Continent
North America
Country
Florida (USA)
Next Big City
Orlando
Next Town
Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Rooms, Shower, Parking

Water

Type:
Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Hazards:
No information
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
Tide independent

Small waves which get nice with stronger and onshore winds. Shallow for about 60m.

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Big
Hazards:
Bystanders
Beach Users:
None

Big sandy beach. Soft sand. Wide beach with lots of space. Look out for few beach goers.

Weather

Spring:
Shorts
Summer:
Shorts
Fall:
Shorts
Winter:
Shorty, Normal

Wetsuits are only needed from December to March with temperatures dipping down into the 40's°F on occasion. Water temps are moderate. Sun protection recommended.

Wind

Best Months:
January, February, March, April, May, October, November, December
Wind Type:
Thermal, Frontal, Trade
Best Direction:
NE, SE
Main Direction:
NE, SE, W, NW

Season starts in October when cold fronts start pushing through. October through May is the best time, but the most reliable months would be April and May when a combination of late season cold fronts and spring trades blow and it warmed back up. Summer: Southeast thermal - lite to moderate, thunderstorm dodging. Fall: all directions but the Northeast is what we live for. Lite to windy, never can tell what day will produce. Winter: all directions, some gusty west winds on lagoon, and some great North and Northeast winds for the ocean. Spring: West, Northwest, North, Northeast and Southeast.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

From Orlando take 528 East. Drive all the way to its end in Cocoa Beach. Here get onto A1A South. Turn left onto N Atlantic Ave and turn right on Washington Ave. After a few blocks turn left onto Ridgewood Ave and see on the right side a bigger parking lot with signs Cherie Down Park. Free parking.

Extra information

Rules
None

Watch out for surfers in the waves on good days.

Nightlife

No information