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Gulf coast · Nokomis
North Jetty Park surf spot
“Go there for a perfect beach day, a sunset stroll, or just plop down in the sand and watch surfers and dolphins share the water.”
From Explore.com, read 2026-11-03. 1 more source below.
How to get there
Access point: North Jetty Park, Nokomis, Sarasota County. Location as mapped on OpenStreetMap (27.11474, -82.46733), 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
258° west-southwest (WSW)
Swell that lines up: from 223° to 293° (SW to WNW), the dark blue wedge. Swell from up to 178° and 338° (S and NNW) can still reach the beach at an angle; outside that, it is blocked by Florida itself.
Offshore wind: from about 78° (east-northeast), the orange dashes. Wind from NNE through ESE 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 42098, Egmont Channel Entrance, FL (214), 69.9 km away. Wave height, period and direction in real time. How to read it.
Open buoy 42098 - Tides: NOAA station 8725899, Nokomis, Venice Inlet, 1 km away.
Tide predictions · Station page - Surf zone forecast: NWS Tampa Bay (TBW), 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
- This Cool Town Between Sarasota And Venice Boasts The Best Surf On Florida's West Coast, Explore.com, read 2026-11-03.
Go there for a perfect beach day, a sunset stroll, or just plop down in the sand and watch surfers and dolphins share the water.
- North Jetty Park, Sarasota County Parks, read 2026-11-03.
Address: 1000 S. Casey Key Road
- OpenStreetMap: location. OpenStreetMap leisure/park "North Jetty Park", looked up through Nominatim.
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