Continent |
North America |
Country |
Florida (USA) |
Next Big City |
Orlando |
Next Town |
Vero Beach |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Shop, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Water conditions can vary from flat to overhead surf. Waves consist of beach break when small to outside reef when overhead.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
Concrete |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Soft sand and great access opportunity. Many accesses along the coast. Some parts have narrow beaches during high tide. At some parts houses next to the beach. More space around 17th street.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorts |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts |
Winter:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Summer hot (90's °F air 80's °F). Rest of the year a light full or spring wetsuit with water in the upper 60's to low 70's °F. Air can range from 80's to 40's °F depending on the fronts.
Wind
Best Months: |
February, March, April, September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N, NNE, NE, SE |
Main Direction: |
N, NNE, NE, SE |
Spring (February to April) and fall (September to November) are the best as most of the good wind is dependent on fronts (15-20 mph: 1-3 days a week). Winter can be non stop or calm for the same reason. Summer is light and fluky with occasional 10-15 mph sea breezes.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
About 2hrs from Orlando. State road 528 to I-95 South and exit at Sebastian or Vero Beach and drive all the way to the beach.
Extra information
Lots of access, no restrictions - use common sense and good judgment.
Nightlife
Riverside, Cork, Joey's, BrewBurger, Waldo's, Xtasy. Everthing closes at 1am, it is a pretty dead city in the evening.