Live skimboarding conditions for 16 beaches in First Coast, Florida. Each beach gets a skim score from 0 to 10, built from shorebreak size, how close the waves break to the sand, wind, tide and swell quality. 8 or higher is a W Skim.
Steeper beaches here, like Vilano Beach, Mickler's Landing, Guana Beach (South Ponte Vedra), usually skim best around mid tide, when waves break right on the sand. Flatter, wider beaches, like St. Augustine, Jacksonville Beach, Fernandina Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach, are better near low tide and on small days for flatland.