UPDATED: SEPT 8, 2026 — Tracking some chances for a small swell to make its way down mid week. There is a quick fetch of stronger winds off the Carolinas behind a stalled front. It turns mostly east but it should be enough to send a small, quick swell down. It's still not 100% though so we could still get skunked but I'll give it a medium chance, high chance Treasure coast north. Timing is Wednesday to Thursday morning. It's just going to be a quick shot, and for PBC the biggest could come overnight unfortunately. Local winds will be onshore but not too bad. Some south in the winds so it'll be crossed up a bit. north Florida looks the cleanest.
The Treasure coast will be the best bet for us, Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. There could be a trickle making it down into northern PBC and possibly Central PBC by the afternoon Wednesday. There's also a big low over Nova Scotia right now that has some fetch that could send some occasional longer period energy down around the same time, although that doesn't look too significant.
Daily surf forecast for the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast:
TUESDAY07-08: Mainly flat for Labor day. Light offshore wind.
WEDNESDAY09: Small dawn patrol but swell should start building as the tide drops through the morning. Low tide around 1pm so with the incoming tide in the afternoon, that may be best, but the wind will be on it more then also. Knee to maybe waist high at the standout spots. Upcoast will get more swell energy. Waist+ high swell building in the afternoon. Wind SE 5-15kts.
THURSDAY10: Maybe still a small wave northern PBC. Better bet will be the Treasure coast though as fetch gets a little closer. Should see at least a waist high swell, maybe bigger, in the morning, although it'll be fighting the high tide at 8am. Southeast wind will put some crinkle on it. Swell will fade some (esp PBC) late but should stay decent through the day on the Treasure Coast northward.
FRIDAY11: Flat for PBC, knee/thigh high+ leftovers upcoast. Wind S 5-10kts.
WEEKEND: Maybe some small windchop building Sunday.
LONG RANGE FORECAST: Possibly another shot of north swell 20/21st. We are heading into the peak of hurricane season and surprisingly there's still nothing on the radar for the next couple weeks. Seeing some signs that tropics will start to wake up again around the second half of September and maybe also October when cold fronts stall and we possibly see home grown activity from that. El nino along with Saharan dust really did its thing on the season this year. The good news is we should make up for it over the winter where it will be much more active. Storm after storm in the heart of winter will keep waves going all season. It just may have a lot of VAS chop conditions that go with it too. Stay tuned.
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