UPDATED: OCT 22, 2026 — Wave Rewind: Windchop picked up Sunday, then the swell arrived Monday and it was big and gnarly out there.
LOCAL SURFCAST:
Strong low off Hatteras became subtropical storm Josephine. it's moving north and the swell will be fading now. One more day of some groundswell then a surge of northeast wind moves down the coast over the weekend. This wind surge will be pretty strong, near gale force winds over the waters, so it will be big and blown out. Pretty much victory at sea conditions. Strong onshores will continue through at least mid week.
Daily surf forecast for the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast:
FRIDAY23: Longer period swell fades some, wind possibly turning offshore for southern locations again. Then it will come onshore and pick up quite a bit through the day. Becoming choppy and sloppy. Chest-shoulder high early then fading to waist to chest in the afternoon but more choppy. Wind NE 10-25kts.
SATURDAY24: NE winds come back up as groundswell fades. So more of a choppy and dumpy type wave in the waist-chest high range. Wind picking up even more through the day. Wind NE 20+kts.
SUNDAY25: Wind comes blasting in bringing Blown out overhead storm surf. Overhead Victory at Sea conditions and very drifty. Wind will be near gale force. Wind NE 30-40kts.
MONDAY26: Big and blown our again. Super drifty with Wind NE 25-35kts.
WEDNESDAY27: Continues VAS conditions. wind NE 30kts.
THURSDAY28: Wind may come down some and waves dropping some.
LONG RANGE FORECAST: The wind finally come down for halloween weekend and waves will fade off giving the ocean a break.
This winter looks to be quite active thanks to the el nino patterns that we get in the winter. As I mentioned before, el nino years bring a lot of swell but also bring a lot of wind with them. We can hope for quick clean ups once the pattern starts moving quickly. Stay Tuned!
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