Overview

Cocoa Beach is a legendary kitesurfing and surfing spot located on the Space Coast's Atlantic coast, facing east. Made famous by surfing and the TV series "I Dream of Jeannie," this sandy beach offers wave and chop conditions in easterly trade winds. It's the perfect ocean complement to the nearby lagoon spots (520 Slick) — lagoon for flat water, Cocoa Beach for waves. The town is lively with the famous Ron Jon Surf Shop and numerous restaurants. The atmosphere is typically Floridian "surf town."

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Spot forecast for Cocoa Beach

Sunrise 07:26 · Sunset 18:48

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.5 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 03:18 · 1.1 m Low tide 09:20 · 0.4 m High tide 15:46 · 1.2 m Low tide 22:02 · 0.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 04:11 · 1.2 m Low tide 10:15 · 0.4 m High tide 16:35 · 1.3 m Low tide 22:47 · 0.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 05:00 · 1.2 m Low tide 11:08 · 0.4 m High tide 17:21 · 1.3 m Low tide 23:31 · 0.3 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:48 · 1.3 m Low tide 12:00 · 0.3 m High tide 18:07 · 1.3 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 00:15 · 0.3 m High tide 06:35 · 1.4 m Low tide 12:51 · 0.3 m High tide 18:54 · 1.3 m

Cocoa Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

278h

in May · 29 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 28 rideable days a month and 278 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is January, at 17 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · under 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 19 °C. The wettest month is September, with 350 mm.

Monthly averages: Cocoa Beach

Monthly averages — Cocoa Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.0	114 h	19 °C	82 mm
February	22.5	153 h	22 °C	39 mm
March	26.5	226 h	25 °C	45 mm
April	27.5	291 h	26 °C	78 mm
May	29.0	278 h	30 °C	123 mm
June	28.0	273 h	31 °C	120 mm
July	27.5	228 h	31 °C	130 mm
August	24.0	211 h	31 °C	193 mm
September	28.0	216 h	30 °C	350 mm
October	26.5	269 h	28 °C	243 mm
November	20.0	142 h	25 °C	7 mm
December	17.5	121 h	23 °C	63 mm

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Technical details of Cocoa Beach spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

The water body faces the Atlantic with sandy bottom. In easterly trade winds, waves of 1.5-5 feet are regular. In northeast swells (cold fronts), conditions become more powerful. The water is warm. Sandbars create well-shaped wave sections. Cocoa Beach is one of the best wave spots in Florida for kiting.

Hazards

The beach is busy with surfers — respect right of way and zones. In westerly winds, conditions are offshore. Longshore drift currents. Watch for Cocoa Beach Pier — do not ride near it. Sharks present (Florida's Atlantic coast).

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