Cocoa Beach Essential Info

Basics

Best Time To Go

Year round

Current Time

Current Weather

56 °F

Windy

Fun Facts

1. In 1944, a single police officer was hired for $1/hour in Cocoa Beach.
2. In 1955, the speed limit in most of the town was raised to 35 miles per hour.
3. Cocoa Beach was the setting for the 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie, although no episodes were actually filmed in Cocoa Beach.
4. Cocoa Beach is home to the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame.
5. On May 1, 1942, the German submarine U-109 torpedoed the La Paz off the shore of Cocoa Beach.

Popular Foods

1. Lobster Roll
2. Gator Bites and Grits