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Ponce de León Island

Brevard County, Florida, United States

Ponce de León Island 1 photo

  • Sebastian Inlet , Florida . The begining of the North Jetty is shown on the right. Photograph taken from the Sebastian Inlet Bridge on Florida State Highway A1A .

    Sebastian Inlet , Florida . The begining of the North Jetty is shown on the right. Photograph taken from the Sebastian Inlet Bridge on Florida State Highway A1A .. Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:45 pm
8 am
8.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.9
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.9
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
12 pm
5.8
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.2
33 km/h21 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.9
33 km/h20 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C73°F
Water
26°C79°F
Wind
2516 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
3320 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:45 pm
Today
8.1Great8 am2717
7.9Great9 am2918
8.3Great10 am2918
7.9Great11 am2918
5.8Good12 pm2918
5.7Good1 pm3119
5.8Good2 pm3019
6.3Good3 pm2113
6.2Good4 pm3321
7.9Great5 pm3320
7.8Great6 pm2616
Sat
8.4Great8 am3119
8.7Excellent9 am2616
8.5Excellent10 am2717
6.2Good11 am3421
8.2Great12 pm2717
8.1Great1 pm2817
8.1Great2 pm2817
6.6Good3 pm3019
6.4Good4 pm3220
4.8Fair5 pm3220
6.2Good6 pm2918
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.7 m. Low at 11 am, -0.3 m. High at 6 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 12 am, -0.4 mHigh 5 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 11 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 12 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

About Ponce de León Island

Ponce de León Island is an island in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is located 3.9 miles from Paradise Beach. The nearest town is Melbourne Beach, which is 160 feet away.

From Wikipedia

Ponce de León Island was a proposed name for the 45 miles (72 km) long barrier island stretching from Cape Canaveral to Sebastian Inlet in Brevard County in central Florida, located on the Atlantic Ocean. The population was 67,933 at the 2010 United States census. The barrier island is 21.4 square miles (55 km2). Another proposed name for this area was Ais Island after the native Ais people who originally inhabited the area. Currently, the island has not yet been designated any official name.

Source: Ponce de León Island on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms260 m850 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m190 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 240 m790 ft
  • Playground400 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
50 m160 ftMelbourne Beach (village)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miPatrick Space Force Base (COF)

Nearby places

  • Nautical CafeFood and drink
    240 m790 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 33%
  • Sun4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h28 mph, rain 74%
  • Mon6.2 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 47%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 17%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 27%