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patterned

Florida surfers, I need some advice

So the old lady and I are traveling down to Ft. Lauderdale and she said I can hit some spots on the way. Gonna be taking off sometime next Friday or so.

I'll be traveling light with a small, beat up, thick, quad fish. I've never surfed east coast, so I'm not expecting much but I'd like to know what my best bets are or if should I just leave the board at home.

I'll also have the opportunity to hit it on the way back, so I'll be keeping an eye on the swell reports and maybe convincing her to leave at the best time.

Posted Jan 19, 2015, 4:04 AM UTC

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Obamaisacocksucker•

Pay attention to the tides, it can make all the difference. Jax Beach pier is best mid to high tide. Poles, aka Hanna Park, is best at low tide. Incoming tides always makes for better waves. A good friends website, NFla wave prediction, that focuses on NFla surf. What happens here, wave wise, may not happen further south, due to the curve of the coastline. Something to keep in mind. Have fun.

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the_turtleking•

Jax beach pier is a nice little spot, it can get a little crowded sometimes but this time of year usually isn't too bad

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surferd0Od•

I'd say The Poles, which is just North of Jax beach.

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patternedOP•

Thanks man. Whats the line up look like this time of year, weekend vs weekday?

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the_turtleking•

It's definitely less crowded during the week when people are at work but you probably won't see more than 5 or 10 other surfers on the weekend. As mentioned above the poles would be a good spot to try, I've never surfed there but I have a lot of friends that do.

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repost_acquisition5'8'' Neck Diver Jax Beach FL•

I surf there. 3 bucks to get in, nice park , 9 hole disc golf course, biking etc. great break due to jetty, crowds arent bad now.

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LlammaPandaCat•

It will be relatively cold compared to more south spots like Jupiter Fl. I think it can be pretty sharky up there aswell.

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