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Atlantic coast · Cocoa Beach
16th Street (Robert P. Murkshe Memorial Park) surf spot
“Operated by Brevard County, this 2-acre, oceanfront park is a local favorite for surfers and beachgoers.”
From Visit Space Coast (Brevard County tourism office), read 2026-11-03. 1 more source below.
How to get there
Access point: Robert P. Murkshe Memorial Park, Cocoa Beach, Brevard County. Location as mapped on OpenStreetMap (28.28971, -80.60768), looked up 2026-11-03.
Parking, bathrooms and the essentials
- Parking
- Not stated in the sources read for this page.
- Restrooms
- Yes
Robert P. Murkshe Memorial Park features a small parking area, a dune crossover, restrooms, and a small pavilion.
Source: Visit Space Coast (Brevard County tourism office), "Robert P. Murkshe Memorial Park (16th Street) - Visit Space Coast", 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
87° east (E)
Swell that lines up: from 52° to 122° (NE to ESE), the dark blue wedge. Swell from up to 7° and 167° (N and SSE) can still reach the beach at an angle; outside that, it is blocked by Florida itself.
Offshore wind: from about 267° (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), 14.3 km away. Wave height, period and direction in real time. How to read it.
Open buoy 41113 - Tides: NOAA station 8721649, Cocoa Beach, 8.8 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
- Robert P. Murkshe Memorial Park (16th Street) - Visit Space Coast, Visit Space Coast (Brevard County tourism office), read 2026-11-03.
Operated by Brevard County, this 2-acre, oceanfront park is a local favorite for surfers and beachgoers.
- Florida's Best Surf Spots, VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03.
Turn down and off "The Streets," 13th, 14th, 16th etc., and you'll find rideable waves (There are 20 of them).
- OpenStreetMap: location. OpenStreetMap leisure/park "Robert P. Murkshe Memorial Park", looked up through Nominatim.
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