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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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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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17th Ave1.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft40 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 17th Ave, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, poor	3 ft5 s	40kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	2 ft4 s	18kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 s	9kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	1 ft3 s	3kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	2 ft5 s	29kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	27, too small	2 ft5 s	27kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore	22°C

Calle Hermosa4.6 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Gulf Breeze, 8 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Calle Hermosa, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 s	26kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 s	7kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	24°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 s	6kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	1 ft3 s	2kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 s	3kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 s	19kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 s	22kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	23°C

Pensacola Beach Pier0.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft40 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pensacola Beach Pier, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, poor	3 ft5 s	40kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	2 ft4 s	18kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 s	9kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	1 ft3 s	3kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	2 ft5 s	29kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	27, too small	2 ft5 s	27kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore	22°C

The Cross (Pensacola Beach)2.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft40 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Cross (Pensacola Beach), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, poor	3 ft5 s	40kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	2 ft4 s	10kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 s	9kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	1 ft3 s	3kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 s	29kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	27, too small	2 ft5 s	27kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore	22°C

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

Pensacola Beach, United States

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Where it is

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