Volusia County, Florida, United States
New Smyrna Beach
Intermediate
Beach break
Sand bottom
Peels both
0.6–2.5 m
Mid tide
Famously the shark-bite capital of the world, thanks to the Ponce Inlet current that sweeps bait past a beach full of surfers. The waves are genuinely good — fast, wedging peaks around the inlet jetty that hold well on northeast swell. Most bites are minor, but the statistics are real.
Hazards
SharksRipStrong Current
Conditions
- Best swell
- NE, N, E
- Best wind
- W, NW
- Season
- Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb
- Wave size
- 0.6–2.5 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 29.0340, -80.9280
Facilities
ParkingToiletsCafeSurf School