On the Gulf Coast, surfers get warm water most of the year, with best surfing season during fall & winter. During urricane Season they get some smoking waves. Being the Gulf of Mexico waves depends a lot on wind swells, so the weather plays a big factor. The Gulf produces some of the finest waves in Florida in terms of quality. But frequency is unregular. The surf spots are concentrated into two sections: the Panhandle, which runs from the Alabama border east past Dog Island until the state starts to bend; and the lower Gulf Coast, which begins more than 200 miles south in Clearwater, where the swampy shoreline finally returns to sand.
Dominant Swell and Wind Direction : Spring: last winter storms and milder conditionsSummer: flat almost all the time... unless a tropical storm or hurricane comes through.Fall: the real hurricane season is during from September to November. North Wind. waves are big and hollowWinter: most consistent surf. East to SouthEast Winds
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any good tips for florida?!
hey
im goin to florida in sept for a 2 wk hol and am looking to get some surfing in - any tips as to the best beaches to go to? i've been surfing for jus over a yr now in the uk, so am ok @ standing up and riding to shore but havent ventured out back yet so am looking for a beginners- intermediate surf!
any help much appreciated, thanxs
comment by Anonymous, 2007-03-03 18:46:22
03/03/07- twinpiers really cokeyna
nice break south jettie good north jettie bigger, but glassy and off shore breeze so the waves pitched outso the tubes were good but twin breaks r 99.9% good when ever there r swells. size range.....nee to waist high.i wont lie it can get full of peeeps.
comment by M - Dog, 2006-11-21 20:15:07
Consistent
Waves in the gulf mainly come from Hurricanes during hurricane season and cold fronts during the winters. I wouldn't consider the swells consistent and usually they are blown out. To get the Gulf good you have to be ready at all times to catch the small windows when all conditions come together to present something worth riding. Some of the most popular spots are bradenton, sand key, and st pete beach. Although these are the popular spots I surf in N. Pinellas (not sand key, further north) and there are lots of spots up here with little crowds but equal quality. Also the outside Islands can provide some exotic, remote, and suprising quality waves.
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comment by Anonymous, 2007-08-04 18:58:37