Better state to surf in, Virginia, or Florida

l am gonna have to go with Florida, for a number of reasons. One, Virginia is hardly a surfing hotspot. If u said maybe, North Carolina or Florida, but when thinking of a surf trip, no one thinks Virginia. Florida has much better surf. Granted, the fact that over 3000 bull sharks recently migrated to Florida is a bit of a turn off, the waves r just better. Sebastian's, New Smyrna & Cocoa Beach especially, probably some of the best surf on the East Coast. l mean, u have Slater, soon to be 9x world champ, who comes from Cocoa Beach. Hard to argue that it is not a good surfing environment.

Also, its nicer in general than Virginia. Ok, so there is a lot of old people, but that just makes for more golf. You have Del Ray, which is a great little town with decent surf, & Miami, which, despite the coke, is a fun city. Also, if u have kids, there is Disneyworld, which is basically heaven to them.

I've been on surf trips in some pretty ratty places, slept in tents in the middle of nowhere just for good waves. But sometimes its nice to be in a populated place, & I'd choose Florida over Virginia any day.

Florida. Here is a link to good review on Florida is prime spot Sebastian is Inlet. http://aboutthebreak.com/sebastian_inlet.php . Florida is where Kelly Slater is from; 'nuff said.

Virginia Beach, & the east coast of the Delmarva peninsula offer some decent surfing opportunities. Just about as good as u can get at most (not all, but most) Florida breaks. However, Come September, it gets colder in VA, & by January, u get to know what winter means. If u have never been in a VA winter ice storm, u r in for an experience. However, Florida does not have a winter. well, at least not what those of us from the northeast call a winter. There r a good number of primo surf spots, & it is lots warmer. therefore, Florida wins hands down ( Sorry Virginia fans, but the older u get, the more u hate the cold).

Florida is more consistent than VA and there are few spots that you are allowed to surf in VA. Most of the coast line is gov't owned and of the public beaches there are only a few where you can surf at any time. During the summer surfing has restricted hours on most of the other beaches.