Melbourne Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports (Florida (2024)

FAQs

How big are the waves in Melbourne? ›

Seas: NE 3 feet at 6 seconds. Light ENE winds with a slight chop. Small short period waves. Winds: ENE 9 to 10 knots.

Melbourne and the Beaches has consistently better breaks and swell for the more advanced surfers. The Indialantic Boardwalk is a local favorite but the best break in the area is the legendary First Peak at the Sebastian Inlet State Park.

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Surf reports, like weather reports, are not always 100% accurate, as they constantly change based on the weather conditions.

Praia do Norte ('North Beach') is a beach located in Nazaré, portuguese Oeste region, which due to its giant white breaking waves is famed for its surfing conditions. Nazaré's waves were listed on the Guinness Book of Records for the biggest waves ever surfed.

For it to be considered big wave surfing, a surfer must tackle a wave of at least 20 feet (6.2 metres) high. Speeds of around 80km/h (50mph) are common, and wipeouts will see bodies skip along the water's surface, like pebbles skimmed on a lake.

New Smyrna Beach

North of Canaveral, you can surf in New Smyrna Inlet, the south side of the famous Ponce de Leon or "Ponce" Inlet. Known locally as "the wave magnet," Smyrna's waves are well suited for trick riding or "hot dogging." It's also now considered the most consistent surf.

Cocoa Beach is a resort town located on a barrier island just an hour's drive east of Orlando on the Sunshine State's stunning Space Coast. The city of Cocoa Beach as we know it today was founded in 1925.

Cocoa Beach: Known as the small-wave capital of the east coast, Cocoa Beach offers gentle waves perfect for beginners.

Not necessarily — it depends on where you plan to surf. High tides are great if you're headed towards a reef break. The only exception is if it's near a bluff, in which case the waves rarely break before hitting land. Conversely, medium to low tides are better if you're surfing near a beach break.

What wave height is good for surfing? ›

Generally speaking the perfect size for beginners is 1 to 2ft. For intermediates: 2-4ft waves are best as it gives you more face of the wave to progress your skills on. You should keep an eye on the 'Swell Period', because it's a lot more indicative of the actual wave size (see the next point).

Thus, a "3-foot" wave is roughly six feet high (in actuality a height of ~1.8 m), i.e., head-high to a 6-foot (~180 cm) person; a "2-foot" wave is roughly four feet high (height of ~1.2 m), i.e., chest-high to such a person; and a "6- to 8-foot" wave would be 2 to approaching 3 times head-high to such a person (height ...

All the beaches are on the shores of Port Phillip, a large and calm bay and because of this, there are no surf/ocean beaches in the Melbourne area. There are surf beaches furter away on the Mornington Peninsula, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast and Phillip Island.

The 1958 Lituya Bay, Alaska mega tsunami topples any other wave in history. Big waves, in surfing, are the pinnacle of the sport. But big waves outside of surfing are something else entirely. There are waves on record – some not even at typical ocean surf spots – that are unfathomably massive.

Arrive at a National Park surfing paradise – Double Island Point. Home to Australia's longest waves. Equipment set up and safety/instruction briefing on the beach.