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Atlantic coast · Jensen Beach
Walton Rocks Beach surf spot
“Walton Rocks, across from the power plant, provides powerful surf over a shallow reef.”
From VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03. 1 more source below.
How to get there
Access point: Walton Rocks Beach, Jensen Beach, St. Lucie County. Location as mapped on OpenStreetMap (27.3388, -80.23292), looked up 2026-11-03.
Parking, bathrooms and the essentials
- Parking
- Not stated in the sources read for this page.
- Restrooms
- Yes
Park facilities include restrooms, showers and picnic tables with grills.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Florida's Best Surf Spots", read 2026-11-03 - Showers
- Yes
Park facilities include restrooms, showers and picnic tables with grills.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Florida's Best Surf Spots", read 2026-11-03 - 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
71° east-northeast (ENE)
Swell that lines up: from 36° to 106° (NE to ESE), the dark blue wedge. Swell from up to 351° and 151° (N and SSE) can still reach the beach at an angle; outside that, it is blocked by Florida itself.
Offshore wind: from about 251° (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), 25.1 km away. Wave height, period and direction in real time. How to read it.
Open buoy 41114 - Tides: NOAA station 8722212, Fort Pierce Inlet, south jetty, 15.6 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
Walton Rocks likes an east or northeast swell, with west winds or light winds from the northwest.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Florida's Best Surf Spots", read 2026-11-03 - Tide
It breaks best on the second half of the incoming tide, and will hold large swells.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Florida's Best Surf Spots", read 2026-11-03 - Hazard
Walton Rocks, across from the power plant, provides powerful surf over a shallow reef.
Source: VISIT FLORIDA, "Florida's Best Surf Spots", read 2026-11-03
Sources
- Florida's Best Surf Spots, VISIT FLORIDA, read 2026-11-03.
Walton Rocks, across from the power plant, provides powerful surf over a shallow reef.
- Best Family Beaches in Port St. Lucie & Fort Pierce Area, Visit St. Lucie, read 2026-11-03.
Walton Rocks also provides great waves for surfing and the perfect shores for shelling.
- OpenStreetMap: location. OpenStreetMap natural/beach "Walton Rocks Beach", looked up through Nominatim.
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