The East Coast surf capital and home of Ron Jon Surf Shop.
Cocoa Beach is in Brevard County, Florida, on the Atlantic coast.
Rocket launches from nearby Cape Canaveral are visible from Cocoa Beach on a clear morning, one perk of sitting this close to the Space Coast. Parking is free at the public lots, and lifeguards are posted seasonally. Vero Beach sits about 49 miles south, the nearest other beach on Coasti, and Daytona Beach roughly 67 miles north.
Today's flag, water temperature, surf, wind, UV and tide times for Cocoa Beach load on this page automatically. Conditions change through the day, so nothing on this page is a substitute for the flag flying when you arrive.
Amenity details are Coasti's own notes and can go out of date. Fees, lifeguard seasons and dog rules are set locally.
Flags run from green for low hazard to double red for water closed — see what each flag color means.
Weather and marine forecasts come from the National Weather Service at Merritt Island Airport (KCOI).
Red tide readings come from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission monitoring map.
Karenia brevis, the organism behind red tide, blooms almost entirely on Florida's Gulf side, so Brevard County's Cocoa Beach rarely sees any effect. FWC's statewide sampling map still covers this stretch of coast in case a bloom rounds the peninsula. See today's statewide red tide status.
That depends on the flag and the surf, and both change through the day. Coasti shows the posted lifeguard flag when a current one exists, and estimates from surf, wind and rip-current risk when it does not. Today's answer for Cocoa Beach loads at the top of this page.
Cocoa Beach has lifeguards in season. Outside those months no flag is posted, and no flag flying does not mean the water is safe.
Parking at Cocoa Beach is free. Free lots. Fees and lot hours change, so check locally before you go.
Dogs are not allowed on the beach at Cocoa Beach. Nearby rules vary, so check locally before you go.
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