Florida Surf Spot Map——The Best Surf Spots In Florida
Information about Florida
Surf Florida - Quick Facts
LOCATION: North America, South East corner.
POPULATION: 19200000
NATIONALITY: Americanese
LANGUAGE: English
CURRENCY: US Dollar
Florida is a popular tourist destination, receiving millions of visitors to the state each year. It's climate is very agreeable, with an average temperature in Southern Florida of 28.2C / 82.7F during summer and 20.3C / 68.5F during winter.This makes it a great destination for surfers. It has over 1250 golf courses, 370000 hotel rooms and over 700 campgrounds.
The capital is Tallahassee and it's most populated city is Jacksonville.
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, there are plenty of nice easy beachbreaks for learning to surf, and the water's crystal clear.
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 (if there is such a thing)
Florida Surfing Conditions
Surfing in Northern Florida
Surf Spots In Northern Florida
| Surf Spot | Quality | Wave direction | Wave type | Crowd level |
| 12th ave. New Smyrna | 3 | Right & left | Beach break | Busy |
| Cocoa Beach Pier | 2 | Right | Beach break | Packed |
| Creset Beach | 3 | Right & left | Beach break | Not Too Bad |
| Daytona Beach | 3 | Right & left | Beach break | Packed |
| Flagler Beach | 3 | Right & left | Point break | Not Too Bad |
| Hanna | 3 | Right | Beach break | Not Too Bad |
| Jacksonville Beach Pier | 3 | Right & left | Breakwater / groyne | Packed |
| Little Talbot | 2 | Right | Beach break | Empty |
| Mickler's Landing Beach | 3 | Right & left | Beach break | Can Get Busy |
| New Smyrna Inlet | 3 | Right & left | Beach break | Packed |
| Saphire | 2 | Right & left | Beach break | Can Get Busy |
| St. Augustine Beach | 3 | Right & left | Beach break | Not Too Bad |
Surfing in Southern Florida
Surf Spots In Southern Florida
| Surf Spot | Quality | Wave direction | Wave type | Crowd level |
| Beer Can Island | 3 | Right | Reef break | Not Too Bad |
| Boca Inlet | 2 | Left | Breakwater / groyne | Not Too Bad |
| Fort Pierce Jetty | 1 | Right | Beach break | Can Get Busy |
| Jap Rock | 3 | Right & left | Reef break | Not Too Bad |
| Lake Worth Pier | 3 | Left | Reef break | Can Get Busy |
| North Jetty Park | 4 | Right | Point break | Can Get Busy |
| Pier | 3 | Right | Beach break | Can Get Busy |
| Sebastian Inlet | 3 | Right | Beach break | Busy |
| South Beach | 1 | Right & left | Beach break | Packed |
| Stuart Beach | 2 | Right & left | Beach break | Can Get Busy |
| The Pier | 3 | Left | Beach break | Busy |
| The Rocks | 3 | Right & left | Beach break | Not Too Bad |
| Vista Park | 3 | Right | Beach break | Not Too Bad |
Surf Equipment Required for the Waves in Florida
Mostly small wave shortboards, funboards or longboards, although kayaks aren't considered "surfing"
equipment, many Floridians enjoy using kayaks to break the waves.
Ladies, don't forget your board shorts and rash guard!
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