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Fort Pierce Inlet State Park surf spot
“Located in Fort Pierce on the south end of North Hutchinson Island, it is also one of the most consistent and shapely surf spots on…”
From VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03. 1 more source below.
How to get there
Access point: Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County. Location as mapped on OpenStreetMap (27.47874, -80.3031), looked up 2026-11-03.
Parking, bathrooms and the essentials
- Parking
- Not stated in the sources read for this page.
- Restrooms
- Yes
Amenities: This 340-acre park offers picnic pavilions with grills, restrooms and showers.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Florida's Best Surf Spots", read 2026-11-03 - Showers
- Yes
Amenities: This 340-acre park offers picnic pavilions with grills, restrooms and showers.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Florida's Best Surf Spots", read 2026-11-03 - Lifeguards
- Not stated in the sources read for this page.
- Hours
- Not stated in the sources read for this page.
Which way it faces
Worked out from which way the beach faces
69° east-northeast (ENE)
Swell that lines up: from 34° to 104° (NE to ESE), the dark blue wedge. Swell from up to 349° and 149° (N and SSE) can still reach the beach at an angle; outside that, it is blocked by Florida itself.
Offshore wind: from about 249° (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 41114, Fort Pierce, FL (134), 12.9 km away. Wave height, period and direction in real time. How to read it.
Open buoy 41114 - Tides: NOAA station 8722212, Fort Pierce Inlet, south jetty, 1.8 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.
What the sources say
- Tide
The surf is best when the tide is about half way in or higher, and not too far out on the falling tide.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Florida's Best Surf Spots", read 2026-11-03 - Swell
It primarily receives swells from the north/northeast.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Florida's Best Surf Spots", read 2026-11-03 - Hazard
Though typically very user friendly, with lots of different peaks up and down the beach, a strong north wind/current sets up dangerous conditions that could land you in the jetty rocks.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Florida's Best Surf Spots", read 2026-11-03
Sources
- Florida's Best Surf Spots, VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03.
Located in Fort Pierce on the south end of North Hutchinson Island, it is also one of the most consistent and shapely surf spots on Florida's East Coast.
- Fort Pierce Inlet State Park - Wikipedia, Wikipedia, read 2026-11-03.
Activities include fishing, swimming, surfing, picnicking, hiking, and birding as well as scuba diving, and snorkeling.
- OpenStreetMap: location. OpenStreetMap leisure/park "Fort Pierce Inlet State Park", looked up through Nominatim.
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