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Monster Hole, Sebastian Inlet (south side) surf spot
“Other surf breaks include Monster Hole (south side of Sebastian Inlet), Wabasso Beach, Tracking Station, The Pier, Conn Beach, Riomar Point, South Beach and Round…”
From Visit Indian River County, read 2026-11-03. 1 more source below.
How to get there
Access point: South side of Sebastian Inlet State Park (pin: the McLarty Treasure Museum; the break is off the south jetty), Vero Beach, Indian River County. Location as mapped on OpenStreetMap (27.83389, -80.43392), looked up 2026-11-03.
Parking, bathrooms and the essentials
- Parking
- Paid
Entry fees are $8 per vehicle for multiple occupants, $4 for a single-occupant vehicle and $2 for pedestrians and cyclists.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Beach Guide: Sebastian Inlet State Park", 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
- none
There are no lifeguards. Swim at your own risk and pay attention to the Warning Flag Signs posted at welcome stations and on the beaches.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Beach Guide: Sebastian Inlet State Park", read 2026-11-03 - Hours
- 24 hours
Unlike most Florida state parks, Sebastian Inlet is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Beach Guide: Sebastian Inlet State Park", read 2026-11-03
Which way it faces
Worked out from which way the beach faces
66° east-northeast (ENE)
Swell that lines up: from 31° to 101° (NNE to E), the dark blue wedge. Swell from up to 346° and 146° (NNW and SE) can still reach the beach at an angle; outside that, it is blocked by Florida itself.
Offshore wind: from about 246° (west-southwest), the orange dashes. Wind from SSW through WNW 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 41114, Fort Pierce, FL (134), 36.9 km away. Wave height, period and direction in real time. How to read it.
Open buoy 41114 - Tides: NOAA station 8722004, Sebastian Inlet bridge, 3.2 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
- Swell
The waves work best with northeast or east swells and southwest or west winds.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Beach Guide: Sebastian Inlet State Park", read 2026-11-03
Sources
- Surfing in Indian River County: Tips and Best Places, Visit Indian River County, read 2026-11-03.
Other surf breaks include Monster Hole (south side of Sebastian Inlet), Wabasso Beach, Tracking Station, The Pier, Conn Beach, Riomar Point, South Beach and Round Island Park.
- Beach Guide: Sebastian Inlet State Park, VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03.
The inlet's two signature breaks, First Peak and Monster Hole, produce some of the most consistent and powerful waves in the state, and serious surfers make the trip specifically to surf here.
- OpenStreetMap: location. OpenStreetMap tourism/museum "McLarty Treasure Museum", looked up through Nominatim.
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