Ocean inlet · Pompano Beach
Hillsboro Inlet conditions.
Your day, in context.
An ocean departure starts before the inlet. Compare the forecast hour, tide context and the conditions for coming back.
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
- 18.6 kt
- Gusts
- 24.8 kt
- Waves
- 7.6 ft
- Wave period
- 11.8 s
- Tide estimate
- 2.6 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
- 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
- High Surf Advisory issued October 19 at 1:40AM EDT until October 20 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Miami FLEnds Tue, Oct 20, 8:00 PM EDT
- Sargassum inundation risk: medium (AOML 2026-10-17)
- Surf zone forecast (rest of today): rip current risk high, surf 2 to 3 ft
- Red tide: no recent FWC samples within 25 mi (last 8 days)
- Fish kill: 2 FWC hotline reports within 10 mi in 14 days (latest 2026-10-15, Canal, 9 mi)
- Canal releases into the Hillsboro / ICW: G56 600 cfs, S37A 391 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, Pompano Beach 33062)
- Gulf Stream edge approx 9.6 nm east (first 2 kt current)
Official marine forecast · AMZ651
Tonight: NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, occasionally to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NE 11 ft at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters very rough in exposed areas. Showers and tstms likely early this evening, then a chance of showers and tstms late this evening and overnight.
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 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas. A chance of showers and tstms early in the morning.
Mon Night: NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, occasionally to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NE 10 ft at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas. A chance of showers after midnight.
Read the NWS forecastSources, timestamps & unavailable information
- Open-Meteo GFS-Wave 0.16 · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:14 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:51 AM EDT
- Open-Meteo ECMWF WAM · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:14 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:36 AM EDT
- Open-Meteo marine SST · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:14 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:36 AM EDT
- Open-Meteo weather · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:12 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:48 AM EDT
- NWS gridpoint MFL 112,72 · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:49 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:51 AM EDT
- CO-OPS 8722862 tide predictions · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 1:14 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:36 AM EDT
- CO-OPS PEV0901 current predictions · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 1:16 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 1:41 AM EDT
- NDBC 41122 · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:49 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:49 AM EDT
- NDBC PEGF1 · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:41 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:41 AM EDT
- CO-OPS 8722956 live · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:49 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:49 AM EDT
- CO-OPS 8722956 South Port Everglades water temp QC · Unavailable · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:42 AM EDT
- USNO moon · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:52 AM EDT
- Wave forecast integrity · Unavailable
- NWS marine-zone AMZ651 · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:43 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:43 AM EDT
- GOES-19 GLM cloud publication · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 3:07 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 3:08 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 8722862 predictions (MLLW), hourly interpolated from published high/low · Currents: NOAA CO-OPS PEV0901 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.
Keep the ocean crossing separate from the ICW
The conditions inside the Intracoastal can differ from the exposed water outside the inlet. Use the linked NOAA tide station as context, not a measurement of every current around the jetties. Review bridge constraints separately from the wave forecast.
What remains unknown here?
A nearby station cannot establish the exact inlet current, bridge opening status or safe passage for your vessel.
Know the station behind the number.
The selected point is Hillsboro Inlet. A station or marine zone covers its own area; it is not a sensor at every beach, inlet or sandbar.
- NOAA Hillsboro Inlet tide station
- NOAA tide station 8722862 · 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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