Surfing at Cocoa Beach
SeasonPrime time is early August through spring |
Skill levelAll levels of surfers are welcome! |
Come for the spaceships and stay for the waves
Located just south of Cape Canaveral and NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center is Cocoa Beach, sitting right in the middle of Florida’s Atlantic coast. The town is home to pro-surfers (Kelly Slater, anyone?) and the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame. Its iconic Cocoa Beach Pier, originally Canaveral Pier, juts out 800’ into the Atlantic, offering food, drink, and a great view of the professional and new surfers duking it out on the waves day after day. It’s also home to the largest, but not the original, surf shop in the United States, Ron Jon. So whether its rockets or surf boards that grab your attention, at least you can get a bit of both (as well as some awesome surf lessons) on Cocoa Beach.
Most popular packages and classes in Cocoa Beach
No matter where you drop in, the town’s got your surf vibe dialed
Because of Cocoa Beach’s cemented status as an East Coast surfing destination, the whole town has a definite surfing friendly vibe. There’s surf camps for kids and pro-level competitions hosted regularly, so you can do lots of watching and learning before you go into the water to refine your skills. If you happen to be visiting for Christmas, there’s even Surfing Santa Cocoa Beach Benefit event, because why should Santa hang ten too? The amount of schools in the area are top-notch and want nothing more than to share their stoke and help you get in the water.
Who should go surfing at Cocoa Beach?
Cocoa Beach’s waves are great for all level of surfer, plus the iconic pier is an awesome location to watch people shred some waves.