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St. Augustine (A Street) Surf Forecast

Florida, FL · The old city's pier and jetty peaks - North Florida's surf hub.

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St. Augustine (A Street) Spot Guide

Best swell

E
window NE–S (40°–180°)

Ideal size

2–8 ft
breaking-wave face height

Best wind

W
offshore · E is onshore

Verified against

Buoy 41117
live NOAA readings · our error

The wave

BreakBeachbreak peaks off A Street and the pier
BottomSand (with coquina rock veins south of town)
WavesWell-shaped bars with a loyal following
AbilityYes — friendly most days, punchy on NE swell.
Best tideMid
CrowdA tight, historic surf community; A Street is the gathering point
HazardsRips near the pier, scattered coquina outcrops at some breaks
AccessA Street ramp and St. Johns County pier lots on Anastasia Island

Local knowledge

America's oldest city has one of Florida's oldest surf scenes, centered on the A Street peak across from the pier. Anastasia Island's bars hold NE windswell and tropical groundswell equally well, and the town's blend of history and surf culture is unmatched on the coast.

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FAQ

What swell direction works best at St. Augustine (A Street)?

E swell hits St. Augustine (A Street) straight on. The spot picks up anything arriving from NE (40°) through S (180°); swell from outside that window is blocked by the coastline.

What wind is best at St. Augustine (A Street)?

W wind blows offshore and grooms the surf. E wind is straight onshore and chops it up; light wind under ~5 kn is fine from any direction.

When is the best time of year to surf St. Augustine (A Street)?

Late summer through fall is prime: hurricane season (August-October) sends the year's best long-period swell, and fall-winter nor'easters keep it pumping. Summer runs smallest outside of tropical systems.

What's the best tide at St. Augustine (A Street)?

Mid. Tide predictions for the spot's NOAA station are in the forecast above.

Is St. Augustine (A Street) good for beginners?

Yes — friendly most days, punchy on NE swell.

How warm is the water at St. Augustine (A Street)?

Roughly 58°F at its late-winter coldest to about 84°F in late summer. In practice that means a 3/2 in winter and trunks or a rash guard in summer. The forecast above shows the current water temperature.

How far out is this forecast reliable?

The wave model has real skill to about 10 days, and we cut the chart there instead of padding it with guesses. Days 1-3 are solid, 4-7 useful, 8-10 a trend heads-up - and we publish our measured error against NOAA buoys, updated continuously.

Forecast from TrueSwell's own physics-based wave model (exposure → refraction → breaking, every swell train separately), built on public NOAA and Open-Meteo data and scored daily against NDBC buoy observations. How the model works →