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Lori Wilson Park surf spot
“The waters offshore are shallow, and the surf tends to be small and consistent, which makes it a perfect place to learn to surf.”
From VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03. 1 more source below.
How to get there
Access point: Lori Wilson Park, Cocoa Beach, Brevard County. Location as mapped on OpenStreetMap (28.33658, -80.60851), looked up 2026-11-03.
Parking, bathrooms and the essentials
- Parking
- Free
Parking is free and the facility includes restrooms, outdoor showers, water fountains, on-site vendors, and a dog park.
Source: Visit Space Coast (Brevard County tourism office), "Lori Wilson Park - Visit Space Coast", read 2026-11-03 - Restrooms
- Yes
Parking is free and the facility includes restrooms, outdoor showers, water fountains, on-site vendors, and a dog park.
Source: Visit Space Coast (Brevard County tourism office), "Lori Wilson Park - Visit Space Coast", read 2026-11-03 - Showers
- Yes
Parking is free and the facility includes restrooms, outdoor showers, water fountains, on-site vendors, and a dog park.
Source: Visit Space Coast (Brevard County tourism office), "Lori Wilson Park - Visit Space Coast", read 2026-11-03 - Lifeguards
- full-time
With full-time lifeguards present, Lori Wilson Park is ideal for a relaxed and enjoyable time by the water.
Source: Visit Space Coast (Brevard County tourism office), "Lori Wilson Park - Visit Space Coast", 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
94° east (E)
Swell that lines up: from 59° to 129° (ENE to SE), the dark blue wedge. Swell from up to 14° and 174° (NNE and S) can still reach the beach at an angle; outside that, it is blocked by Florida itself.
Offshore wind: from about 274° (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 41113, Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL (143), 10.2 km away. Wave height, period and direction in real time. How to read it.
Open buoy 41113 - Tides: NOAA station 8721649, Cocoa Beach, 3.6 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.
Sources
- Lori Wilson Park in Cocoa Beach FL: A Great Beach Near Orlando, VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03.
The waters offshore are shallow, and the surf tends to be small and consistent, which makes it a perfect place to learn to surf.
- Lori Wilson Park - Visit Space Coast, Visit Space Coast (Brevard County tourism office), read 2026-11-03.
Parking is free and the facility includes restrooms, outdoor showers, water fountains, on-site vendors, and a dog park.
- OpenStreetMap: location. OpenStreetMap leisure/park "Lori Wilson Park", looked up through Nominatim.
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