Jensen Beach Surf Guide
Surf spot guide
Ideal Surf Conditions
Swell Direction
N, NE
Wind
W
Surf Height
Knee-high to double-overhead.
Tide
Low to incoming is best, especially when the swell’s big enough to break on the outside coquina reef.
Jensen Beach Surf Guide
An often ignored stretch of beach between the more revered breaks of Stuart Rocks and Walton Rocks, Jensen Beach is actually pretty reliable as far as Treasure Coast spots go — benefiting from a combo rock/sand bottom that accommodates powerful groundswells and playful windswells alike, provided they fit somewhere close within that ideal NE swell angle. Jensen Beach is also one of the few South Florida beachbreaks that can make good sense out of ugly windchop.
Ability Level
Beginner - Intermediate
Where there’s reef, there’s danger. It helps to know a little something about the ocean.
Local Vibe
Doable
Probably the least localized spot on the Treasure Coast — which isn’t saying much, because the Treasure Coast is pretty localized in general.
Crowd Factor
Moderate
If it is rideable, it is ridden.
Spot Rating
Fun
Among the southernmost Florida breaks to escape Bahamas shadowing, it’s still an average beachbreak stuck between a rock and... another rock (Walton and Stuart).
Shoulder Burn
Medium
Perpetually doable. Nothing lasts long in South Florida — not the swells, and not the sets.
Water Quality
Clean
Pretty color. Historically passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time.
Hazards
Sharks, rocks, lightning.
Bring Your
Shortboard, Fish, Funboard, Longboard
Access
Free and easy parking.
Bottom
It’s actually a reefbreak. But it’s a beachbreak. It’s a beachbreak with reef. It’s…
Best Season
September-March
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