Hurricanes near Cocoa Beach, FL
Hurricanes
12
1 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
27
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
4
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 12 hurricanes and 27 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Cocoa Beach. That's a hurricane about once every 6 years. The most recent hurricane was Milton in 2024. The strongest was Matthew in 2016, with winds near 127 mph as it went by. Most came in August.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Milton Oct | Category 1 | 86 | 7 |
| 2022 | Nicole Nov | Category 1 | 75 | 42 |
| 2022 | Ian Sep | Category 1 | 75 | 5 |
| 2020 | Isaias Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 54 |
| 2016 | Matthew Oct | Category 3 | 127 | 34 |
| 2016 | Julia Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 15 |
| 2008 | Fay Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 2 |
| 2006 | Ernesto Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 2 |
| 2005 | Tammy Oct | Tropical storm | 52 | 22 |
| 2004 | Charley Aug | Category 1 | 86 | 52 |
| 2001 | Gabrielle Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 24 |
| 1999 | Irene Oct | Category 1 | 75 | 39 |
| 1995 | Erin Aug | Category 1 | 86 | 34 |
| 1995 | Jerry Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 50 |
| 1994 | Gordon Nov | Tropical storm | 63 | 12 |
| 1988 | Keith Nov | Tropical storm | 46 | 7 |
| 1988 | Chris Aug | Tropical storm | 46 | 37 |
| 1985 | Bob Jul | Tropical storm | 63 | 14 |
| 1984 | Diana Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 59 |
| 1984 | Isidore Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 58 |
| 1983 | Barry Aug | Tropical storm | 46 | 30 |
| 1981 | Dennis Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 15 |
| 1979 | David Sep | Category 2 | 98 | 3 |
| 1976 | Dottie Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 39 |
| 1974 | Unnamed Oct | Tropical storm | 58 | 41 |
| 1969 | Gerda Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 16 |
| 1968 | Dolly Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 7 |
| 1968 | Abby Jun | Category 1 | 75 | 9 |
| 1968 | Brenda Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 30 |
| 1964 | Cleo Aug | Tropical storm | 58 | 15 |
| 1962 | Alma Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 22 |
| 1960 | Donna Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 59 |
| 1960 | Florence Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 54 |
| 1959 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 38 |
| 1956 | Unnamed Oct | Tropical storm | 63 | 4 |
| 1953 | Hazel Oct | Category 1 | 75 | 43 |
| 1953 | Unnamed Jul | Tropical storm | 40 | 54 |
| 1951 | How Oct | Tropical storm | 58 | 59 |
| 1950 | King Oct | Category 1 | 86 | 46 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 | 4 |
| 1960s | 2 | 6 |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0 | 7 |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 3 | 1 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), Atlantic and eastern Pacific, through 2025. A storm counts when its center came within 60 miles of the middle of Cocoa Beach at tropical-storm strength or more. "Winds" is the strongest it was while that close, over open water; inland it is usually less.
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