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Coastal Waters Forecast for East Central Florida
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
924 PM EDT Mon Aug 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.

AMZ500-181415-
Synopsis for Flagler Beach to Jupiter Inlet out to 60 nm
924 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.SYNOPSIS...The Atlantic ridge axis will continue to slowly shift
south of the local Atlantic waters this evening and is forecast
to remain south through this week, with generally favorable
boating conditions persisting locally. Shower and storm chances
increase through this week as moisture increases, with activity
anticipated to move offshore from the peninsula each day. Frequent
lightning strikes, wind gusts, heavy downpours, and locally
higher seas will be possible near storms.

.GULF STREAM HAZARDS...None.

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

44 nautical miles east of Ponce Inlet.
32 nautical miles east of Port Canaveral.
24 nautical miles east of Sebastian Inlet.
15 nautical miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet.
 9 nautical miles east of Saint Lucie Inlet.

$$

AMZ550-181415-
Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm-
924 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at
8 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at
3 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 10 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 9 seconds and
northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal
waters. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and east
1 foot at 9 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
3 seconds and east 1 foot at 9 seconds. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 2 feet. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal
waters. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A moderate chop on
the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet. A light
chop on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. A light chop
on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ552-181415-
Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm-
924 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west
late this evening and overnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 10 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
9 seconds and west 1 foot at 2 seconds. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and east
1 foot at 9 seconds. Smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds and east 1 foot at 9 seconds. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal
waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Mostly
smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 2 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Mostly
smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ555-181415-
Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm-
924 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west. Seas
1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 3 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at
3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 3 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 9 seconds. Mostly smooth on
the intracoastal waters.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 8 seconds. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and northeast 1 foot
at 8 seconds. Smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 8 seconds. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal
waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal
waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ570-181415-
Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 20-60 nm-
924 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west
early this morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at
3 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West
3 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at
10 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at
3 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 9 seconds and
northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ572-181415-
Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60 nm-
924 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west
10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at
3 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 10 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at
10 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at
4 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 9 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 9 seconds and
southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ575-181415-
Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 20-60 nm-
924 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots late this evening, becoming west. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
4 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and west 2 feet at
5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 2 feet at
5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at
3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
3 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$