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Boca Inlet 50.1

#4453 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Florida · near Coral Springs

Wind is the enemy here, peaks in September, boardshorts water.

Warm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score50.1 /100
Surfable days67% of the year
Clean days2% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell4% period 11 s+
Typical size0.7 m 2.4 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Boca Inlet

The best time to surf Boca Inlet is January, March, September. It rarely works. In September the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.7 m. The nearest airport is FLL (30 km) and the nearest town is Coral Springs (21 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan86%4%1.0 m25°Cboardies
Feb91%0%0.9 m24°Cvest
Mar85%4%0.9 m25°Cboardies
Apr81%1%0.8 m26°Cboardies
May73%2%0.7 m28°Cboardies
Jun31%0%0.5 m29°Cboardies
Jul33%0%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Aug32%0%0.5 m31°Cboardies
Sep55%8%0.7 m30°Cboardies
Oct74%3%0.8 m29°Cboardies
Nov85%3%0.9 m27°Cboardies
Dec78%3%0.9 m26°Cboardies

Why 50.1

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
19.9
Clean days 24%
0.7
Groundswell 12%
0.4
Season spread 10%
7.3
Wave size 8%
1.0
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
9.6

The detail

Faces 100° with 50% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 57% of days. Mean peak period 6.7 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 72%. Months that work: 9 of 12. Coordinates 26.335, -80.070 (OpenStreetMap).

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