 13 to
16 feet, occasionally to 20 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 16 feet
at 10 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 13 to 16 feet,
occasionally to 20 feet. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 13 to
15 feet, occasionally to 19 feet. A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 12 to 15 feet,
occasionally to 19 feet. A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 25 knots. Seas 11 to
14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet, subsiding to 10 to 12 feet,
occasionally to 15 feet after midnight. A chance of showers in
the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ572-240215-
Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60 nm-
936 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to
8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at
12 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at
11 seconds and north 6 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in
the evening.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet, building to 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 11 seconds and north
3 feet at 7 seconds, becoming north 8 feet at 7 seconds and
northeast 7 feet at 10 seconds in the afternoon. A slight chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 10 to
12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet, building to 13 to 15 feet,
occasionally to 19 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast
12 feet at 10 seconds, becoming northeast 15 feet at 10 seconds
after midnight. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 14 to 16 feet,
occasionally to 20 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 15 feet at
10 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 14 to
16 feet, occasionally to 20 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 16 feet
at 10 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 14 to 16 feet,
occasionally to 20 feet. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 14 to
16 feet, occasionally to 20 feet. A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 14 to 16 feet,
occasionally to 20 feet. A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 12 to
15 feet, occasionally to 19 feet. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ575-240215-
Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 20-60 nm-
936 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to
8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at
12 seconds and northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North 7 feet at 7 seconds
and northeast 6 feet at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at
11 seconds and north 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to
25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to
13 feet, building to 10 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 9 feet at 10 seconds and north
4 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 13 feet at 10 seconds and
north 7 feet at 11 seconds after midnight. Showers with a chance
of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 13 to 16 feet,
occasionally to 20 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 14 feet at
11 seconds and north 7 feet at 11 seconds. Showers with a chance
of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 14 to
16 feet, occasionally to 20 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 15 feet
at 10 seconds and north 6 feet at 10 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 14 to 16 feet,
occasionally to 20 feet. Showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 14 to
16 feet, occasionally to 20 feet. Showers likely with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 14 to 16 feet,
occasionally to 20 feet. Showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 12 to 15 feet, occasionally
to 19 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A
chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$