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Surfer on a small clean wave at Cocoa Beach with the iconic pier in the background
Outdoor Sports

Cocoa Beach Surf 101 — Where Kelly Slater Learned and You Can Too

Kelly Slater grew up paddling out at the Cocoa Beach Pier. Six miles of coast, fourteen named breaks, sand bottom forgiving enough to fall fifty times in a session, and 78°F water by May. The East Coast's surf capital is the easiest place in America to learn to surf.
Sebastian Inlet from the A1A bridge — North Jetty on the left, South Jetty on the right, channel running between them
Outdoor Sports

Sebastian Inlet North Jetty — Florida's Most Famous Wave, Why Kelly Slater Grew Up Here, and How to Read the Lineup

Sebastian Inlet's North Jetty is Florida's most famous wave — a NE-swell right-hander that produced Kelly Slater, the Hobgoods, and Cory Lopez. Here's the practical sport post: tide, sections, lineup hierarchy, parking, and how not to embarrass yourself on your first paddle out.