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Coastal Waters Forecast for East Central Florida
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
250 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 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.

AMZ500-290800-
Synopsis for Flagler Beach to Jupiter Inlet out to 60 nm
250 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure ridge axis will remain nearly stationary
across the southern coastal waters today before lifting north of
the area this weekend. A few storms with sudden strong wind gusts
remain possible this afternoon over the intracoastal and very
nearshore Atlantic waters. But beginning this weekend and into
next week, the surface high builds to the north which will produce
a deeper onshore flow. Onshore-moving showers and storms will then
be possible this weekend into early next week.

.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 Friday, August 28th, 2026.

41 nautical miles east of Ponce Inlet.
27 nautical miles east of Port Canaveral.
22 nautical miles east of Sebastian Inlet.
14 nautical miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet.
 9 nautical miles east of Saint Lucie Inlet.

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AMZ550-290800-
Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm-
250 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds.
Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms this evening, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 8 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 11 seconds. A
light chop on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 8 seconds. Mostly smooth on
the intracoastal waters. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. Mostly smooth on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 8 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal
waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet. Smooth on
the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. A light chop on
the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Smooth on the intracoastal waters.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 feet. A light chop
on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ552-290800-
Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm-
250 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at
9 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. A light
chop on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds and northeast
1 foot at 11 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in
the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. Mostly smooth on the
intracoastal waters. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight
chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 8 seconds. A light chop on the
intracoastal waters. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in
the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A light
chop on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 feet. A light chop
on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Smooth 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.

$$

AMZ555-290800-
Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm-
250 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
8 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 8 seconds. A light
chop on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at
7 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
10 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 2 feet at 9 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
A light chop on the intracoastal waters. Showers likely. A chance
of thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Mostly
smooth on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. A light chop on
the intracoastal waters. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Mostly
smooth on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. A light chop
on the intracoastal waters. Showers likely. A chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Mostly
smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ570-290800-
Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 20-60 nm-
250 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this
evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 8 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
11 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 8 seconds and east 1 foot at 11 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 feet. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ572-290800-
Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60 nm-
250 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 8 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 8 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
11 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 10 seconds. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 feet. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ575-290800-
Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 20-60 nm-
250 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds and northeast
2 feet at 11 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
3 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 10 seconds. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds and southwest 1 foot at
3 seconds. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Showers
likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$