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About Ponce Inlet

Ponce Inlet is a town in Florida, United States. From Ponce Inlet you can reach 8 surf spots. The nearest is Ponce Inlet, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is DAB, 15 km away.

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Staying in Ponce Inlet

6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: DAB, 15 km, SFB, 46 km, MCO, 83 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 Ponce Inlet.

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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. 7 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Ponce Inlet 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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Mainstreet pier16 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Daytona Beach, 3 km

2 ft74 kJ

5 ft442 kJ

5 ft365 kJ

3 ft146 kJ

3 ft134 kJ

3 ft119 kJ

2 ft47 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Mainstreet pier, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, poor	2 ft10 s	74kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	5 ft10 s	442kJ	wind from the north-east, 18 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	5 ft9 s	365kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	3 ft8 s	146kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	16, poor	3 ft8 s	134kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	3 ft8 s	119kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	2 ft7 s	47kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	25°C

Beach Club15.5 kmabout 30 min by carStays in New Smyrna Beach, 9 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft212 kJ

7 ft784 kJ

6 ft400 kJ

5 ft217 kJ

4 ft192 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft87 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Beach Club, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, poor	4 ft9 smushy	212kJ	wind from the north-east, 21 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 smushy	784kJ	wind from the north-east, 21 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	4, poor	6 ft9 smushy	400kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	21, poor	5 ft7 smushy	217kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	21, poor	4 ft8 smushy	192kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	9, poor	3 ft7 smushy	87kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	25°C

Carpet Muncher18.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Daytona Beach, 4 km

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Daytona Beach15.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Daytona Beach

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New Smyrna Inlet4.6 kmabout 10 min by carStays in New Smyrna Beach, 5 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft194 kJ

7 ft816 kJ

5 ft414 kJ

4 ft221 kJ

4 ft198 kJ

4 ft180 kJ

2 ft72 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at New Smyrna Inlet, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, poor	3 ft10 s	194kJ	wind from the north-east, 19 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 s	816kJ	wind from the north-east, 18 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	6, poor	5 ft9 s	414kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	27, poor	4 ft8 s	221kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	4 ft8 s	198kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	4 ft8 s	180kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	2 ft8 s	72kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	25°C

North Beach Park6.8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in New Smyrna Beach, 4 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft194 kJ

7 ft816 kJ

5 ft414 kJ

4 ft221 kJ

4 ft198 kJ

4 ft180 kJ

2 ft72 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at North Beach Park, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, poor	3 ft10 smushy	194kJ	wind from the north-east, 19 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 smushy	816kJ	wind from the north-east, 18 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	6, poor	5 ft9 smushy	414kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	27, poor	4 ft8 smushy	221kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	4 ft8 smushy	198kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	4 ft8 smushy	180kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	2 ft8 smushy	72kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	25°C

Ponce Inlet0.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft170 kJ

5 ft485 kJ

5 ft356 kJ

4 ft154 kJ

4 ft143 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

2 ft55 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ponce Inlet, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, poor	3 ft9 s	170kJ	wind from the north-east, 19 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	7, poor	5 ft10 s	485kJ	wind from the north, 23 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	26, poor	5 ft9 s	356kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	4 ft8 s	154kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	4 ft8 s	143kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	3 ft8 s	131kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 s	55kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	25°C

The Wall (New Symrna)8.2 kmabout 15 min by carStays in New Smyrna Beach, 3 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft212 kJ

7 ft784 kJ

6 ft400 kJ

5 ft217 kJ

4 ft192 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft87 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Wall (New Symrna), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, poor	4 ft9 smushy	212kJ	wind from the north-east, 19 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 smushy	784kJ	wind from the north-east, 18 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	6, poor	6 ft9 smushy	400kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	24, poor	5 ft7 smushy	217kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	4 ft8 smushy	192kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	11, poor	3 ft7 smushy	87kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	25°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ponce Inlet, 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).

Places to eat near Ponce Inlet

Off The Hook at Inlet HarborSeafood · 0.7 km from the centre
Harbour Village Bar and GrillBar and grill · 1.0 km from the centre
Jerry's Italian Grill and Tiki BarItalian · 1.0 km from the centre
Down the Hatch Seafood CompanySeafood · 1.6 km from the centre
Racing's North TurnSeafood · 1.6 km from the centre
Down the Hatch Ponce Inlet FlaSeafood · 1.6 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

Ponce Inlet, United States

About Ponce Inlet

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Where it is

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