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Atlantic coast · New Smyrna Beach
Apollo Beach, Canaveral National Seashore surf spot
“Swimming, surfing, shelling and fishing are favorite pastimes.”
From VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03. 1 more source below.
How to get there
Access point: Apollo Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County. Location as mapped on OpenStreetMap (28.8989, -80.80289), looked up 2026-11-03.
Parking, bathrooms and the essentials
- Parking
- Paid
An entrance fee is required, and the park does not accept cash.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Beach Guide: Canaveral National Seashore", read 2026-11-03 - Restrooms
- Yes
Each parking area has a restroom with chemical toilets.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Beach Guide: Canaveral National Seashore", read 2026-11-03 - Showers
- Beach #1 only
Beach #1 is the only beach in Canaveral National Seashore with a rinse-off shower.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Beach Guide: Canaveral National Seashore", read 2026-11-03 - Lifeguards
- late May to early September
Lifeguards are stationed at Parking Area 1 on Apollo Beach and at Parking Area 2 on Playalinda Beach from late May through early September, from roughly 10 a.m. to just before 6 p.m. Check out Park safety information.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Beach Guide: Canaveral National Seashore", read 2026-11-03 - Hours
- 6 a.m. opening
The seashore opens at 6 a.m. year-round.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Beach Guide: Canaveral National Seashore", read 2026-11-03
Which way it faces
Worked out from which way the beach faces
59° east-northeast (ENE)
Swell that lines up: from 24° to 94° (NNE to E), the dark blue wedge. Swell from up to 339° and 139° (NNW and SE) can still reach the beach at an angle; outside that, it is blocked by Florida itself.
Offshore wind: from about 239° (west-southwest), the orange dashes. Wind from SSW through WNW blows off the land.
This is geometry, not local knowledge: the seaward direction of the OpenStreetMap coastline next to the spot (this way), checked 2026-11-03. It ignores sandbars, jetties, shoals, islands. The sources below beat it where they disagree.
Check it before you call in
- Buoy: NDBC 41070, Ponce de Leon Inlet Waves (PNCWAVE), 43.4 km away. Wave height, period and direction in real time. How to read it.
Open buoy 41070 - Tides: NOAA station 8721164, New Smyrna Beach, 17.8 km away.
Tide predictions · Station page - Surf zone forecast: NWS Melbourne (MLB), the office that covers this beach. Rip current risk, surf height and the forecast discussion.
Surf zone forecast · Rip current safety
Links chosen by distance from NOAA's own station lists; checked 2026-11-03.
Sources
- Beach Guide: Canaveral National Seashore, VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03.
Swimming, surfing, shelling and fishing are favorite pastimes.
- Plan Your Visit - Canaveral National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service), National Park Service, read 2026-11-03.
We hope you will find Canaveral National Seashore to be a recreational paradise with its back-country camping, horseback riding, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, fishing, surfing, swimming, boating and birdwatching opportunities.
- OpenStreetMap: location. OpenStreetMap natural/beach "Apollo Beach", looked up through Nominatim.
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