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Ponce Inlet (Lighthouse Point Park) surf spot
“Ponce Inlet to the north rivals Sebastian as one of the best surf spots in Florida.”
From VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03. 2 more sources below.
How to get there
Access point: Lighthouse Point Park, Ponce Inlet, Volusia County. Location as mapped on OpenStreetMap (29.07946, -80.92256), 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
- seasonal
February 10 through Daylight Savings Time start: 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Source: Volusia County, "James Milton Hunt Lighthouse Point Park", read 2026-11-03
Which way it faces
Worked out from which way the beach faces
51° northeast (NE)
Swell that lines up: from 16° to 86° (NNE to E), the dark blue wedge. Swell from up to 331° and 131° (NNW and SE) can still reach the beach at an angle; outside that, it is blocked by Florida itself.
Offshore wind: from about 231° (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 41070, Ponce de Leon Inlet Waves (PNCWAVE), 26 km away. Wave height, period and direction in real time. How to read it.
Open buoy 41070 - Tides: NOAA station 8721147, Ponce de Leon Inlet, 1.9 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
- Crowd
As with any place where the surfing is stellar, you will have company.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Florida's Best Surf Spots", read 2026-11-03
Sources
- Florida's Best Surf Spots, VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03.
Ponce Inlet to the north rivals Sebastian as one of the best surf spots in Florida.
- Ponce Inlet Florida - Things to Do & Attractions, VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03.
Just south of Daytona Beach, Ponce Inlet is a small, laid-back city steeped in history, where visitors will find plenty to do on land and on water, from surfing some of the area's best swells and fishing to exploring museums and archeological sites that teach about the community's past.
- James Milton Hunt Lighthouse Point Park, Volusia County, read 2026-11-03.
James Milton Hunt Lighthouse Point Park
- OpenStreetMap: location. OpenStreetMap leisure/park "Lighthouse Point Park", looked up through Nominatim.
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