Fort Lauderdale, United States

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About Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale is a town in Florida, United States. From Fort Lauderdale you can reach 10 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 3 dive sites. The nearest is Fort Lauderdale, a kite and windsurf spot 4.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 78 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL), 6 km away.

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Staying in Fort Lauderdale

78 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL), 6 km, OPF, 27 km, Miami International Airport (MIA), 39 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Fort Lauderdale.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Fort Lauderdale each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 7 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Fort Lauderdale too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert

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2nd Street13.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Pompano Beach, 4 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft368 kJ

9 ft1171 kJ

8 ft972 kJ

5 ft346 kJ

6 ft376 kJ

5 ft287 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 2nd Street, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, poor	6 ft8 smushy	368kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 smushy	1,171kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	972kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	15, poor	5 ft8 smushy	346kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	35, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	376kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	5 ft8 smushy	287kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	3 ft9 smushy	148kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	24°C

Commercial Pier8.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Pompano Beach, 6 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft368 kJ

9 ft1171 kJ

8 ft972 kJ

5 ft346 kJ

6 ft376 kJ

5 ft287 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Commercial Pier, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, poor	6 ft8 smushy	368kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 smushy	1,171kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	972kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	16, poor	5 ft8 smushy	346kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	376kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	5 ft8 smushy	287kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	3 ft9 smushy	148kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	24°C

Dania Beach7.8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Dania BeachNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft223 kJ

6 ft604 kJ

6 ft444 kJ

4 ft193 kJ

4 ft161 kJ

4 ft145 kJ

2 ft75 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Dania Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	5 ft7 smushy	223kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	6 ft9 smushy	604kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	6 ft8 ssoft	444kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	4 ft7 smushy	193kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	4 ft8 smushy	161kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	4 ft8 smushy	145kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	2 ft8 smushy	75kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	23°C

Dania Pier7.9 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Dania Beach, 4 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft211 kJ

6 ft492 kJ

5 ft355 kJ

4 ft193 kJ

4 ft161 kJ

3 ft141 kJ

2 ft75 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Dania Pier, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, poor	5 ft7 s	211kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 s	492kJ	wind from the north-east, 17 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	8, poor	5 ft8 s	355kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	4 ft7 s	193kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	4 ft8 s	161kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	20, poor	3 ft8 s	141kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	2 ft8 s	75kJ	wind from the north-east, 19 knots	25°C

Fort Lauderdale - 14th Street4.9 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

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John Loyd Park Jetty6.6 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft211 kJ

6 ft492 kJ

5 ft355 kJ

4 ft193 kJ

4 ft161 kJ

3 ft141 kJ

2 ft75 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at John Loyd Park Jetty, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, poor	5 ft7 s	211kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 s	492kJ	wind from the north-east, 17 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	8, poor	5 ft8 s	355kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	4 ft7 s	193kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	4 ft8 s	161kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	20, poor	3 ft8 s	141kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	2 ft8 s	75kJ	wind from the north-east, 19 knots	25°C

Marco Polo18.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Sunny Isles Beach, 1 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft223 kJ

6 ft492 kJ

5 ft321 kJ

4 ft193 kJ

4 ft161 kJ

4 ft145 kJ

2 ft75 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Marco Polo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, poor	5 ft7 smushy	223kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 smushy	492kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	15, poor	5 ft8 smushy	321kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	4 ft7 smushy	193kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	46, fair	4 ft8 smushy	161kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	4 ft8 smushy	145kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	2 ft8 smushy	75kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	23°C

Pompano pier13.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Pompano Beach, 4 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft368 kJ

9 ft1171 kJ

8 ft972 kJ

5 ft346 kJ

6 ft376 kJ

5 ft287 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pompano pier, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, poor	6 ft8 smushy	368kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 smushy	1,171kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	972kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	15, poor	5 ft8 smushy	346kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	34, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	376kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	5 ft8 smushy	287kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	3 ft9 smushy	148kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	24°C

Ramada Inn - Sunny Isles18.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Sunny Isles Beach, 1 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft223 kJ

6 ft492 kJ

5 ft321 kJ

4 ft193 kJ

4 ft161 kJ

4 ft145 kJ

2 ft75 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ramada Inn - Sunny Isles, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, poor	5 ft7 smushy	223kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 smushy	492kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	15, poor	5 ft8 smushy	321kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	4 ft7 smushy	193kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	46, fair	4 ft8 smushy	161kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	4 ft8 smushy	145kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	2 ft8 smushy	75kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	23°C

Spoils4.9 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

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Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Fort Lauderdale, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale 4.3 km · stays here

Windsurf near Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale 4.3 km · stays here

Dive near Fort Lauderdale

Mercedes I 7.2 km · stays here
Tracey 7.6 km · stays here
Tenneco Towers 8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Fort Lauderdale

Café Roma italyItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
Kin Ramen Poke BobaJapanese · 0.1 km from the centre
Sarpino's PizzeriaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
IchimoraJapanese · 0.2 km from the centre
Jin Sha Sushi and Chinese BuffetChinese · 0.2 km from the centre
Quarterdeck Seafood Bar & Neighborhood GrillSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits