Is The Pass(Amazons) good for beginners?

The Pass(Amazons) is rated Beginner: the median wave is 0.4 m and 52% of days are mellow (0.4 to 1.2 m).

How warm is the water at The Pass(Amazons)?

The yearly mean sea temperature is 23°C, so most of the year you want a rash vest or 2 mm.

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The Pass(Amazons) 22.9

#5580 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Florida · near Panama City

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

Beginner

Surf score22.9 /100

Surfable days29% of the year

Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind

Groundswell0% period 11 s+

Typical size0.4 m 1.4 ft median

Water23°C a rash vest or 2 mm

Best time to surf The Pass(Amazons)

It rarely works. The nearest airport is TLH (137 km) and the nearest town is Panama City (8 km).

Month	Surfable	Clean	Size	Water	Suit
Jan	55%	0%	0.6 m	16°C	4/3
Feb	37%	0%	0.5 m	15°C	4/3
Mar	36%	0%	0.5 m	19°C	2mm
Apr	41%	0%	0.5 m	22°C	vest
May	24%	0%	0.4 m	26°C	boardies
Jun	15%	0%	0.4 m	29°C	boardies
Jul	13%	0%	0.3 m	30°C	boardies
Aug	16%	0%	0.3 m	30°C	boardies
Sep	21%	0%	0.4 m	29°C	boardies
Oct	23%	0%	0.4 m	26°C	boardies
Nov	25%	0%	0.4 m	21°C	2mm
Dec	46%	0%	0.6 m	18°C	3/2

Why 22.9

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

Consistency 26%

7.2

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%

7.8

The detail

Faces 184° with 50% 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): 52%. Months that work: 1 of 12. Coordinates 30.125, -85.735 (OpenStreetMap).

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