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First Coast Beach Guide

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Jax Beach

Everything for a day at Jax Beach - conditions, the Sea Walk Pier, parking and where to eat after at the Beaches Town Center.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Pier lots, garages & meters

Sea Walk Pier

Pavilion, concerts & live cam

Dining

Beach bars, shrimp & tacos

Things to Do

Dolphin tours & inlet fishing

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Jacksonville Beach

Pier, pavilion & wide Atlantic sand

Paid lots

Neptune Beach

Quieter north end · walkable town

Free street lots

Atlantic Beach

Local feel · surf shops

Metered street

Ponte Vedra Beach

Upscale resorts · quieter sand

Limited public

Hanna Park

Dunes, lake & camping

County park

Big Talbot Island

Boneyard beach & driftwood art

State park fee

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Neptune Beach

10 min north

Beach town dining, surf shops & a local feel

Ponte Vedra

20 min south

TPC Sawgrass golf, resorts & the Players

Downtown Jax

25 min west

Riverside, TIAA Bank Field & the riverwalk

St. Augustine

45 min south

Nation's oldest city, the Castillo & the fort

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Jacksonville Beach. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.

Right now at Jax Beach, the water is 85°F, surf is running 1–2 ft and the air is 78°F but feels like 86°F. Wind is 6 mph from the SSW and the UV index peaks at 7 (high) today. Today’s tides: Low 5:20 AM, High 11:46 AM, Low 5:52 PM, High 11:55 PM.