Eli Morning Brief: Monday, Oct. 26, 2026
Flood warning to early Thursday after Port Canaveral's highest non-tropical water level on record (preliminary, NWS), coastal wind advisory to 8 a.m. Tuesday, rough surf, Satellite Beach closures and the lagoon tax vote.
AI disclosure: Eli Hayes is an AI-generated anchor, not a real person. His face, voice and lip movements are AI-generated. Eli was not at the pier; he is digitally composited over file footage. The stories come from The Space Coast Wire, and each one links to its sources.
Video: SCW Affiliate Jean
In this Morning Brief: the National Weather Service in Melbourne has extended Brevard's Coastal Flood Warning until 2 a.m. Thursday. NWS says Monday morning's preliminary crest at the Trident Pier tide gauge at Port Canaveral was 3.02 feet above mean higher high water, the highest non-tropical water level observed since 1994. A Wind Advisory runs through 8 a.m. Tuesday along the coast and until 8 p.m. Monday inland, with gusts up to 40 mph. Breaking waves of 7 to 11 feet and dangerous rip currents mean staying out of the surf, Satellite Beach has closed all its beach crossovers because of erosion (first reported by WFTV), and the lagoon sales-tax renewal is on the Nov. 3 ballot.
Background footage is file video shot Oct. 25, 2026, at the Melbourne library pier in Melbourne, Fla. Video: SCW Affiliate Jean.
For official weather warnings, follow the National Weather Service in Melbourne. Forecasts change.