Surfing in Florida

Florida Surf

Surf Florida - Quick Facts
LOCATION: North America, South East corner.
POPULATION: 17000000
NATIONALITY: Americanese
LANGUAGE: English
CURRENCY: US Dollar
Florida Surf Spot Map

Crocket and Tubbs once said that the surf in Florida is the best in the world (they didn't really, we just made this up) Florida's Atlantic coastline is home to some quality surf spots but unfortunately the swells it gets are pretty inconsistent. It is a great place to have a go at surfing as the whole are is geared up to tourism, the beaches are great and there are plenty of nice easy beachbreaks.

The main swell season in winter from November to March gets the swells from North Atlantic low pressures, generating surf from anywhere between 1-10ft. Summer can have long spells of flat surf broken up by small windswell days. That said the best waves that Florida gets are during the summer cyclone season of August to October. Cyclones tracking from Africa to the Caribbean produce quality offshore surf up to 10ft and perfect. Time it right and you could have days of surfing classic waves - time it wrong and you might be heading to Disneyland. Still, the water is warm, the beaches sandy and the sun shines - they don't call it the Sunshine State for nothing!

Probably the most famous (and busy) surfing spots in Florida are Cocoa Beach and Sebastian Inlet

Surfing Florida - The Good
Great for Learners.
Good Hurricane Season.

Surf Florida - The Bad and the Ugly
Inconsistent Swells.
Shark Bite Capital of the World (true fact)

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Florida Surfing Conditions

Florida Swell Size	Florida Water Temperature

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