{"id":221462,"date":"2026-04-07T03:07:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T03:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/221462\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T03:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T03:07:13","slug":"14-foot-waves-40mph-winds-expected-along-florida-coast-what-beach-cities-are-doing-to-prepare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/221462\/","title":{"rendered":"14-foot waves, 40MPH winds expected along Florida coast: What beach cities are doing to prepare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/74uhrldfds4cz1rt.jpg\" alt=\"Orlando PM Weather Forecast: Heavy rain, localized flooding\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. &#8211; Heavy rain conditions are expected to hit Florida&#8217;s coast this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">For some under a burn ban due to ongoing drought conditions, the rain is a reprieve. For other areas, heavy rain and wind means treacherous surf conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Here&#8217;s how some of Central Florida&#8217;s coastal counties are planning ahead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WOFL\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The coast will be particularly treacherous this week. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/mhx\/HighSurfHazards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">High Surf Advisory<\/a> is in effect through Friday as the Atlantic creates &#8220;washing machine&#8221; conditions. This means beach-goers can expect 14-foot waves and 40 mile per hour wind gusts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/slot0-28.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The Surf: Large breaking waves of 8 to 14 feet are expected in the surf zone, making swimming extremely dangerous.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The Wind: Onshore gusts could exceed 40 mph at times between Tuesday and Thursday.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">As of April 6, Volusia County beaches reported a moderate rip tide risk, red-flag surf conditions and three-foot waves.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/slot0-30.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>  Rain totals <\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Areas to the east \u2013 closer to Florida&#8217;s coast \u2013 are expected to have more rain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Pockets of flooding are possible on the Space Coast and I-95 corridor at times with a few places that may get over 7 inches of rain through Thursday evening. Tuesday and Wednesday are the highest and most widespread chances for rain this week.<\/p>\n<p> Brevard, Volusia counties prepare for incoming rain <\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">For Brevard County \u2013 who is currently under a burn ban \u2013 the incoming rain is welcomed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">&#8220;We are also happy to see the rain in the forecast because, like much of the state, Brevard County is under a burn ban and seeing ongoing drought conditions,&#8221; Brevard County&#8217;s Emergency Management told FOX 35 in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">While the county didn&#8217;t disclose its plans for the rain, it said, &#8220;We will respond accordingly,&#8221; adding, &#8220;We know where our \u2018problem\u2019 areas might be.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Meanwhile, Volusia County is continuing to monitor the forecast as conditions evolve.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">&#8220;We have also notified our municipal partners to ensure they are aware of the current forecast and have shared public messaging across multiple platforms to keep residents and visitors informed,&#8221; Volusia County Emergency Management told FOX 35.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information in this story was gathered from Volusia County Emergency Management and FOX 35&#8217;s Noah Bergren.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/tag\/weather\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Weather<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/volusia-county\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Volusia County News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. &#8211; Heavy rain conditions are expected to hit Florida&#8217;s coast this week.\u00a0 For some under&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":221463,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[47,28,30,29,115,628,2261,221],"class_list":{"0":"post-221462","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-florida","8":"tag-fl","9":"tag-florida","10":"tag-florida-headlines","11":"tag-florida-news","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-us","14":"tag-volusia-county","15":"tag-weather"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}