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Surf in Florida
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Sat Jun 26, 2004 12:14 amby schatz
Just moved to Florida. Where are some good spots to surf?
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Sat Jun 26, 2004 5:44 amby Tyson
All up and down the East Coast is good. What part of Florida do you live in?
I'm in North Orlando and usually go to New Smyrna or Cocoa.
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Mon Jun 28, 2004 6:37 pmby schatz
I'm in Cape Coral, I love it but there is no good surf on the gulf. I have heard Cocoa Beach was good. What is the surf like there?
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Sun Jul 04, 2004 4:34 pmby Jules
Smyrna is prolly the best surf in Florida, but there are a lot of seasoned veterans who get rather territorial. The same goes for Cocoa around 2nd light and the peir. My personal favorite is sebastian inlet
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Mon Jul 05, 2004 2:50 pmby Guest
I live in clearwater. Any time i want to go surfing we have to drive. I got to cocoa beach,sabastian inlet,air force.Summer =flat season.....wouldnt make the trip waves suck.Sets are only 3 ft at most.
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Tue Jul 06, 2004 10:06 pmby Knightshift
I live In Port St. Lucie area...any good spots nearby. Just moved here from a non-coastal state about two months ago...I used to bodysurf when i was a young child out in Cali. Any info would be great..thanks
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Tue Jul 13, 2004 7:51 amby jethro-bodine
Hey i'm personaly from New Smyrna beach. I'm over in St Pete right now for military. Personaly I believe that Smyrna is the most consistant surf spot on the east coast of the US. believe it or not. Anything south of sabastian inlet sucks. Anything north of there is good.. (Just not in the summer :( )
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Wed Jul 21, 2004 11:54 amby Ironside
You'll find many good surf spots along Florida's East Coast.
I have a website that caters to the Florida Surfer. I have a link there, to many good places to surf in Florida.
You can check it out at:
http://www.floridawaves.netfirms.com
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Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:00 pmby Ironside
jethro-bodine wrote:Anything south of sabastian inlet sucks.
This is South of Sebastian Inlet. ;)
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Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:48 pmby jethro-bodine
Ironside wrote:jethro-bodine wrote:Anything south of sabastian inlet sucks.
This is South of Sebastian Inlet. ;)
but how often is that. not very. I'm not trying to bum on your spot but If you are expecting surf anything south of sebastian is as consistant as the gulf of mexico.
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Fri Jul 30, 2004 2:54 pmby Guest
is any where around daytona beach good?
please reply fast leaving tomorrow
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Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:26 pmby jethro-bodine
Daytona beach is horrible for surf. Go to Ponce inlet, New smyrna, or cocoa or melourne if you have enough time to dirve. But Ponce inlet is only about 15 min away and new smyrna is about 20 min away. Good luck it's been flat lately.
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Sat Jul 31, 2004 1:31 pmby Ironside
The BEST waves in Florida, overall, are at Sebastian Inlet.
But speaking of further South, Ft. Pierce on a good winter day is as good as anywhere in Florida.
Jupiter Lighthouse and Juno Beach also rock.
Anything further South usually sucks for waves.
I do agree, the MOST consistent surfing in Florida is between Sebastian Inlet and New Smyrna, as you've listed as good places to go and surf.
he wants surf i want beach !
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Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:28 amby skbella
Hey i am going on vaction with my husband. he likes to surf i like to lay out.. got any suggestions on where we can get both ?
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Thu Aug 05, 2004 5:34 pmby Guest
I surf up & down Jupiter, huchinson island is good, stuart, ft.pierce is good!
just moved to FL-need info PLEASE
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Wed Aug 11, 2004 9:20 pmby marie
hey i just to moved to ft walton beach FL, anyone know about the surf here or anywhere close? please help fast im totally bummed without surfing.
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Wed Aug 11, 2004 10:03 pmby jethro-bodine
Just a reminder. there are tow hurricanes about to hit the gulf. so tomarrow and for another 5-8 day's there are going to be some sick waves there. get going.
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Wed Aug 11, 2004 10:33 pmby quicksilverchick
do you recommend surfing during the storm or right after?
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Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:41 amby tiny2
oh good heavens don't surf during the storm. the clown you see on tv behind the weather channel dude with board tucked under the arm, walking down the beach fighting 35 knot winds while the worlds biggest washer machine churns away is just that....a clown.
seriously, i've been chasing hurricane and typhoon surf for more than 10 yrs, and charging out in the middle of storm is dangerous....the wind and currents create a wicked fast sideshore current. even worse, it will punch holes in the sandbar that, under hurricane conditions, cause an unmanagable rip. BUT, most importantly, although big, the waves really suck underneath the storm....way too much wind on it.
you want either the incoming swell before the wind and rain show up. or even better, after it passes when the winds switch to light offshore and the remaining swell turns into pretty little barrels (doesn't always happen that way though)
that said: ft. walton pier, p'cola beach, fort pickens and alabama pt. are solid spots to the west....if you're up for a drive, panama city out to the east.
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Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:20 pmby Guest
Well, we're hoping to get a swell from Charley.
I live in Naples, Florida. It should be headin our way by tomorrow morning.