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Jacksonville Beach

Florida, United States · 30.2947, -81.3931

Prone Foiling Intermediate shifting-sandbar foiler wit
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conditions & access

Season

Condition-dependent; lower tide favored in the forum report

Water

Atlantic beachbreak with shifting sandbars; 15th Avenue South was reported working at lower tide

Experience

Intermediate shifting-sandbar foiler with current local confirmation

Hazards

City-wide candidate. Use dune crossovers, stay 300 feet from the fishing pier and obey no-swimming flags. Add shorebreak, rips, swimmers/surfers, shifting sandbars, sharks, lightning and sea-turtle restrictions.

Parking & access

City paid-parking program applies seasonally at designated beachfront lots; oversized vehicles over 22 feet/10,000 lb cannot park east of 3rd Street in the stated corridor. Confirm the actual foil access and current posted rate: https://www.jacksonvillebeach.org/657/Paid-Parking-Information

“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. Progression Project forum local guidance reported the sandbar at 15th Avenue South working for prone foiling and favored lower tide. Sandbars are dynamic, so this is a check point within the broader Jacksonville Beach record rather than a permanent surveyed bank.”

— via Progression Project Forum; Requested-field research Progression Project forum — public topic and post research, last verified 2026-08-02

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com 7th Ave N (0.19 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): 7th Ave N (0.19 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/708956 wx.ikitesurf.com

Surf forecasts

surfline.com Jacksonville Beach Jacksonville Beach Pier report/cam; use as city-area conditions unless the actual foil entry is at the pier: https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/jack surfline.com

Tides

NOAA CO-OPS Tide predictions — station 8720291 Nearest tide station, 1.4 km from the launch. tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov

Local guides

forum.progressionproject.com Jacksonville Beach Original exact/candidate source for Jacksonville Beach: https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/jacksonville-beach-fl/471 Candidate/operator/area evide forum.progressionproject.com jacksonvillebeach.org Jacksonville Beach Original exact/candidate source for Jacksonville Beach: https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/jacksonville-beach-fl/471 Candidate/operator/area evide jacksonvillebeach.org jacksonvillebeach.org Jacksonville Beach Original exact/candidate source for Jacksonville Beach: https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/jacksonville-beach-fl/471 Candidate/operator/area evide jacksonvillebeach.org surfline.com Jacksonville Beach Original exact/candidate source for Jacksonville Beach: https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/jacksonville-beach-fl/471 Candidate/operator/area evide surfline.com forum.progressionproject.com Jacksonville Beach Original exact/candidate source for Jacksonville Beach: https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/jacksonville-beach-fl/471 Candidate/operator/area evide forum.progressionproject.com

Links are community-sourced and open directly on the provider's site. Verify conditions locally before riding.

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