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Sebastian Inlet (First Peak) Surf Forecast

Florida, FL · Florida's best wave - the jetty 'First Peak' fires on swell.

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Sebastian Inlet (First Peak) Spot Guide

Best swell

ESE
window NE–S (45°–185°)

Ideal size

2–10 ft
breaking-wave face height

Best wind

WNW
offshore · ESE is onshore

Verified against

Buoy 41114
live NOAA readings · our error

The wave

BreakSandbar wedge off the north jetty
BottomSand over rock
WavesFirst Peak's jetty-rebound wedge — Florida's most famous high-performance wave
AbilityThe main peaks are expert-dense and competitive; beaches north and south are kinder.
Best tideLow to mid
CrowdHistorically the most intense lineup in Florida
HazardsThe jetty, the crowd, and inlet current
AccessSebastian Inlet State Park lots (fee); the north jetty is a short walk

Local knowledge

First Peak made Sebastian the crucible of Florida surfing — a jetty-wedge that jacks twice the size of the beaches around it and trained Slater, the Hobgoods and generations of Space Coast pros. Sand flow has softened its 1990s ferocity, but on a clean tropical swell the old geometry still appears, along with everyone who remembers it.

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FAQ

What swell direction works best at Sebastian Inlet (First Peak)?

ESE swell hits Sebastian Inlet (First Peak) straight on. The spot picks up anything arriving from NE (45°) through S (185°); swell from outside that window is blocked by the coastline.

What wind is best at Sebastian Inlet (First Peak)?

WNW wind blows offshore and grooms the surf. ESE wind is straight onshore and chops it up; light wind under ~5 kn is fine from any direction.

When is the best time of year to surf Sebastian Inlet (First Peak)?

Late summer through fall is prime: hurricane season (August-October) sends the year's best long-period swell, and fall-winter nor'easters keep it pumping. Summer runs smallest outside of tropical systems.

What's the best tide at Sebastian Inlet (First Peak)?

Low to mid. Tide predictions for the spot's NOAA station are in the forecast above.

Is Sebastian Inlet (First Peak) good for beginners?

The main peaks are expert-dense and competitive; beaches north and south are kinder.

How warm is the water at Sebastian Inlet (First Peak)?

Roughly 70°F at its late-winter coldest to about 86°F in late summer. In practice that means a spring suit in winter and trunks or a rash guard in summer. The forecast above shows the current water temperature.

How far out is this forecast reliable?

The wave model has real skill to about 10 days, and we cut the chart there instead of padding it with guesses. Days 1-3 are solid, 4-7 useful, 8-10 a trend heads-up - and we publish our measured error against NOAA buoys, updated continuously.

Forecast from TrueSwell's own physics-based wave model (exposure → refraction → breaking, every swell train separately), built on public NOAA and Open-Meteo data and scored daily against NDBC buoy observations. How the model works →