Stuart Public Beach surf spot

“Depending on the shifting sand banks, Stuart Public Beach holds larger swells and offers longer, more powerful waves than most other spots on South Hutchinson…”

From VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03. 1 more source below.

How to get there

Access point: Stuart Beach, Stuart, Martin County. Location as mapped on OpenStreetMap (27.21503, -80.17515), looked up 2026-11-03.

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Parking, bathrooms and the essentials

Parking: Not stated in the sources read for this page.
Restrooms: YesThis beautiful facility includes a guarded beach, volleyball/basketball courts and concession stand, plus bathrooms, showers and picnic tables.Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Florida's Best Surf Spots", read 2026-11-03
Showers: YesThis beautiful facility includes a guarded beach, volleyball/basketball courts and concession stand, plus bathrooms, showers and picnic tables.Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Florida's Best Surf Spots", read 2026-11-03
Lifeguards: yesThis beautiful facility includes a guarded beach, volleyball/basketball courts and concession stand, plus bathrooms, showers and picnic tables.Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Florida's Best Surf Spots", 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

63° east-northeast (ENE)

Swell that lines up: from 28° to 98° (NNE to E), the dark blue wedge. Swell from up to 343° and 143° (NNW and SE) can still reach the beach at an angle; outside that, it is blocked by Florida itself.

Offshore wind: from about 243° (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), 39 km away. Wave height, period and direction in real time. How to read it.
Open buoy 41114
Tides: NOAA station 8722366, Seminole Shores, 3.9 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.

Sources

Florida's Best Surf Spots, VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03.Depending on the shifting sand banks, Stuart Public Beach holds larger swells and offers longer, more powerful waves than most other spots on South Hutchinson Island.
The Best of the Beach, Things to Do, Discover Martin (Martin County tourism), read 2026-11-03.Active teenagers can surf, windsurf, snorkel and swim, all under the watchful eye of a lifeguard.
OpenStreetMap: location. OpenStreetMap leisure/park "Stuart Beach", looked up through Nominatim.

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