Central Florida Atlantic · Wednesday, Sep 23

Cocoa Beach Pier

NWS MLB · FLZ141-347-447; official reef-face range: 2–2 ft

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 8:20 PM EDT

When to go

10:00 AM–12:00 PM

Looks good · Low confidence

0.7–0.7 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 10.7 kt · offshore

Forecast details

Light wind should keep the water smoother.

Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

8:00 AM–10:00 AM · America/New_York
Light wind · up to 3.7 kt · reported gusts up to 4.7 kt
Offshore waves: 0.7–0.7 ft across the period. Surf height unavailable. Tide data available; check the local tide response.
Wind source time: Sep 22, 7:30 PM EDT. This is not the model run issue time.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 7.4 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 12 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind W 3.1 kt

Tide 2.5 ft falling

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellENE 0.7 ft @ 7sValid 2026-09-23 08:00 · America/New_YorkMarine grid 28.2917, -80.5417 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea0.7 ft @ 7.5sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-23 08:00 · America/New_York

Model windW 3.1 ktoffshoreValid 2026-09-23 08:00 · America/New_York3.1 kt offshore component

Tide2.5 ftfallingNOAA Trident Pier, Port Canaveral 8721604 · 10.8 km from Cocoa Beach Pier · predicted height relative to MLLWRetrieved Sep 22, 8:28 PM EDT · provider issue time unavailable63% of adjacent local low–high range · descriptive, not a safety rating

NWS MLB · FLZ141-347-447

Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................Around 2 feet. Thunderstorm Potential**....Moderate. Weather.....................Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the mid 80s. Winds.......................North winds 5 to 10 mph. Tides... Daytona Beach............Low 1.0 feet (MLLW) 12:00 PM EDT. Port Canaveral...........Low 0.8 feet (MLLW) 11:50 AM EDT. Sunrise.....................7:13 AM. Sunset......................7:21 PM.

WEDNESDAYOfficial breaking-surf height for Coastal Volusia-Mainland Northern Brevard; forecast-zone range, not a calibrated break transformationIssued Sep 22, 11:00 AM EDT

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Cocoa Beach Pier
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	E 4.5 ktonshore	1 ftrising	E 0.5 ft @ 8s
1 AM	ESE 3.8 ktonshore	1.5 ftrising	E 0.6 ft @ 8s
2 AM	SSE 5.1 ktcross-shore	2 ftrising	E 0.6 ft @ 8s
3 AM	SW 4.3 ktoffshore	2.5 ftrising	E 0.7 ft @ 7s
4 AM	SSW 4.3 ktcross-shore	3 ftrising	ENE 0.7 ft @ 7s
5 AM	SSW 4.7 ktcross-shore	3 ftrising	ENE 0.7 ft @ 7s
6 AM	S 2.9 ktcross-shore	3.5 ftfalling	ENE 0.7 ft @ 7s
7 AM	WSW 2.2 ktoffshore	3 ftfalling	ENE 0.7 ft @ 7s
8 AM	W 3.1 ktoffshore	2.5 ftfalling	ENE 0.7 ft @ 7s
9 AM	W 3.7 ktoffshore	2 ftfalling	ENE 0.7 ft @ 7s
10 AM	WNW 2.8 ktoffshore	1.5 ftfalling	ENE 0.7 ft @ 7s
11 AM	NW 3.3 ktoffshore	1 ftfalling	ENE 0.7 ft @ 7s
Noon	NW 10.7 ktoffshore	1 ftrising	ENE 0.7 ft @ 7s
1 PM	N 6.3 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftrising	ENE 0.7 ft @ 7s
2 PM	N 8.4 ktcross-shore	2 ftrising	ENE 0.7 ft @ 7s
3 PM	N 9.9 ktcross-shore	2.5 ftrising	ENE 0.7 ft @ 7s
4 PM	NNE 8.6 ktcross-shore	3 ftrising	ENE 0.7 ft @ 7s
5 PM	NNE 8.2 ktcross-shore	3.5 ftrising	ENE 0.7 ft @ 7s
6 PM	N 10 ktcross-shore	4 ftnear high	ENE 0.7 ft @ 7s
7 PM	N 9.2 ktcross-shore	3.5 ftfalling	ENE 0.7 ft @ 7s
8 PM	NNE 9.1 ktcross-shore	3 ftfalling	ENE 0.7 ft @ 7s
9 PM	N 7.8 ktcross-shore	2.5 ftfalling	ENE 0.7 ft @ 7s
10 PM	NNW 7.6 ktcross-shore	2 ftfalling	ENE 0.6 ft @ 7s
11 PM	NNW 6.1 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftfalling	ENE 0.6 ft @ 7s

12 AMUnavailable

WindE 4.5 ktonshoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellE 0.5 ft @ 8s

1 AMUnavailable

WindESE 3.8 ktonshoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellE 0.6 ft @ 8s

2 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 5.1 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellE 0.6 ft @ 8s

3 AMUnavailable

WindSW 4.3 ktoffshoreTide2.5 ftrisingOffshore swellE 0.7 ft @ 7s

4 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 4.3 ktcross-shoreTide3 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 7s

5 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 4.7 ktcross-shoreTide3 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 7s

6 AMUnavailable

WindS 2.9 ktcross-shoreTide3.5 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 7s

7 AMUnavailable

WindWSW 2.2 ktoffshoreTide3 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 7s

8 AMUnavailable

WindW 3.1 ktoffshoreTide2.5 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 7s

9 AMUnavailable

WindW 3.7 ktoffshoreTide2 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 7s

10 AMUnavailable

WindWNW 2.8 ktoffshoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 7s

11 AMUnavailable

WindNW 3.3 ktoffshoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 7s

NoonUnavailable

WindNW 10.7 ktoffshoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 7s

1 PMUnavailable

WindN 6.3 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 7s

2 PMUnavailable

WindN 8.4 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 7s

3 PMUnavailable

WindN 9.9 ktcross-shoreTide2.5 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 7s

4 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 8.6 ktcross-shoreTide3 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 7s

5 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 8.2 ktcross-shoreTide3.5 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 7s

6 PMUnavailable

WindN 10 ktcross-shoreTide4 ftnear highOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 7s

7 PMUnavailable

WindN 9.2 ktcross-shoreTide3.5 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 7s

8 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 9.1 ktcross-shoreTide3 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 7s

9 PMUnavailable

WindN 7.8 ktcross-shoreTide2.5 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 0.7 ft @ 7s

10 PMUnavailable

WindNNW 7.6 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 0.6 ft @ 7s

11 PMUnavailable

WindNNW 6.1 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 0.6 ft @ 7s

Tide

NOAA Trident Pier, Port Canaveral 8721604 · 10.8 km from Cocoa Beach Pier · MLLW

Interpolated tide height Recommended window

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Beach break.

Mapped spot coordinate: 28.32, -80.61.

Mainland · Coast not verified · Ocean-facing bearing 90° · Location provenance

Model request point: Cocoa Beach Pier (28.32, -80.61). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 4/4 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier A · US_EAST · spot-level model point

NWS MLB · FLZ141-347-447; official reef-face range2–2 ftCurrent · Sep 22, 11:00 AM EDT

NWS MLB · FLZ141-347-447
NWS MLB · FLZ141-347-447; Official breaking-surf height for Coastal Volusia-Mainland Northern Brevard; forecast-zone range, not a calibrated break transformationCurrentSep 22, 11:00 AM EDT
NOAA NDBC real-time station files
Current buoy observations are not forecasts for the selected future date.Not applicableNo source time
NOAA CO-OPS Tides and Currents API
NOAA Trident Pier, Port Canaveral 8721604 · 10.8 km from Cocoa Beach Pier; predicted high/low events above MLLW, converted to feet. Timestamp is retrieval time; provider issue time is not supplied.CurrentSep 22, 8:28 PM EDT
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 7:30 PM EDT
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 7:30 PM EDT
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.