Stuart, FL
03/18/2026 08:00 PM
68°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 15 mph N
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Rip Current Statement issued March 18 at 12:33AM EDT until March 20 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL
NWS Melbourne FL
Category Certainty Severity
Met Likely Moderate
Status Urgency Category
Actual Expected Met
Effective Ends Expires
03/18/2026 12:33 AM 03/20/2026 03:00 AM 03/20/2026 03:00 AM
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Indian River, Saint Lucie, Coastal
Martin, and Brevard Counties.

* WHEN...Through late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
                                            
Moonrise
08:08 AM
Moonset
08:24 PM
Sunrise
07:26 AM
Moon Phase
Waning crescent
Sunset
07:31 PM

Hourly Forecast

Wed, 08:00 PM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 15 mph N
68°

Wed, 09:00 PM

Cloudy
Winds: 15 mph N
67°

Wed, 10:00 PM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 15 mph N
67°

Wed, 11:00 PM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 15 mph N
67°

Thu, 12:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 15 mph N
67°

Thu, 01:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 15 mph N
66°

Thu, 02:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 15 mph N
66°

Thu, 03:00 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 15 mph N
64°

Thu, 04:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 15 mph N
63°

Thu, 05:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 15 mph N
64°

Thu, 06:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph N
64°

Thu, 07:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph N
64°

Thu, 08:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph N
64°

Thu, 09:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph N
66°

Thu, 10:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph N
68°

Thu, 11:00 AM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph N
69°

Thu, 12:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph N
71°

Thu, 01:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph N
70°

Thu, 02:00 PM

Partly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NNE
71°

Thu, 03:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NNE
70°

Thu, 04:00 PM

Slight Chance Rain Showers
Winds: 15 mph NNE
71°

Thu, 05:00 PM

Slight Chance Rain Showers
Winds: 15 mph NNE
70°

Thu, 06:00 PM

Slight Chance Rain Showers
Winds: 15 mph NNE
70°

Thu, 07:00 PM

Chance Rain Showers
Winds: 15 mph NNE
70°
Winds: 15 mph N
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 15 mph N
A slight chance of rain showers after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Winds: 15 mph NNE
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Winds: 15 mph NNE
A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Winds: 10 to 15 mph NNE
A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Winds: 10 mph NNE
Sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph SE
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NE
Sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph S
Clear, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph SSW
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph N
A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Winds: 10 mph E
A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Winds: 10 mph E
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 10 mph.

Coastal Waters Forecast for East Central Florida

National Weather Service Melbourne FL

The local Atlantic waters will sit between a stationary front over the Bahamas and high pressure along the Eastern Seaboard through the next couple of days. As the pressure gradient tightens, winds will remain fresh to occasionally strong out of the north-northeast. Boating conditions will remain poor to, at times, hazardous through at least Friday. Then, high pressure settles over the waters this weekend, leading to improving conditions.

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.Seas 4 to 6 feet and north to northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream based on the Real Time Ocean Forecast System as of Wednesday, March 18th, 2026. 38 nautical miles east of Ponce Inlet. 32 nautical miles east of Port Canaveral. 28 nautical miles east of Sebastian Inlet. 20 nautical miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet. 13 nautical miles east of Saint Lucie Inlet.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
Reporting time 02:55 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2026
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
Reporting time 02:55 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2026
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 02:55 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2026
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 02:55 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2026
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 02:55 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2026
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
Reporting time 02:55 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2026
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