If you want to stay in the country, the east coast of FL is great Long, Fun, and Short boarding (especially during hurricane season). Check out Cocoa Beach, the beaches of Melbourne, and Sebastian (lots of sharks, seasonally). Best place to fly into is Orlando. It's only about an hour drive to Cocoa/Melbourne. Sebastian is about an hour and a half drive. If you want to go surf and party, check out the Jupiter/Palm Beach area. It's a little bit more expensive, but the...shall we say..."scenery" is exponentially better. Good luck, and have fun!