Wetsuits are only needed from December to March with temperatures dipping down into the 40's°F on occasion. Water temps are moderate. Sun protection recommended.
Season starts in October when cold fronts start pushing through. October through May is the best time, but the most reliable months would be April and May when a combination of late season cold fronts and spring trades blow and it warmed back up. Summer: Southeast trade/themal-lite to moderate, thunderstorm dodging. Fall: all directions but the Northeast is what we live for. Lite to windy, never can tell what day will produce. Winter: all directions, some gusty west winds on lagoon, and some great North and Northeast winds for the ocean. Spring: West, Northwest, North, Northeast and Southeast.
From Orlando take 528 East. Drive all the way to its end in Cocoa Beach. Here get onto A1A South. Turn left onto N Atlantic Ave and turn right on Washington Ave. After a few blocks turn left onto Ridgewood Ave and see on the right side a bigger parking lot with signs Cherie Down Park. Free parking.
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