Jacksonville Beach surf report
Jacksonville Beach, 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.
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About Jacksonville Beach
Jacksonville Beach sits on the Florida coast, where the water runs from about 60°F in January to 85°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 85°F in July and dropping to about 60°F in January.
Today it is 82°F. That is 3° below the August average of 85°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Jacksonville Beach about 0.6 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jacksonville 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.