The Bahama Island chain blocks most of the big offshore swells that hit Florida s southern coast making the best surfing beaches beginning in Vero Beach and moving north from there. Sebastian Inlet is the most popular surfing hotspot in the state, hosting many surfing tournaments every year. The Sebastian Inlet Pro, Volcom Seacow Surf Contest, Quicksilver Skins and many other smaller contest.
Sebastian Inlet is a unique surfing spot with two popular locations where surf riders catch waves. The North Jetty is the most popular, surfers have a short paddle to the best waves on the east coast. Monster Hole, south of the inlet and about 3/4 mile off the beach is the place where head high swells take longboarders for a long ride, but it s a pretty good paddle out to the breaking waves so usually only locals attempt the paddle. Most of the locals come in from the south and paddle for about 1/4 mile out to the break, sometimes they just jump off the south jetty depending on the swell direction. Others use a boat to take surfers out to the break, tow in surfing from Personal Watercraft are also found riding the monster waves.
Cocoa Beach is called the Small Wave World Capital and features some of the best summertime surfing in Florida with an eastern facing beach. One of the more popular surfing spots is the Cocoa Beach Pier, a man made surf break builder, the pier is also a popular party spot and has hosted the Beach Boys in concert.
Cocoa Beach is also home to many Tournaments such as the PBR Pro Surf Contest, NCFL Maui Mix, the ESA Surf Contest, NKF Surfing Tourney, King of Peak, Kelly Slater and Brothers Invitational, the Easter Bash plus many other smaller annual surf contest.
If you want to learn to surf or take advanced surfing lessons Cocoa Beach may be the best spot. The Space Coast is home to many of the worlds top surfers such as Kelly Slater and the Hobgood brothers, many lesser known surfing pros are from here also and offer instructional training.
Just a little north of Cocoa Beach is Cape Canaveral. Cape Canaveral s coastline is kinda bay like and is popular with those learning to surf and at times when the waves are too big for surfing the beaches of Cocoa Beach.
New Smyrna Beach is also popular with local surfers. The northeast facing beach is best in the fall or whenever the wind blows out of the northeast.
Daytona Beach is possibly the most unique surfing spot on the east coast for one simple reason, you can drive right on the beach. The coastline faces northeast and is popular during northeast swells, but the real advantage is from the ability to drive on the beach, surfers are more mobile and can drive along the beach until they find the best break, as tides and the bottom changes. There are also a couple piers that offer a challenging break during peak conditions.
St Augustine is in a unique position, the beach there faces east, to the south the beach faces a little to the south and the north side faces a little more north, offering a little variety of opportunities as the swells change. St. Augustine also has a narrow pier the locals are always shooting through. Of course this is very dangerous, and very popular.
Jacksonville Beach is the northernmost spot on our tour, the beaches there are also popular with surfers with an eastern facing beach. The Jacksonville Pier also offers a good break.
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