Ocean inlet · Boca Raton
Boca Inlet conditions.
Your day, in context.
Read the ocean, the inlet and your return window together. Start with the published forecast, then check the inlet itself.
The published conditions
Forecast and nowcast estimates, not a measurement of every part of this place. This page caches responses for up to five minutes.
Published
Valid Mon, Oct 19, 3:00 AM EDT
- Wind
- 20.0 kt
- Gusts
- 27.7 kt
- Waves
- 7.6 ft
- Wave period
- 11.9 s
- Tide estimate
- 1.8 ft MLLW
Published advisories
- Small Craft Advisory issued October 19 at 1:41AM EDT until October 21 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Miami FLEnds Wed, Oct 21, 8:00 PM EDT
- High Surf Advisory issued October 19 at 1:40AM EDT until October 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Miami FLEnds Wed, Oct 21, 8:00 AM EDT
- Rip Current Statement issued October 19 at 1:40AM EDT until October 22 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Miami FLEnds Thu, Oct 22, 8:00 PM EDT
- Sargassum inundation risk: medium (AOML 2026-10-17)
- Surf zone forecast (rest of today): rip current risk high, surf 3 to 5 ft
- Red tide: no recent FWC samples within 25 mi (last 8 days)
- Canal releases into the Hillsboro / ICW: G56 593 cfs, S37A 369 cfs. Expect lower clarity and runoff
- Coral heat stress: Bleaching Watch (NOAA Coral Reef Watch Southeast Florida, 2026-10-15)
- UV index 3 forecast for 2026-10-18 (EPA, Boca Raton 33432)
- Portuguese man o' war: 1 iNaturalist sighting within 15 mi in 14 days (latest 2026-10-05, Old Ocean Blvd, Ocean Ridge, FL, US)
- Gulf Stream edge approx 7.6 nm east (first 2 kt current)
Official marine forecast · AMZ650
Tonight: NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, occasionally to 17 ft. Wave Detail: NE 12 ft at 9 seconds and N 5 ft at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters very rough in exposed areas. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this evening.
Mon: NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, occasionally to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NE 11 ft at 11 seconds and N 6 ft at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas. A chance of showers late.
Mon Night: NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, occasionally to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NE 11 ft at 11 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas. A chance of showers in the evening.
Read the NWS forecastSources, timestamps & unavailable information
- Open-Meteo GFS-Wave 0.16 · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:11 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 3:10 AM EDT
- Open-Meteo ECMWF WAM · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:11 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 3:10 AM EDT
- Open-Meteo marine SST · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:12 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 3:11 AM EDT
- Open-Meteo weather · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:11 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 3:10 AM EDT
- NWS gridpoint MFL 112,76 · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:30 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 3:08 AM EDT
- CO-OPS 8722816 tide predictions · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 1:12 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:36 AM EDT
- CO-OPS LWI0901 current predictions · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 1:12 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 1:41 AM EDT
- NDBC 41122 · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 3:09 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 3:09 AM EDT
- NDBC PEGF1 · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 3:07 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 3:07 AM EDT
- CO-OPS 8722956 live · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 3:13 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 3:13 AM EDT
- CO-OPS 8722956 South Port Everglades water temp QC · Unavailable · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 3:06 AM EDT
- USNO moon · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 3:14 AM EDT
- Wave forecast integrity · Unavailable
- NWS marine-zone AMZ650 · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 3:13 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 3:13 AM EDT
- GOES-19 GLM cloud publication · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 3:15 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 3:15 AM EDT
Waves: NOAA GFS-Wave 0.16 via Open-Meteo Marine (height, direction, swell/wind-sea split) · Wave period: ECMWF WAM via Open-Meteo Marine (peak period) · Water temp forecast: Open-Meteo Marine SST · Wind + weather: Open-Meteo forecast (best match) · Thunder probability: NWS Miami gridpoint forecast (api.weather.gov) · Tides: NOAA CO-OPS 8722816 predictions (MLLW) · Currents: NOAA CO-OPS LWI0901 predictions · Observed: NDBC 41122 · Observed: NDBC PEGF1 · Observed: CO-OPS 8722956 South Port Everglades · Moon: U.S. Naval Observatory · Sun times: computed (suncalc) · Not for navigation.
The inlet is its own decision
An offshore wave estimate does not describe the breaking waves at an inlet mouth. Compare wind and swell direction with the tidal-current information, check the official marine forecast, and look at recent camera frames before leaving.
What remains unknown here?
The forecast does not measure the opening in front of your boat, every breaking wave or current at the inlet mouth.
Know the station behind the number.
The selected point is Boca Inlet. A station or marine zone covers its own area; it is not a sensor at every beach, inlet or sandbar.
- Boca Raton marine information
- NOAA tide station 8722816 · station and datum
- NDBC buoy 41122 · offshore observations
- NWS Miami marine forecasts and advisories
Local guide reviewed October 19, 2026. Forecast publication times are shown separately.
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