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Spessard Holland South Beach Park surf spot
“Dune crossovers provide access for surf fishing, surfing, and beachgoers.”
From Visit Space Coast (Brevard County tourism office), read 2026-11-03. 1 more source below.
How to get there
Access point: Spessard Holland South Beach Park, Melbourne Beach, Brevard County. Location as mapped on OpenStreetMap (28.0475, -80.54755), looked up 2026-11-03.
Parking, bathrooms and the essentials
- Parking
- Not stated in the sources read for this page.
- Restrooms
- Yes
Amenities at Spessard Holland South Beach Park include: restrooms, drinking fountain, outdoor showers and indoor showers.
Source: Visit Space Coast (Brevard County tourism office), "Spessard Holland South Beach Park - Visit Space Coast", read 2026-11-03 - Showers
- Yes
Amenities at Spessard Holland South Beach Park include: restrooms, drinking fountain, outdoor showers and indoor showers.
Source: Visit Space Coast (Brevard County tourism office), "Spessard Holland South Beach Park - Visit Space Coast", read 2026-11-03 - Lifeguards
- seasonal
This community beach park with seasonal lifeguards is popular for family outings.
Source: Visit Space Coast (Brevard County tourism office), "Top Ten Surfing Spots on Florida's Space Coast - Visit Space Coast", read 2026-11-03 - Hours
- Not stated in the sources read for this page.
Which way it faces
Worked out from which way the beach faces
70° east-northeast (ENE)
Swell that lines up: from 35° to 105° (NE to ESE), the dark blue wedge. Swell from up to 350° and 150° (N and SSE) can still reach the beach at an angle; outside that, it is blocked by Florida itself.
Offshore wind: from about 250° (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 41113, Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL (143), 39.2 km away. Wave height, period and direction in real time. How to read it.
Open buoy 41113 - Tides: NOAA station 8721804, Canova Beach, 10.5 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
- The break
A deep trough past the inside sandbar allows for steep waves to cascade over the drastic depth change, creating a mid-section with the feet and push of a shorebreak.
Source: Visit Space Coast (Brevard County tourism office), "Top Ten Surfing Spots on Florida's Space Coast - Visit Space Coast", read 2026-11-03
Sources
- Spessard Holland South Beach Park - Visit Space Coast, Visit Space Coast (Brevard County tourism office), read 2026-11-03.
Dune crossovers provide access for surf fishing, surfing, and beachgoers.
- Top Ten Surfing Spots on Florida's Space Coast - Visit Space Coast, Visit Space Coast (Brevard County tourism office), read 2026-11-03.
When a swell has other tide spots washing through, Spessard Holland can be clean and throwing.
- OpenStreetMap: location. OpenStreetMap leisure/park "Spessard Holland South Beach Park", looked up through Nominatim.
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