Pensacola Beach, United States
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About Pensacola Beach
Pensacola Beach is a town in Florida, United States. From Pensacola Beach you can reach 4 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 27 dive sites. The nearest is Pensacola Beach Pier, a surf spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 39 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PNS, 16 km away.
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Staying in Pensacola Beach
- 39 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: PNS, 16 km, VPS, 62 km, DSI, 64 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Pensacola Beach.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Pensacola Beach each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Pensacola Beach too.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17th Ave1.9 kmabout 5 min by car | 3 ft47 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, too small | 3 ft34 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, too small | 2 ft11 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft9 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft22 kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, too small |
All readings for 17th Ave: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Pensacola Beach Pier0.7 kmabout 5 min by car | 3 ft47 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, too small | 3 ft34 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, too small | 2 ft11 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft9 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft22 kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, too small |
All readings for Pensacola Beach Pier: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| The Cross (Pensacola Beach)2.3 kmabout 5 min by car | 3 ft47 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, too small | 3 ft34 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, too small | 2 ft11 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft9 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft22 kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, too small |
All readings for The Cross (Pensacola Beach): score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Calle Hermosa4.6 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Gulf Breeze, 8 km | 2 ft19 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, too small | 2 ft23 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, too small | 2 ft10 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too small | 2 ft7 kJwind from the east, 1 knot, too small | 1 ft3 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, too small | 2 ft16 kJwind from the east-north-east, 13 knots, too small |
All readings for Calle Hermosa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Pensacola Beach, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Kite near Pensacola Beach
- Pensacola 0.7 km · stays here
Windsurf near Pensacola Beach
- Pensacola 0.7 km · stays here
Dive near Pensacola Beach
- Casino Beach Snorkel Reef 0.7 km · stays here
- Liberty Ship Joseph L. Meek 7.2 km · stays here
- Park East Snorkel Reef 8 km · stays here
- Pensacola Beach Park East Snorkeling Reefs 8 km · stays here
- Tex Edwards Barge 8 km · stays here
- Three Coal Barges 8.2 km · stays here
- Three Coal Barges 9.6 km · stays here
- Ocean Wind 17.9 km · stays here
- Russian Freighter (S.S. San Pablo) 18 km · stays here
- San Pablo 18.1 km · stays here
- Monsanto Boxes 18.4 km · stays here
- Tessie 18.6 km · stays here
- Sylvia 19 km · stays here
- P. C. Barge 19.3 km · stays here
- Deliverance 19.9 km · stays here
- Soule Barge-Gulf Power Towers 20.2 km · stays here
- Pete Tide II 23 km · stays here
- LCM and Heron 23.7 km · stays here
- Tug Born Again 24 km · stays here
- YDT-14 27.4 km · stays here
- YDT-15 27.4 km · stays here
- Chevron Oil Rig 30.8 km · stays here
- Knicklebine Barge 34 km · stays here
- USS Oriskany 34.7 km · stays here
- Antares 36.1 km · stays here
- Tenneco Platform 38 km · stays here
- Avocet 40.8 km · stays here
Places to eat near Pensacola Beach
- BonsaiSushi · 0.2 km from the centre
- Fish HeadsBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
- La PlayitaMexican · 0.2 km from the centre
- Paradise Bar and GrillBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
- Piazza Pizza and Beach BodegaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
- Riptides Sports GrillBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits