Amelia Island Beach surf report
Amelia Island, Florida
Updated 7:03 AM EDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
Amelia Island Beach is also scored for
About Amelia Island Beach
Amelia Island Beach sits on the Florida coast, where the water runs from about 58°F in January to 86°F in July.
The water averages above 70°F in April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November — 8 months of the year — peaking around 86°F in July and dropping to about 58°F in January.
Today it is 82°F. That is 4° below the August average of 86°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Little Talbot Island, Ocean about 21.3 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Amelia Island Beach good for surfing today?
Marginal — we score it 48 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is wave size at 1.4 ft.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.