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Melbourne Beach Cam
Live surf camera at Hamlet Avenue in Melbourne Beach, just south of Indialantic.
Hamlet Ave Surf Cam · Hamlet Ave · Melbourne Beach
Right now at Melbourne Beach · Indialantic
- Air temp
- 70°F
- Wind
- N 8 mph
- Sky
- clear
- Next tide
- Low 12:16 AM tomorrow
Today runs 69–80°F with a 12% chance of rain. Sunset is at 5:33 PM.
Conditions from Open-Meteo and NOAA, refreshed through the day. The camera itself is a live feed from its operator.
Which fish look best today at Melbourne Beach · Indialantic
The same day scores differently for each fish: water temperature, wind, tide and seas count differently for a snook than for a sheepshead. Today’s read for Melbourne Bch, species by species.
Best bet: Snook.
- Snook87Prime
78°F water is right in the snook range.
Better Tue: 93
- Spotted seatrout87Prime
78°F water is right in the trout range.
Wind: 10 mph N, gusts 18
Better Tue: 93
Where to look
Grass flats and pothole edges; deeper holes and canals when it's cold.
Best trout spots today → - Redfish85Prime
78°F water is right in the redfish range.
Wind: 10 mph N, gusts 18
Better Tue: 92
Where to look
Oyster bars, grass flats and mangrove shorelines; they push shallow on a rising tide.
Best redfish spots today → - Tarpon80Prime
78°F water is right in the tarpon range.
Better Wed: 93
- Spanish mackerel80Prime
78°F water is right in the Spanish mackerel range.
Wind: 10 mph N, gusts 18
Better Wed: 94
Where to look
Open runs along beaches and passes, on clean, moving water.
Best Spanish mackerel spots today → - Sheepshead75Good
78°F water is a little warm for sheepshead; the bite starts to ease.
Wind: 10 mph N, gusts 18
Where to look
Pilings, docks, oyster bars and rock — anything that grows barnacles.
Best sheepshead spots today →
Scores conditions for each fish, not where they are or when a run starts. Water temperature is today’s reading applied to the whole week, so a cold front further out won’t show here until the water follows. Temperature ranges are rules of thumb for Florida inshore water; the snook range is from published research.
About Melbourne Beach
Indialantic and Melbourne Beach sit on the narrow barrier island where the Indian River Lagoon runs closest to the Atlantic, so the ocean and the estuary are minutes apart. The boardwalk at the end of the Melbourne Causeway is the local surf spot and gathering point, with a beach break that works on most swells and a straightforward paddle-out. This island also carries one of the heaviest sea turtle nesting loads in the hemisphere — from May into October the dune line is staked out with nests.
What this camera is good for
- Surf size and shape on the beach break
- Wind direction on the beach versus the lagoon side
- Crowd on the sand and in the water
- Sunrise over the Atlantic
Full conditions for Melbourne Beach · Indialantic
Common questions
- Is the Melbourne Beach camera live?
- Yes, it is a live stream running 24 hours a day. If it looks dark, it is night at the camera.
- Does it cost anything to watch?
- No. Salty Forecast is completely free — no ads, no account, no paid tier, and nothing on this page is behind a sign-up.
- What are the tides at Melbourne Beach · Indialantic today?
- Today's high and low tide times for Melbourne Beach · Indialantic are on the tide chart page, drawn from the NOAA station at Port Canaveral (Trident Pier). Tide state changes what the beach looks like on camera — at low water the beach is at its widest.
- Why does the camera look hazy or dark?
- Live cameras sit outdoors: rain on the lens, salt spray, fog and low light all affect the picture. Night views are lit only by whatever is nearby. If the feed is down entirely, that is the operator's camera rather than this page — the conditions above still update.