ponce inlet surf report

surf

1ft - 2ft

wind

8mph West offshore

swell

2.3ft 4s ESE

0.9ft 8s East

weather

86°f

uv index

NA

water

°f

water quality

Good

wind wave

2.1ft 4s SE

next tide

Low at 11:30 pm

updated 11 hours ago

ponce inlet surf report

Friday: Knee high with maybe a lucky bigger set at the better spots and tides. Swell is out of the east around 1.2 feet at 8 sec seconds, the primary size driver this morning. Winds are cross shore out of the SSW around 8 mph this morning, holding fairly steady into the afternoon at 5-9mph SSW, so conditions should stay relatively consistent through the day. Tides LT 10:08am, HT 4:56pm.

ponce inlet surf forecast

Weekend: Saturday: A touch smaller, shin high with occasional knee high sets out of the ESE at 8 seconds, but cross shore south winds 2-11mph keep conditions on the lower end. Tides HT 5:04am, LT 11:07am, HT 5:54pm.

Sunday: Sunday looks a little cleaner. Swell holds around shin to knee high at 8 seconds out of the ESE, and SW winds going offshore at 5-14mph should groom things nicely. Still small surf, but the cleaner shape should make it ridable for larger boards. Tides HT 6:03am, LT 12:06pm, HT 6:52pm.

Looking Ahead: Monday we are down to the small to near flat range as the swell dies out a little. We may see a little knee high bump for the mid week but other than that it’s looking to be in the shin to lucky knee high range at the moment.

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ponce inlet surf break information

New Smyrna Beach's inlet is one of the most consistent surf spots in all of Florida. When most everywhere else is flat, there is usually a rideable wave at "the inlet".

While it is best on north swells, it can be equally as good with a straight east swell and wind direction. A hundred yards or more away from the rocks at the inet can also be fun on south swells. If it is a sizeable south swell, then you may want to head to the other side of NSB Inlet to Ponce Inlet in southernmost Daytona Beach, which is one of the best spots there is a solid south swell.

During the summer time I must warn you though, it does get extremely crowded with not only surfers of all skill levels, but also with tourists on boogie boards. If you surf here in the summer time

PLEASE be respectful of others in the water but beware of some of the more territorial locals

that have paid their dues and have been here for decades.

Thanks for checking out my report.

Stay Wet!

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