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Jensen Beach (Jensen Sea Turtle Beach) surf spot
“It offers numerous peaks up and down the beach that can vary from playful to powerful depending on the conditions.”
From VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03. 3 more sources below.
How to get there
Access point: Jensen Beach Park, Jensen Beach, Martin County. Location as mapped on OpenStreetMap (27.25566, -80.19709), looked up 2026-11-03.
Parking, bathrooms and the essentials
- Parking
- Free
Abundant free parking.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Beach Guide: Jensen Beach, Coastal Oasis", read 2026-11-03 - Restrooms
- Yes
Jensen Beach Ocean Park has restrooms, outdoor showers, picnic areas with grills, pavilions, sand volleyball courts and a concession stand.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Beach Guide: Jensen Beach, Coastal Oasis", read 2026-11-03 - Showers
- Yes
Jensen Beach Ocean Park has restrooms, outdoor showers, picnic areas with grills, pavilions, sand volleyball courts and a concession stand.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Beach Guide: Jensen Beach, Coastal Oasis", read 2026-11-03 - Lifeguards
- seven days a week
Lifeguards are on duty seven days a week.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Beach Guide: Jensen Beach, Coastal Oasis", 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
66° east-northeast (ENE)
Swell that lines up: from 31° to 101° (NNE to E), the dark blue wedge. Swell from up to 346° and 146° (NNW and SE) can still reach the beach at an angle; outside that, it is blocked by Florida itself.
Offshore wind: from about 246° (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), 34.3 km away. Wave height, period and direction in real time. How to read it.
Open buoy 41114 - Tides: NOAA station 8722366, Seminole Shores, 8.9 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
- Wind
It's one of the few spots that offer relatively shapely surf during choppy, windswell events.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Florida's Best Surf Spots", read 2026-11-03
Sources
- Florida's Best Surf Spots, VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03.
It offers numerous peaks up and down the beach that can vary from playful to powerful depending on the conditions.
- The Best of the Beach, Things to Do, Discover Martin (Martin County tourism), read 2026-11-03.
This popular Jensen Beach park is the area's hot spot for surfing, as it has great wave shape even in choppy conditions.
- Beach Guide: Jensen Beach, Coastal Oasis, VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03.
Surfing, surf fishing, shelling, beachcombing and birdwatching are all popular, and the volleyball courts see steady use.
- Jensen Beach, Florida - Wikipedia, Wikipedia, read 2026-11-03.
The beach is used for sun bathing, surfing, fishing and swimming.
- OpenStreetMap: location. OpenStreetMap leisure/park "Jensen Beach Park", looked up through Nominatim.
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