St. Augustine Beach Surf Cam from the Surf Station

The St. Augustine Beach Cam from the Surf Station was formerly known as the St. Augustine Pier Southside Cam. It has been moved just over ten blocks south of its old position, to a spot that the shop feels gives an even better view of the surf.

The Surf Station is a well-known surf shop in St. Augustine Beach, and its cameras are a go-to resource for local surfers. Alongside the live views, the shop publishes a full surf report with tides, water temperature, daily photos, commentary and a forecast.

St. Augustine, founded by the Spanish in 1565, is the oldest continuously inhabited European-founded city in the continental United States. Its beaches lie across the Matanzas River on Anastasia Island, where St. Augustine Beach is known for its wide, hard-packed sand, its fishing pier and its friendly surf scene. The beach faces the open Atlantic, and its sandbars create shifting peaks that work best on northeast and east swells. Surfers, anglers and families share the shoreline, and in some sections cars are allowed to drive on the beach.

Autumn is often the best surf season, when hurricanes far offshore send long-period swells and northeast winds bring cold fronts. Summer brings smaller waves and warm water, and winter brings chilly mornings and occasional big nor'easter swells. Sea turtles nest on the beach from May to October. Hurricane season runs from June to November.

The stream is provided by the Surf Station.