American Beach
Nassau County, Florida, United States30.575, -81.443Beach break · faces E (88°)
Spot guide
American Beach is an E-facing beach break in Nassau County, Florida, United States. It picks up swell from NE to SE, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 59% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the W: light winds or W breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while E onshores chop it up.
- Break
- Beach
- Faces
- E (88°)
- Best swell
- NE to SE (48°–129°), 9 s or longer
- Best wind
- SW to NW offshore, or glassy
- Best surf height
- 3–6 ft at the beach
- Swell window
- NE to SE (41° to 135°)
- Offshore wind
- W
- Tide
- NOAA station 8720086
- Wave buoy
- Offshore Fernandina Beach, FL (132) · 21 km away
- Cams
- None yet
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