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Vero Beach Humiston Beach Humiston Beach is located in Vero Beach, Florida. This is the first beach I started skimming at over 3 years ago and it's still my favorite. This beach is typical Floridian surf, mostly close out and a rare true shore break like Aliso. There is no sidewash whatsoever. What is good about Humiston: HIGH TIDE. At high tide, the waves are usually extremely close to shore. You can do a variety of moves on these waves. Flips and turns are most common, but don't expect to ride the wave once you turn. (That close-out thing) Also try to go in the early morning or late afternoon (whichever coincides with high tide) to avoid wind. There are hardly ever any offshore winds in this area of Florida. But, when there's no wind and a good swell, Humiston rocks.To get to Vero Beach you need to look for a town about an hour-and-a-half south of Daytona Beach and about 2 hours north of Miami. If you're driving on I-95, the exit you want to take is for route 60 into Vero Beach. It will take you about 15 minutes to get to the coast on east 60, but when you get to A1A, it's all worth it. After you cross the bridge at 17th Street, you want to turn left on A1A until you hit Beachland Blvd. Turn right and then turn right again at Ocean Drive. After a 1/4 of a mile, you'll see a big ugly pink building called Crusty's. Turn left into that parking lot and there's Humiston. Always go to the right side of the pipe. Another tip, there are many spots in Vero. If Humiston sucks, there's a good chance that another beach will be good. Submitted by John Lenker lenker@cs.fsu.edu The Pier A half mile down the beach heading north from Humiston, there is a pier that extends about 75 yards into the ocean. If Humiston isn't doing the trick for you, I highly suggest going here. There is a generous amount of running room which can allow for breakneck speed. Some of the older guys who like running in the really thick water like to go here because of the nice clean break. There's an added bonus. If the waves have totally bunked out, jumping off of the pier can be quite a rush in itself.Submitted by Brian DiLucente: STU000063093@western.edu
Wabasso Another spot by Vero beach is Wabasso. The shore break comes in
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