The Wave
The break favors east-to-ne east groundswells with southwest winds for clean conditions, and it can work on both rising and falling tides - expect best peaks on an incoming or mid-tide run.
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2nd Light
A mellow beach break on Patrick Space Force Base that produces rideable lefts and rights-often punchy on incoming east swells and valued for its relative emptiness. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for 2nd Light in Florida.
Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelIntermediate
LocationFlorida, US
Best conditions today
- Waves 1-2 ft+
- Period 8 s
- Wind E 3 kt
Tide curve (forecast)
2.9 ftrising
- Low0.3 ft
- High4.2 ft
- Low0.3 ft
- High4.2 ft
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Lineup Insights
Lineup Guide
The lineup is quiet compared with nearby Cocoa Beach but watch for occasional shark reports and minimal facilities at the public access.
Parking is limited at the base access point.
Public access is across from Patrick Space Force Base and conditions shift with small local sandbar movement.
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