beautiful, wide, 8 mile beach, you can drive on most sections; laid back, weekdays quiet, weekends uncrowded; six surfing beaches; watch out for rip currents; in the water - sharks, jelly fish, Man O War, stingrays, barracuda; best wind is west, offshore; waves range 1-2 to 3-5, except in hurricanes, tropical storms and northeasters when big waves arrive; pretty good surfers, including girls; home beach of pro surfer Gabe Kling