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Amelia Island

Florida, United States · 30.6077, -81.4601

Prone Foiling Intermediate community candidate
Source
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wind meter
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tide station
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guides & forecasts

conditions & access

Season

Summer low-tide windows

Water

Tide-dependent Atlantic beachbreak

Experience

Intermediate community candidate

Hazards

Shallow bars; sharks; vehicles; swimmers

Parking & access

Use legal public beach access and observe vehicle zones.

“Community-sourced location mention. Verify the exact launch, access, hazards, and current local rules before publishing or riding. Requested-field batch 11 verified 2026-08-01: exact, nearby, regional, alternate-access, business-pin and community-candidate relationships remain explicit; unresolved items remain Unknown. Thread adds tide-specific prone context to this existing regional location.”

— via Progression Project Forum; Requested-field research Progression Project forum spot thread, last verified 2026-08-01

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com 92383 — WX Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Fernandina Beach Airport (0.48 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/92383 wx.ikitesurf.com

All 9 webcams in Northeast Florida

Surf forecasts

surfline.com 5842041F4E65Fad6A7708A93 — Surfline Amelia Pier report is a named island report; the workbook pin is island-wide and about 5 km south of the pier: https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/am surfline.com

Tides

NOAA CO-OPS Amelia City, South Amelia River tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov

Local guides

forum.progressionproject.com Fernandina Amelia Island Prone Spots — Progression Project Forum Original exact/candidate source for Amelia Island: https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/fernandina-amelia-island-prone-spots/4288 Candidate/operator forum.progressionproject.com ameliaisland.com Safety Emergency — Ameliaisland Original exact/candidate source for Amelia Island: https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/fernandina-amelia-island-prone-spots/4288 Candidate/operator ameliaisland.com ameliaisland.com Island Views — Ameliaisland Original exact/candidate source for Amelia Island: https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/fernandina-amelia-island-prone-spots/4288 Candidate/operator ameliaisland.com surfline.com 5842041F4E65Fad6A7708A93 — Surfline Original exact/candidate source for Amelia Island: https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/fernandina-amelia-island-prone-spots/4288 Candidate/operator surfline.com forum.progressionproject.com 2319 — Progression Project Forum Original exact/candidate source for Amelia Island: https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/fernandina-amelia-island-prone-spots/4288 Candidate/operator forum.progressionproject.com

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