Coastal locations

Florida forecasts and tides

14 coastal locations in Florida, each with its own forecast, nearest tide station, and storm history.

Florida tropical history

Every Atlantic storm since 1851 that tracked within 150 miles of a Florida coastal location, from the NOAA best-track archive.

Storms on record
510
Arrived at hurricane strength
175
Major hurricanes, last 50 years
19 of 63 all time
Direct hits
202 centre within 25 mi
Last major hurricane
Milton (2024)

Most recent storms

Storm Year Closest approach Strength at closest Peak strength
Chantal 2025 101 mi Depression Tropical Storm
Rafael 2024 135 mi Category 2 Category 3
Milton Direct hit 2024 6 mi Category 3 Category 5
Helene 2024 114 mi Category 4 Category 4
Debby 2024 50 mi Category 1 Category 1
Idalia 2023 95 mi Category 4 Category 4
Arlene 2023 116 mi Depression Tropical Storm
Nicole 2022 38 mi Category 1 Category 1
Ian Direct hit 2022 14 mi Category 4 Category 5
Colin 2022 122 mi Depression Tropical Storm

Hardest-hit stretches of the coast

Storms within 150 miles of each location across the full archive.

  1. Melbourne 234 storms · 58 hurricanes · 22 direct hits, last in 2022
  2. Daytona Beach 234 storms · 47 hurricanes · 24 direct hits, last in 2016
  3. Jacksonville 233 storms · 40 hurricanes · 21 direct hits, last in 2016
  4. West Palm Beach 219 storms · 73 hurricanes · 23 direct hits, last in 1999
  5. Naples 206 storms · 68 hurricanes · 27 direct hits, last in 2022
  6. Sarasota 204 storms · 58 hurricanes · 15 direct hits, last in 2024
  7. Miami 203 storms · 73 hurricanes · 29 direct hits, last in 2020
  8. Tampa 203 storms · 53 hurricanes · 18 direct hits, last in 2017
  9. St. Petersburg 202 storms · 53 hurricanes · 24 direct hits, last in 2017
  10. Fort Lauderdale 201 storms · 71 hurricanes · 22 direct hits, last in 2005
  11. Fort Myers 194 storms · 59 hurricanes · 19 direct hits, last in 2022
  12. Key West 187 storms · 68 hurricanes · 19 direct hits, last in 2017
  13. Panama City 180 storms · 46 hurricanes · 28 direct hits, last in 2020
  14. Pensacola 170 storms · 47 hurricanes · 27 direct hits, last in 2020