The Wave
The breaks favor southwest-to-west groundswells and clean conditions with winds from the west to northwest.
Tides matter less than bar position, though rising tides often fill sections and smooth peaks.
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Anclote Island
Anclote Island is a boat-only Gulf sandbar complex off Tarpon Springs that makes lefts and rights with some push on southwest-groundswells, often surfed uncrowded but exposed to boat traffic and shifting bars. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Anclote Island in Florida.
Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelAll levels
LocationFlorida, US
Forecast
- Waves 1 ft
- Period 4 s
- Wind W 13 kt
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Getting here requires a boat or the small ferry from Tarpon Springs, so sessions are typically smaller but expect transient boat traffic and rapidly shifting sandbars that rework peaks.
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