Wide sand with lifeguards on duty year round.
Jacksonville Beach is in Duval County, Florida, on the Atlantic coast.
Free public parking lots serve Jacksonville Beach's main accesses, a break from the metered spots common along much of this coast. St. Augustine Beach is the closest other beach Coasti tracks, about 32 miles south, and Daytona Beach is 78 miles down the coast. Restrooms are on site at the main access points too. The volunteer lifesaving corps here dates to 1912 and is among the oldest still operating in the country.
Today's flag, water temperature, surf, wind, UV and tide times for Jacksonville 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Amenity details are Coasti's own notes and can go out of date.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 Jacksonville Craig Municipal (KCRG).
Red tide readings come from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission monitoring map.
Duval County's coastline is Atlantic-facing, and red tide is overwhelmingly a Gulf coast event in Florida, rare enough here that it makes news when it happens. Jacksonville Beach still sits within FWC's statewide monitoring coverage. 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 Jacksonville Beach loads at the top of this page.
Jacksonville Beach has lifeguards on duty year-round. Hours vary by season, and no flag flying does not mean the water is safe.
Parking at Jacksonville Beach is free. Free public lots. Fees and lot hours change, so check locally before you go.
Dogs are not allowed on the beach at Jacksonville Beach. Nearby rules vary, so check locally before you go.
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