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Port st.joe cape 20.9

#5625 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Florida · near Apalachicola

Needs the right swell, wind is the enemy here, gentle enough to learn.

Beginner
Surf score20.9 /100
Surfable days24% of the year
Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell0% period 11 s+
Typical size0.4 m 1.2 ft median
Water23°C a rash vest or 2 mm

Best time to surf Port st.joe cape

It rarely works. The nearest airport is TLH (113 km) and the nearest town is Apalachicola (31 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan45%0%0.6 m16°C4/3
Feb30%0%0.5 m15°C4/3
Mar33%0%0.5 m19°C2mm
Apr36%0%0.5 m22°Cvest
May17%0%0.4 m26°Cboardies
Jun13%0%0.3 m29°Cboardies
Jul12%0%0.3 m30°Cboardies
Aug13%0%0.3 m30°Cboardies
Sep14%0%0.3 m29°Cboardies
Oct19%0%0.3 m26°Cboardies
Nov21%0%0.3 m21°C2mm
Dec36%0%0.5 m18°C3/2

Why 20.9

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

Consistency 26%
5.4
Clean days 24%
0.0
Groundswell 12%
0.0
Season spread 10%
0.0
Wave size 8%
0.0
Water comfort 10%
7.4
Access 10%
7.5

The detail

Faces 260° with 36% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 72% of days. Mean peak period 4.6 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 43%. Months that work: 0 of 12. Coordinates 29.812, -85.303 (OpenStreetMap).

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