Should I boat at Biscayne Bay / Coconut Grove, FL today?

Conditions right now

NO-GO as of Oct 23, 11:22 AM ET: wind NE 12 kt, gusts 15 kt; waves about 1 ft every 2 s. Conditions are rough or hazardous for recreational boats. Stay in.

From the NWS gridded forecast for this launch. The live page adds buoy observations, marine warnings and an hour-by-hour timeline.

About Biscayne Bay / Coconut Grove, FL

• Water: Florida Atlantic Coast
• Location: 25.720, -80.230
• NWS marine forecast zone: AMZ630
• Live observations: NDBC VAKF1, NDBC PEGF1

How the wind direction plays here

• Onshore (waves pile up at the launch, often rougher than the open-water number): E, ESE, SE, SSE, S
• Offshore (deceptively calm at the ramp, rougher farther out, and it pushes you away from shore): N, W, WNW, NW, NNW
• Cross-shore (moderate; watch which way it trends): NNE, NE, ENE, SSW, SW, WSW

Why direction matters: wind direction and fetch.

Nearby launches on Florida Atlantic Coast

• Miami / Government Cut, FL (7 mi): NO-GO, wind NE 14 kt, gusts 16 kt; waves about 4 ft every 12 s
• Fort Lauderdale, FL (27 mi): NO-GO, wind NE 16 kt, gusts 17 kt; waves about 5 ft every 12 s
• Palm Beach Inlet, FL (73 mi): NO-GO, wind NE 15 kt, gusts 17 kt; waves about 7 ft every 12 s
• Jupiter Inlet, FL (85 mi): CAUTION, wind NE 14 kt, gusts 17 kt; waves about 6 ft every 12 s
• Fort Pierce, FL (121 mi): NO-GO, wind NNE 14 kt, gusts 17 kt; waves about 8 ft every 12 s
• Sebastian Inlet, FL (148 mi): CAUTION, wind NNE 16 kt, gusts 18 kt; waves about 6 ft every 12 s