Cocoa Beach surf report

Cocoa Beach, Florida

Updated 7:03 AM EDT

46/ 100

Marginal Water temperature is 84°F — but wave size at 0.7 ft is what holds it back.

What decides a surfing score

Wave size 0.7 ft · 45% of the score 5
Swell period 9s · 30% of the score 70
Wind 6 mph · 15% of the score 85
Water temperature 84°F · 10% of the score 100

Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.

Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Water & waves · Open-Meteo Marine Tides · NOAA CO-OPS Air quality · AirNow

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Cocoa Beach is also scored for

99 Swimming water temperature 84°F 98 Families with kids water temperature 84°F

About Cocoa Beach

Cocoa Beach sits on the Florida coast, where the water runs from about 67°F in January to 85°F in August.

The water averages above 70°F in March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December — 10 months of the year — peaking around 85°F in August and dropping to about 67°F in January.

Today it is 84°F. That is 1° below the August average of 85°F here.

Tide predictions come from NOAA station Cocoa Beach about 5.4 km away on the open coast.

Frequently asked questions

Is Cocoa Beach good for surfing today?

Marginal — we score it 46 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is wave size at 0.7 ft.

What makes a good surfing day?

We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.

Nearby beaches

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