Cocoa Beach surf report

Cocoa Beach, Florida

Updated 4:00 AM EDT

39/ 100

Flat or blown out Water temperature is 83°F — but swell period at 5s is what holds it back.

What decides a surfing score

Wave size 1.1 ft · 45% of the score 20
Swell period 5s · 30% of the score 25
Wind 8 mph · 15% of the score 85
Water temperature 83°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 (unavailable)

Better nearby for surfing

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Cocoa Beach is also scored for

96 Swimming water temperature 83°F 96 Families with kids water temperature 83°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 83°F. That is 3° above the October average of 80°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?

Flat or blown out — we score it 39 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is swell period at 5s.

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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