SEBASTIAN INLET STATE PARK- one of the best surfing sites in
the U.S. Includes camping, fishing pier, fishing equipment and
bait shop, nature walks, picnic tables, concessions, restrooms and boardwalk
to beach. Admission $3.25 per car or $1.00 per walker. Sebastian Inlet Jetty (15 mi. N. of Rt.60 on SR A1A or 6 mi.
N. of SR 510 Wabaso Beach)
Diver Warning: This is a state park and
a navigable inlet. It is hazardous due to boats, fishing line, and
strong tidal currents. Popular with jet skiers, sail boarders and surfers.
Divers should be warned this is a hazardous area and is not recomended for
sport diving.
Surfing is most popular on the North Side of the Inlet close to the
jetty, this is also a popular spot for big Company Sponsored Surf
Contests, there are facilites for food and bathroom. There is
also surfing at the South Side of the inlet, it is known as Monster hole
it is not recommended and is quite a ways out from the shore line, this
is a reef area that has developed in a donut hole shape about 200 yards
in diameter and has a good wave break at lower tides. Monster hole is also
known for its big fish and Lobsters, Divers can be seen diving this area
by boat on calm days.
Note: This
is a boat dive, it is to far off the beach and to close to the inlet for
beach diving there are unpredictable currents and large swell from boats
going in and out of the Inlet.
Sebastian Inlet Cove Tidal Pool
Located on the North Side of the Sebastian Inlet State Park is a shallow
tidal pool with a sand bottom composition teeming with tropical fish, crabs,
starfish, shells, shrimp, squid and lobster. There is a small rock
jetty enclosing the pool with a 200 ft. wide opening into the inlet. Manatees
are commonly seen swimming in the pool. The area is safe as long as you stay
well inside the rock boundary, especially during an out going tide. Going
too close to the edge of the jettycould be very dangerous causing one to
be pulled into the outgoing tide, pushing you far off shore with the current.
The safest time to explore this tidal pool is during an in-coming high tide,
as the current is then moving toward the shore line. Young snorkelers
should be supervised at all times.
Sebastian Inlet South Beach Park
This is one of the newest parks, with plenty of parking. The reef is
close to the shoreline with only 3 to 6 feet of depth on the first and second
reefs. The reef line extends as far out as 200 yards where the depth reaches
approximately 20 feet. With the inlet less than one mile away, tidal
currents are strong, out-going tides may bring debris causing poor vis.
Due to beach restoration the reefs may be covered up by sand.
Call Water N Sports for a Beach Surf & Dive
Report 772-228-9290