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Huguenot Memorial Park surf spot
“Scenic Overlook / Surfing / Trash Barrels”
From City of Jacksonville Parks, read 2026-11-03. 1 more source below.
How to get there
Access point: Huguenot Memorial Park, Jacksonville, Duval County. Location as mapped on OpenStreetMap (30.41223, -81.40651), looked up 2026-11-03.
Parking, bathrooms and the essentials
- Parking
- Not stated in the sources read for this page.
- Restrooms
- Yes
Playground / Restrooms / Scenic Overlook
Source: City of Jacksonville Parks, "Jacksonville.gov - Huguenot Memorial Park", read 2026-11-03 - Showers
- Not stated in the sources read for this page.
- 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
76° east-northeast (ENE)
Swell that lines up: from 41° to 111° (NE to ESE), the dark blue wedge. Swell from up to 356° and 156° (N and SSE) can still reach the beach at an angle; outside that, it is blocked by Florida itself.
Offshore wind: from about 256° (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 41112, Offshore Fernandina Beach, FL (132), 34.8 km away. Wave height, period and direction in real time. How to read it.
Open buoy 41112 - Tides: NOAA station 8720194, Little Talbot Island, ocean, 2 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
- Hazard
The oceanfront beach is certainly one of the city's most popular haunts for surfing and windsurfing, and the ocean swells and the rushing currents from the St. Johns River produce a pretty eclectic mix of waves, drawing thrill seekers from far and wide.
Source: Islands.com, "Jacksonville's Island Beach Has Surfing And Car Camping Right On Soft Florida Sand", read 2026-11-03
Sources
- Jacksonville.gov - Huguenot Memorial Park, City of Jacksonville Parks, read 2026-11-03.
Scenic Overlook / Surfing / Trash Barrels
- Jacksonville's Island Beach Has Surfing And Car Camping Right On Soft Florida Sand, Islands.com, read 2026-11-03.
The oceanfront beach is certainly one of the city's most popular haunts for surfing and windsurfing, and the ocean swells and the rushing currents from the St. Johns River produce a pretty eclectic mix of waves, drawing thrill seekers from far and wide.
- OpenStreetMap: location. OpenStreetMap leisure/nature_reserve "Huguenot Memorial Park", looked up through Nominatim.
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