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Characteristics
  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.
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  Surf Spot Photo GPS Quality Direction Type Frequency Level
1 17th Ave right and left beach-break all surfers
2 880 - Powerhouse right and left sand-bar all surfers
3 Anclote Island   right and left sand-bar all surfers
4 Anna Maria Island   right beach-break all surfers
5 Anna Maria Island - Beach Streets 11  right and left beach-break all surfers
6 Bellair Beach experienced surfers
7 Bonita Jetty   right and left breakwater/jetty all surfers
8 Bradenton- twin piers right and left beach-break all surfers
9 Calle Hermosa   right and left sand-bar all surfers
10 Captiva Island right and left beach-break all surfers
11 City Pier right sand-bar all surfers
12 Clearwater   right beach-break all surfers
13 Clearwater beach - The Waffle House right breakwater/jetty experienced surfers
14 Clearwater Pass right point-break all surfers
15 Crescent Beach   right and left beach-break all surfers
16 Destin right and left sand-bar all surfers
17 Don Pedro Island   right and left beach-break all surfers
18 Englewood middle beach right and left sand-bar all surfers
19 Fort Walton Pier 22  right and left beach-break all surfers
20 Green Rooms A.K.A. The Arches right and left sand-bar all surfers
21 Holmes beach pier right and left beach-break beginners wave
22 Honeymoon island right and left sand-bar experienced surfers
23 Indian Rocks Beach 10  right and left beach-break all surfers
24 Juno Pier   right and left sand-bar experienced surfers
25 Lido Beach right and left sand-bar all surfers
26 Naples Pier right and left beach-break all surfers
27 Navarre Beach 14  right and left beach-break all surfers
28 Okaloosa Pier right and left beach-break all surfers
29 Pensacola beach 47  right and left sand-bar all surfers
30 Pensacola Beach Pier   right and left experienced surfers
31 point o' rocks   left point-break experienced surfers
32 Port st.joe cape   right and left sand-bar all surfers
33 Redington Breakwater   right and left sand-bar all surfers
34 Sand Key Jetty right and left beach-break experienced surfers
35 Sand Key Park   right and left sand-bar all surfers
36 Sand spit right and left breakwater/jetty experienced surfers
37 Sanibel left sand-bar experienced surfers
38 South Jetty, Venice right all surfers
39 South Ponte Vedra Beach   right and left beach-break all surfers
40 St. Andrews State Park right and left sand-bar all surfers
41 St. Augustine beach pier   right and left beach-break all surfers
42 St. George Island right and left beach-break all surfers
43 St. Marys rivermouth   rivermouth all surfers
44 Sunset Beach right and left beach-break all surfers
45 The Cove   right and left sand-bar experienced surfers
46 The Cross (Pensacola Beach) right and left sand-bar all surfers
47 The Pass(Amazons) 15  left breakwater/jetty all surfers
48 The Point right and left sand-bar all surfers
49 Turtle Beach right and left sand-bar all surfers
50 Upham Beach right breakwater/jetty all surfers
51 Venice North Jetty right and left breakwater/jetty all surfers
52 Wiggins Pass right and left rivermouth all surfers


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Surfing Season
Jan/Feb Mar/Apr May/Jun Jul/Aug Sep/Oct Nov/Dec
Best Surfing Season
Occasional Swell

Occasional Swell

Flat

Flat

Occasional Swell

Occasional Swell
Typical Swell Size
1.5m-2m / 5ft-6ft

1m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft

< 1m / 3ft

< 1m / 3ft

1.5m-2m / 5ft-6ft

1.5m-2m / 5ft-6ft
Surf Equipment Fullsuit Springsuit Boardshorts Boardshorts Shorty Fullsuit
Water temp.     27°C
81°F
27°C
81°F
   
Air temp. 14°C
57°F
  32°C
90°F
32°C
90°F
  14°C
57°F
Climate            

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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St. Andrews State Park, United States of America
By waterman_75, 2010-01-16 14:00:00
Victory at sea
Another session that makes one miss the great waves of the South Pacific.  The first of a three day swell period and I have cleared my schedule for the weekend and am taking Monday off so I can maximize my in water time, but it is time for a hoo
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Bradenton- twin piers, United States of America
By SurfinWFL, 2009-12-04 07:05:00

Got to the piers only to see no water from the N wind and full moon tide! Seemed a bit bummed as it was glasssy and 1ft! But perked up when the outside waved good morning with a chest high set. My friend was crusin on my 7'6... I had no problems
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880 - Powerhouse, United States of America
By spazfish, 2009-07-10 16:21:26

Rainy on & off, but worth it. waves were short but powerful. Ty got to surf the "big girl" spot today. Water was murky.
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Anclote Island, United States of America
By spazfish, 2009-06-29 16:18:29

Waves weren't standing well for the shortboard, so we rode the bodyboards. Very strong tide.
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Anclote Island, United States of America
By spazfish, 2009-06-15 16:14:29

Nice clear water - wave were short but alot of fun. Kids bodyboarded until noodled. Strong incoming tide. Pop pop rode, too.
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comment by mario , 2009-05-26 20:41:07

Hello
I am going to Florida in Sept for a 2 week hole and i am looking to get some surfing in - any tips as to the best beaches to go to? I've been surfing for just over a yr now in the UK, so am OK @ standing up and riding to shore but haven't ventured out back yet so am looking for a beginners- intermediate surf!
any help much appreciated, thanks

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Mario

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comment by Anonymous, 2007-08-04 18:58:37

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.

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