Delray Beach:
Located at the end of Atlantic Boulevard, Delray Public Beach’s south end delivers some mighty fine surf at times. Delray works on every tide and swell combination, but on big swells and lower tides, the outside sandbar really fires. Respect the locals: even though the vibe is mellow, surfing in South Florida was born in Delray in the late ’50s, and a legacy of Delray surfers from that era still exists.
Atlantic Dunes Park:
Keep winding down from Boynton for 15 minutes and you’ll hit Delray, or access it from 95 on Linton Boulevard. The East End of Delray Beach is pleasant. Many fine restaurants, shops and bars line Atlantic Boulevard (the road that accesses the beaches), and there are a couple of breaks to choose from.
Atlantic Dunes Park has sandbars that work well on windswell from any direction, but it likes the northerly swells that miss the Treasure Coast and the Palm Beaches. The park is located north of Linton Boulevard. So many peaks break at Atlantic Dunes Park that crowds are only a factor if the surf is small and concentrated on one or two peaks. Parking, on the other hand, is brutal; get there early.