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Vilano Jetty surf spot
“The Vilano Jetty is where you should look.”
From American Surf Magazine, read 2026-11-03.
How to get there
Access point: Vilano Beach (pin: the town; the jetty is at its south end, on the St. Augustine Inlet), Vilano Beach, St. Johns County. Location as mapped on OpenStreetMap (29.91886, -81.29285), 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
- Not stated in the sources read for this page.
Which way it faces
Worked out from which way the beach faces
65° east-northeast (ENE)
Swell that lines up: from 30° to 100° (NNE to E), the dark blue wedge. Swell from up to 345° and 145° (NNW and SE) can still reach the beach at an angle; outside that, it is blocked by Florida itself.
Offshore wind: from about 245° (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 41117, St. Augustine, FL (194), 22.4 km away. Wave height, period and direction in real time. How to read it.
Open buoy 41117 - Tides: NOAA station 8720587, St. Augustine Beach, 7.5 km away.
Tide predictions · Station page - Surf zone forecast: NWS Jacksonville (JAX), 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
- Hazard
Located on the other side of the Saint Augustine Inlet, north of Saint Augustine Beach, is a fun wave right next to a rocky jetty blocking the waves from the inlet.
Source: American Surf Magazine, "Surfing St. Augustine: The Ultimate Beach & Surf Guide", read 2026-11-03
Sources
- Surfing St. Augustine: The Ultimate Beach & Surf Guide, American Surf Magazine, read 2026-11-03.
The Vilano Jetty is where you should look.
- OpenStreetMap: location. OpenStreetMap place/town "Vilano Beach", looked up through Nominatim.
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