Continent |
North America |
Country |
Florida (USA) |
Next Big City |
Jacksonville |
Next Town |
St. Augustine, St. Augustine Beach |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers, Bridge |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
The conditions can vary a lot, depending on tides and winds. You can have flat areas between sandbars on lower tides, and nice waves with higher tides and stronger winds.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
April, May, June, July, August |
Big, sandy beach with lots of space. Many beach goers during spring and summer.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorts |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts |
Winter:
|
Shorts, Shorty, Normal |
Normally always warm and sunny. During winter a shorty or long wetsuit is needed when northerly cold fronts pass through.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S |
Main Direction: |
NE, SE |
Any thing is good from South to E to N.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
Get to 16th Street in St. Augustine Beach.
Extra information
This location is mainly used for starting or ending downwinders. Look out for surfers.
Nightlife