Stuart, FL
02/18/2026 04:00 PM
78°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 10 mph SE
Mostly Sunny
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

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Rip Current Statement issued February 18 at 12:59AM EST until February 20 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
02/18/2026 12:59 AM 02/20/2026 03:00 AM 02/20/2026 03:00 AM
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and rough surf.

* WHERE...Beaches of Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, St Lucie, and
Martin Counties.

* WHEN...Through late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
                                            
Moonrise
07:38 AM
Moonset
07:38 PM
Sunrise
06:54 AM
Moon Phase
Waxing crescent
Sunset
06:15 PM

Hourly Forecast

Wed, 04:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph SE
78°

Wed, 05:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 10 mph SE
77°

Wed, 06:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph SE
77°

Wed, 07:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph SE
76°

Wed, 08:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph SSE
74°

Wed, 09:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 10 mph S
73°

Wed, 10:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 10 mph S
72°

Wed, 11:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 10 mph S
72°

Thu, 12:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 10 mph S
71°

Thu, 01:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 10 mph SSW
70°

Thu, 02:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph SSW
68°

Thu, 03:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph SW
66°

Thu, 04:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 5 mph SW
66°

Thu, 05:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 5 mph SW
65°

Thu, 06:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph SW
66°

Thu, 07:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 5 mph SW
66°

Thu, 08:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 5 mph SSW
66°

Thu, 09:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 5 mph SSW
70°

Thu, 10:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 5 mph SSW
74°

Thu, 11:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 5 mph S
76°

Thu, 12:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 10 mph S
78°

Thu, 01:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph SSE
79°

Thu, 02:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph SSE
80°

Thu, 03:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 10 mph SSE
80°
Winds: 10 mph SE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph S
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph S
Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph S
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph S
Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph S
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph S
Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph SSW
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Winds: 5 to 10 mph WSW
A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Winds: 15 to 20 mph NW
A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Winds: 15 to 20 mph NNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. North northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Winds: 15 mph NNW
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Winds: 15 mph N
Sunny, with a high near 64. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Winds: 10 to 15 mph NNE
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Coastal Waters Forecast for East Central Florida

National Weather Service Melbourne FL

A long period swell will keep seas slightly elevated offshore through tonight, with poor boating conditions forecast to continue over the Gulf Stream waters. With the increasing swell, boaters will need to Exercise Caution at inlets this week due to Hazardous conditions surrounding the twice daily outgoing tide. Deteriorating boating conditions expected on Sunday and continuing into early next week ahead of an approaching strong cold front.

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 up to 6 feet in a long period swell. The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream based on the Real Time Ocean Forecast System as of Wednesday, February 18th, 2026. 45 nautical miles east of Ponce Inlet. 32 nautical miles east of Port Canaveral. 26 nautical miles east of Sebastian Inlet. 18 nautical miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet. 10 nautical miles east of Saint Lucie Inlet.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION NEAR INLETS
Reporting time 02:42 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION NEAR INLETS
Reporting time 02:42 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION FOR SEAS IN THE GULF STREAM
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION NEAR INLETS
Reporting time 02:42 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
Reporting time 02:42 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
Reporting time 02:42 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
Reporting time 02:42 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026
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