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Indialantic Boardwalk surf spot
“Shorebreak is the boardwalk's claim to fame.”
From Visit Space Coast (Brevard County tourism office), read 2026-11-03.
How to get there
Access point: James H Nance Park., Indialantic, Brevard County. Location as mapped on OpenStreetMap (28.09339, -80.56664), looked up 2026-11-03.
Parking, bathrooms and the essentials
- Parking
- Not stated in the sources read for this page.
- Restrooms
- Not stated in the sources read for this page.
- 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
74° east-northeast (ENE)
Swell that lines up: from 39° to 109° (NE to ESE), the dark blue wedge. Swell from up to 354° and 154° (N and SSE) can still reach the beach at an angle; outside that, it is blocked by Florida itself.
Offshore wind: from about 254° (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 41113, Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL (143), 34.3 km away. Wave height, period and direction in real time. How to read it.
Open buoy 41113 - Tides: NOAA station 8721804, Canova Beach, 5.1 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 outside sandbar can be fun on a medium tide, but is best when linking all the way to the inside.
Source: Visit Space Coast (Brevard County tourism office), "Top Ten Surfing Spots on Florida's Space Coast - Visit Space Coast", read 2026-11-03
Sources
- Top Ten Surfing Spots on Florida's Space Coast - Visit Space Coast, Visit Space Coast (Brevard County tourism office), read 2026-11-03.
Shorebreak is the boardwalk's claim to fame.
- OpenStreetMap: location. OpenStreetMap leisure/park "James H Nance Park.", looked up through Nominatim.
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