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The Poles at Hanna Park surf spot
Also called: Mayport Poles, Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park.
“Splash Pad / Surfing / Trash Barrels”
From City of Jacksonville Parks, read 2026-11-03. 3 more sources below.
How to get there
Access point: Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park, Jacksonville, Duval County. Location as mapped on OpenStreetMap (30.37096, -81.40284), looked up 2026-11-03.
Parking, bathrooms and the essentials
- Parking
- Not stated in the sources read for this page.
- Restrooms
- Yes
Playground / Restrooms / Sailboat Rental
Source: City of Jacksonville Parks, "Jacksonville.gov - Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park", read 2026-11-03 - Showers
- Yes
Hanna Park, just south of the Mayport Naval Base, has camping, showers and excellent surf.
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
92° east (E)
Swell that lines up: from 57° to 127° (ENE to SE), the dark blue wedge. Swell from up to 12° and 172° (NNE and S) can still reach the beach at an angle; outside that, it is blocked by Florida itself.
Offshore wind: from about 272° (west), the orange dashes. Wind from SW through NW 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 41112, Offshore Fernandina Beach, FL (132), 39.1 km away. Wave height, period and direction in real time. How to read it.
Open buoy 41112 - Tides: NOAA station 8720259, Atlantic Beach, 4.1 km away.
Tide predictions · Station page - Surf zone forecast: NWS Jacksonville (JAX), 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
- Swell
"Mayport Poles," is the spot to go on a northeast swell.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Florida's Best Surf Spots", read 2026-11-03
Sources
- Jacksonville.gov - Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park, City of Jacksonville Parks, read 2026-11-03.
Splash Pad / Surfing / Trash Barrels
- Jacksonville's best surf spot: Hanna Park/Mayport Poles, News4JAX (WJXT), read 2026-11-03.
- A scenic spot in Hanna Park referred to as the Mayport Poles is your choice for Jacksonville's best surf spot.
- Florida's Best Surf Spots, VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03.
"Mayport Poles," is the spot to go on a northeast swell.
- Beach Guide: Jacksonville Beach, for Surfing, Fishing and Fun, VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03.
On the south side of the St. John's River, Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park promises showers, camping, bike trails and canoeing - and it's home to The Poles, Jacksonville's signature surf spot.
- OpenStreetMap: location. OpenStreetMap leisure/park "Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park", looked up through Nominatim.
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