8th Ave South Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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8th Ave South is most often good on a 2–4 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the E, with light wind from the N, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
| Ideal wave height | 2–4 ft |
| Ideal period | medium-period (8–16s) |
| Best swell direction | E |
| Best wind | light wind from the N |
| Best tide | high & incoming |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (preliminary-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →
Current conditions
Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-06-26 11:26 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.
| Wave height | 2.0 ft |
| Dominant period | 4s |
| Swell direction | SSE (148°) |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 41117 (27 mi away) |
| Wind | 5 kt from the SSW — NDBC MYPF1 (8 mi away) |
8th Ave South 7-day surf forecast
Model wave & wind outlook for 8th Ave South from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).
| Day | Swell height | Period & direction | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Jun 26 | 2–3 ft | 6s ESE | 7 kt SSE |
| Sat Jun 27 | 2–3 ft | 6s ESE | 7 kt SSW |
| Sun Jun 28 | 2 ft | 8s ESE | 8 kt SW |
| Mon Jun 29 | 2 ft | 9s E | 7 kt WSW |
| Tue Jun 30 | 2 ft | 9s E | 6 kt ENE |
| Wed Jul 1 | 2 ft | 9s E | 9 kt ENE |
| Thu Jul 2 | 2 ft | 8s E | 7 kt SE |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8720218 (MAYPORT (BAR PILOT DOCK)), the nearest tide station (8 mi away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 01:04 — High 4.3 ft
- 2026-06-06 07:15 — Low 0.428 ft
- 2026-06-06 13:31 — High 3.759 ft
- 2026-06-06 19:08 — Low 0.657 ft
- 2026-06-07 01:48 — High 4.202 ft
- 2026-06-07 08:01 — Low 0.329 ft
Frequently asked
Is 8th Ave South good for surfing right now?
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-06-26 11:26 UTC), 8th Ave South is off: the live 0–2 ft short-period swell from the SE is off its ideal E direction and is under its usual size, and the wind is light from the SW.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for 8th Ave South come from?
LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 41117) and the nearest NOAA tide station (MAYPORT (BAR PILOT DOCK)). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
What are the best surf conditions for 8th Ave South?
8th Ave South is most often good on a 2–4 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the E, with light wind from the N, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
Does LazySurfer predict whether 8th Ave South is good for me?
Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.
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