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| Rip Current Statement issued March 19 at 3:20PM EDT until March 21 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 |
| 03/19/2026 03:20 PM | 03/21/2026 03:00 AM | 03/21/2026 03:00 AM |
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint
Lucie, Coastal Martin, Mainland Northern Brevard, Northern
Brevard Barrier Islands, Mainland Southern Brevard and
Southern Brevard Barrier Islands Counties.
* WHEN...Through late Friday night.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
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Hourly Forecast
Thu, 07:00 PM
Chance Rain ShowersWinds: 20 mph N
Thu, 08:00 PM
Chance Rain ShowersWinds: 20 mph NNE
Thu, 09:00 PM
Slight Chance Rain ShowersWinds: 20 mph NNE
Thu, 10:00 PM
Slight Chance Rain ShowersWinds: 20 mph NNE
Thu, 11:00 PM
Slight Chance Rain ShowersWinds: 20 mph NNE
Fri, 12:00 AM
Slight Chance Rain ShowersWinds: 20 mph NNE
Fri, 01:00 AM
Slight Chance Rain ShowersWinds: 15 mph NNE
Fri, 02:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph NNE
Fri, 03:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph N
Fri, 04:00 AM
Slight Chance Rain ShowersWinds: 15 mph N
Fri, 05:00 AM
Slight Chance Rain ShowersWinds: 15 mph N
Fri, 06:00 AM
Partly SunnyWinds: 15 mph N
Fri, 07:00 AM
Partly SunnyWinds: 15 mph NNE
Fri, 08:00 AM
Partly SunnyWinds: 15 mph NNE
Fri, 09:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 15 mph NNE
Fri, 10:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 15 mph NNE
Fri, 11:00 AM
SunnyWinds: 15 mph NNE
Fri, 12:00 PM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 15 mph NNE
Fri, 01:00 PM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 15 mph NNE
Fri, 02:00 PM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 15 mph NNE
Fri, 03:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 15 mph NNE
Fri, 04:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 15 mph NNE
Fri, 05:00 PM
SunnyWinds: 15 mph NNE
Fri, 06:00 PM
Mostly ClearWinds: 15 mph NNE
Coastal Waters Forecast for East Central Florida
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
The local Atlantic waters are situated between a stationary front over Cuba and the Bahamas and high pressure along the Eastern Seaboard through Friday. As the pressure gradient tightens, winds will remain fresh to occasionally strong out of the north-northeast. Boating conditions will remain poor to hazardous at times 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 6 to 10 feet and north to northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream based on the Real Time Ocean Forecast System as of Thursday, March 19th, 2026. 43 nautical miles east of Ponce Inlet. 36 nautical miles east of Port Canaveral. 28 nautical miles east of Sebastian Inlet. 19 nautical miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet. 12 nautical miles east of Saint Lucie Inlet.