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Atlantic coast · Jacksonville
Little Talbot Island State Park surf spot
“Activities include camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, canoeing, nature watching and surfing.”
From Wikipedia, read 2026-11-03.
How to get there
Access point: Little Talbot Island State Park, Jacksonville, Duval County. Location as mapped on OpenStreetMap (30.45453, -81.41589), 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
83° east (E)
Swell that lines up: from 48° to 118° (NE to ESE), the dark blue wedge. Swell from up to 3° and 163° (N and SSE) can still reach the beach at an angle; outside that, it is blocked by Florida itself.
Offshore wind: from about 263° (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), 30.7 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, 2.9 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.
Sources
- Little Talbot Island State Park - Wikipedia, Wikipedia, read 2026-11-03.
Activities include camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, canoeing, nature watching and surfing.
- OpenStreetMap: location. OpenStreetMap leisure/nature_reserve "Little Talbot Island State Park", looked up through Nominatim.
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