How Flat is Summer in East Florida ?

Summer time is most definitely the flatest time of year for Florida. But, spring, fall, and winter are fun. It is inconsistent, like all of the East Coast, but its warm and has some decent waves. Its definitely less expensive living then California.

 

I live in Baltimore, Maryland, but have family in the central coast of Florida and have been surfing there regularly since 1999. Summer can have it's flat spells, but fall, winter and spring make up for it and the ocean is warm pretty much all year long, maybe a light suit in winter. Not gonna get political, but if you want to carry a gun and shoot things, Florida is a great state for that. The fishing is top notch also.

 

ZBass has you in the right direction..its also like being on the sun here during the summer..I saw somewhere that eastcoast surfers need to have a hobbie during flat spells..looks like you have that covered..

 

just don't get nipped at new symrna

 

**** it, move to puerto rico, you can shoot all the stray dogs you want on your way to the the beach

 

move to Mexico- great waves and you are the hunted

 

Summer's can get flat, But if you have a Paddleboard or a good longboard it can be fun anyday . But if you're going to move to FL, Move somewhere in north east florida, Since we're open to alot more swell directions & there is also New Symrna to go to in the summer when its flat.

 

Yea, but also keep in mind what the previous posters have said about new symrna. There are more shark attacks in that county then any other place in the world. true fact. In fact, if your really considering moving anywhere in florida I would get really comfortable around teeth if I was you.

 

im pretty sure if he picked california, austrailia, and florida, he has had to think about sharks sometime...those are the sharkiest places minus south africa and the northwest

 

All of Florida is shark infested

I grew up surfing there, and the 4 ft spinner sharks would be jumping out of the water but we would still stay, people leave when they see something in the 6-8 ft range, which is usually a hammerhead or bull.

I would say the best place to surf would be the central east coast, from New Smyrna to the space coast, all the way down close to Palm Beach county. Go to 2ndlight.com and check out the pics in the forums to get an idea of waves during springtime.

 

Sharks are an issue, but like one of the previous guys said, usually you just get nipped..... I totally just jinxed myself. Oh well. I have seen sharks down there and have been spooked and gotten out of the water when it is real fishy and murky. Other than that, Florida is great and summers are really hot!

 

I wouldn't be worried about sharks if I went to Oz. I'd be worried about box jellyfish. google those little phuckers if you don't know what they are

 

Fun right now..just got home from Jensen Beach...slight chop ..i thought it was going to be choppier..should clean up more with the tide change..

 

stay in Germany...go skiing...no surf here

 

No, If you go surf anywhere there's sharks, But FL is good year around ( Besides the flat spells) But there is always something surfable at the right sandbar. or tide.

 

There has been a full week of good swell, Surf everyday. But then there's sometimes when there's no swell all week.

 

believe it or not florida has more shark attacks then south africa by far... look it up.

 

yeah i know i was just saying those places are also very sharky. i have read that florida is the worse, but the others have more great white attacks that tend to be deadly..but then again a bull or tiger are just as bad. speaking of, i had a nice sized fish run straight into my a$$ the other day, thought a chunk was going to be missing. it wasnt big, maybe a 5-10 pound fish but it had some force to freak me out. the guy i was with had the same thing happen to him about 10 minutes later.