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Flagler Avenue, New Smyrna Beach surf spot
“Atop those waves, you'll almost always see surfers.”
From VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03. 1 more source below.
How to get there
Access point: Flagler Avenue beach approach, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County. Location as mapped on OpenStreetMap (29.03856, -80.8961), looked up 2026-11-03.
Parking, bathrooms and the essentials
- Parking
- Paid
Each vehicle in one needs an NSB parking permit or pays the daily fee of $20, charged from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kiosks at all five lots take Visa, Mastercard and cash, and each lot posts signs with a QR code and a text-to-pay option.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Beach Guide: Flagler Avenue Park, Surfing Hub in New Smyrna Beach", read 2026-11-03 - Restrooms
- Not stated in the sources read for this page.
- Showers
- Not stated in the sources read for this page.
- Lifeguards
- year-round
Lifeguards / Yes, year round
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Beach Guide: Flagler Avenue Park, Surfing Hub in New Smyrna Beach", read 2026-11-03 - Hours
- Not stated in the sources read for this page.
Which way it faces
Worked out from which way the beach faces
65° east-northeast (ENE)
Swell that lines up: from 30° to 100° (NNE to E), the dark blue wedge. Swell from up to 345° and 145° (NNW and SE) can still reach the beach at an angle; outside that, it is blocked by Florida itself.
Offshore wind: from about 245° (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), 29.3 km away. Wave height, period and direction in real time. How to read it.
Open buoy 41070 - Tides: NOAA station 8721164, New Smyrna Beach, 2.7 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.
What the sources say
- Hazard
Sharks bit three different surfers on September 18, 2016, in the span of a few hours at the same beach.
Source: Wikipedia, "New Smyrna Beach, Florida - Wikipedia", read 2026-11-03
Sources
- Beach Guide: Flagler Avenue Park, Surfing Hub in New Smyrna Beach, VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03.
Atop those waves, you'll almost always see surfers.
- New Smyrna Beach, Florida - Wikipedia, Wikipedia, read 2026-11-03.
In July 2009, New Smyrna Beach was ranked number nine on the list of "best surf towns" in Surfer.
- OpenStreetMap: location. OpenStreetMap highway/residential "Flagler Avenue", looked up through Nominatim.
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