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| Beach Hazards Statement issued January 11 at 2:36AM EST until January 12 at 3:00AM EST by NWS Melbourne FL | ||
| NWS Melbourne FL | ||
| Category | Certainty | Severity |
| Met | Likely | Moderate |
| Status | Urgency | Category |
| Actual | Expected | Met |
| Effective | Ends | Expires |
| 01/11/2026 02:36 AM | 01/12/2026 03:00 AM | 01/12/2026 03:00 AM |
* WHAT...A developing strong southward-flowing longshore current
and a moderate risk of rip currents is expected.
* WHERE...The beaches of Indian River, Saint Lucie, and Martin
counties.
* WHEN...From this afternoon through late tonight.
* IMPACTS...Northerly winds up to 20 to 25 mph with higher gusts
will produce a strong southward-flowing longshore current,
flowing parallel to the coastline. These currents can push
swimmers into deeper water and possibly into rip currents.
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Hourly Forecast
Sun, 11:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 5 mph W
Sun, 12:00 PM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 5 mph W
Sun, 01:00 PM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 10 mph WNW
Sun, 02:00 PM
Partly SunnyWinds: 10 mph WNW
Sun, 03:00 PM
Partly SunnyWinds: 5 mph NNW
Sun, 04:00 PM
Partly SunnyWinds: 10 mph N
Sun, 05:00 PM
Partly SunnyWinds: 10 mph N
Sun, 06:00 PM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph N
Sun, 07:00 PM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph N
Sun, 08:00 PM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 20 mph N
Sun, 09:00 PM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 20 mph N
Sun, 10:00 PM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 20 mph N
Sun, 11:00 PM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 20 mph N
Mon, 12:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 20 mph N
Mon, 01:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 20 mph NNE
Mon, 02:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 20 mph NNE
Mon, 03:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph NNE
Mon, 04:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph NNE
Mon, 05:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph NNE
Mon, 06:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph NE
Mon, 07:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 10 mph NE
Mon, 08:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 10 mph NE
Mon, 09:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 10 mph NE
Mon, 10:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 10 mph NE
Coastal Waters Forecast for East Central Florida
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
Boating conditions will rapidly deteriorate this afternoon behind a cold front bringing a fresh northerly wind surge and building seas through tonight. Poor to hazardous boating conditions will persist into Monday, before becoming more favorable into Tuesday. Moisture increases into midweek well ahead of a strong cold front moving into the Southeast U.S. Wednesday, producing scattered to numerous showers. The strong cold front is then forecast to sweep across the waters Thursday with increasing offshore winds.
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. GULF STREAM HAZARDS.North winds increasing to 20 to 25 knots this afternoon into tonight, with seas building to 7 to 9 feet into tonight. The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream based on the Real Time Ocean Forecast System as of Sunday, January 11th, 2026. 43 nautical miles east of Ponce Inlet. 30 nautical miles east of Port Canaveral. 24 nautical miles east of Sebastian Inlet. 15 nautical miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet. 10 nautical miles east of Saint Lucie Inlet.