Sebastian Inlet surf report
How is the surf at Sebastian Inlet right now? Published swell 2.5 ft (0.8 m) @ 8s E, with 5 mph NW wind. Updated Nov 5, 2026, 8:02 AM. Check the live cam, tide, and forecast on this page before you paddle out.
Sebastian Inlet can turn the same swell into a very different session than the open beach breaks north of it. Check angle, period, tide, and wind together, then compare nearby Space Coast reports before committing.
Sebastian Inlet is located in Melbourne Beach, FL (27.8610, -80.4510).
About this report
The Sebastian Inlet surf report on howisthe.surf combines live cam footage, a multi-model wave forecast (ECMWF WAM, NCEP GFS WaveWatch III, and MeteoFrance MFWAM), wind and tide data, and the latest in-range buoy observation. The forecast is bias-corrected against recent paired observations so the wave height shown reflects measured accuracy at this region rather than a raw model average. Wave heights in the answer line are in feet, with meters in parentheses.