*Surf forecast for the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast*
UPDATED: April 17, 2026
<<WAVE REWIND<<
Full week of windchop and swell. Fun at times but pretty messy.
SURFCAST DISCUSSION
Strong high pressure sinks south and wind dies down now. Windchop fades and we're back to minimal surf through the weekend. There's another front coming Monday that will crank up the windchop machine again. Latest model runs pushing it back a little later so most of Monday may be flat with it picking up possibly by the end of the day. Tuesday will be biggest day with wind cranking out of the northeast so expect it to be quite drifty. Wind turns more easterly on Wednesday and comes down some, but there still should be some lingering windchop. The end of the week is a little uncertain as we have model disagreement. Euro ends ends the windchop at Wednesday while the gfs keeps it going through the rest of the week.
DAILY SURFCAST SPECIFICS:
FRIDAY17: Minimal. Wind ENE 10kts.
SATURDAY18: Flat. Wind ESE 10kts.
SUNDAY19: Flat. Wind ESE 10kts.
MONDAY20: Small early then northeast windchop may pick up by the end of the day. Wind NE 10-20kts.
TUESDAY21: Waves pick to chest/shoulder high plus. Windchop/swell mix and drifty. Wind NE 20-25kts.
WEDNESDAY22: Windchop fades more, thigh/waist high or so leftovers. Wind East 15-20kts.
THURSDAY23: Possibly windchop continues. Still some uncertainty. ENE 15kts.
FRIDAY24: Possibly windchop continues. Still some uncertainty. ENE 15kts.
- @surfnweatherman
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LONG RANGER SURFCAST
Watching a low that may move off Hatteras then another cold front in the extended. The season is winding down so take what we can get at this point. Stay tuned!
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