UPDATED: OCT 19, 2026 — Wave Rewind: Windchop picked up Sunday, then the swell arrived Monday and it was big and gnarly out there.
LOCAL SURFCAST:
Strong low off Hatteras continues to pump swell down to us. Some changes now to the local winds, a few models now show wind coming down and even turning offshore for a few hours in the morning Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings. This would be phenomenal if it happens! This would only be for Palm Beach county south of the bend. But not all the models are on board. Even if not the wind will definitely come down and it will at least be more manageable and not as blown out.
Daily surf forecast for the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast:
WEDNESDAY21: Wind drops, possibly even turning offshore, swell eases some but still stays decent size. Chest to head high+ and cleaner in the morning, then some wind on it in the afternoon but shouldn't be too bad. Wind NNW turning NNE 10kts.
THURSDAY22: Possibly a small pulse uptick of longer period swell. Shoulder to head to overhead high on the outer breaks. Again lighter or even offshore wind in the morning making it on the cleaner side. Wind NNW/NNE 10-15kts so stronger in the afternoon.
FRIDAY23: Longer period swell fades some, wind lighter in the morning but will come onshore and pick up quite a bit through the day. Becoming choppy and sloppy. Chest-shoulder high early then fading to waist to chest in the afternoon. Wind NE 10-25kts.
SATURDAY24: NE winds come back up as groundswell fades. So more of a choppy and dumpy type wave in the chest-shoulderh high range. Wind picking up even more through the day. Wind NE 20-25+kts.
SUNDAY25: Wind comes blasting in bringing Blown out overhead storm surf. Overhead Victory at Sea conditions and very drifty. Wind will be near gale force. Wind NE 30-40kts.
MONDAY26: Big and blown our again. Wind turns more east tho so maybe that helps. But it'll still look like a mess.
LONG RANGE FORECAST: The wind finally calms down quite a bit the rest of next week. Waves will clean up as they fade off. The season is starting! This winter looks to be quite active thanks to the el nino patterns that we get in the winter. As I mentioned before, el nino years bring a lot of swell but also bring a lot of wind with them. We can hope for quick clean ups once the pattern starts moving quickly. Stay Tuned!
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