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Atlantic coast · Titusville
Playalinda Beach surf spot
“Playalinda is considered a surfing location by many of the locals.”
From Wikipedia, read 2026-11-03. 3 more sources below.
How to get there
Access point: Playalinda Beach, Titusville, Brevard County. Location as mapped on OpenStreetMap (28.67732, -80.64722), looked up 2026-11-03.
Parking, bathrooms and the essentials
- Parking
- Paid
An entrance fee is required, and the park does not accept cash.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Beach Guide: Canaveral National Seashore", read 2026-11-03 - 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
- 6 a.m. opening
The seashore opens at 6 a.m. year-round.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Beach Guide: Canaveral National Seashore", read 2026-11-03
Which way it faces
Worked out from which way the beach faces
55° northeast (NE)
Swell that lines up: from 20° to 90° (NNE to E), the dark blue wedge. Swell from up to 335° and 135° (NNW and SE) can still reach the beach at an angle; outside that, it is blocked by Florida itself.
Offshore wind: from about 235° (southwest), the orange dashes. Wind from S through W 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), 32.8 km away. Wave height, period and direction in real time. How to read it.
Open buoy 41113 - Tides: NOAA station 8721604, Port Canaveral (Trident Pier), 29.6 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.
What the sources say
- Status
Check the park's operating hours page before you go, and note that Playalinda Beach closes for some rocket launches at the neighboring space center.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Beach Guide: Canaveral National Seashore", read 2026-11-03
Sources
- Playalinda Beach - Wikipedia, Wikipedia, read 2026-11-03.
Playalinda is considered a surfing location by many of the locals.
- Top Ten Surfing Spots on Florida's Space Coast - Visit Space Coast, Visit Space Coast (Brevard County tourism office), read 2026-11-03.
The pristine, sandbar-laden national park known as Playalinda Beach receives more press for being a nude beach than a surf spot, but it offers a rare undeveloped spot to test your surfing skills.
- Plan Your Visit - Canaveral National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service), National Park Service, read 2026-11-03.
We hope you will find Canaveral National Seashore to be a recreational paradise with its back-country camping, horseback riding, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, fishing, surfing, swimming, boating and birdwatching opportunities.
- Beach Guide: Canaveral National Seashore, VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03.
An entrance fee is required, and the park does not accept cash.
- OpenStreetMap: location. OpenStreetMap natural/beach "Playalinda Beach", looked up through Nominatim.
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