The Gulf of Mexico, despite what many people believe, has unsheltered sandbars that are very surfable.
The unsheltered sandbars retain their shape when winds are light and/or offshore.  Even east coast surfers make the 2.5 hour trek over to score super fun waves. Tommy Coleman (Billabong page) a 12 year old east coast super grom lauching an air below:

When unsheltered gulf sandbars break, they typically fire.  The waves have long lined up rides.  Many pits (curling in a shape that a surfer can fit into) are found on these standout days.

The sandbars along the gulf are dangerously shallow, so you will rarely ever hear of a surfer drowning.  In fact no surfer has ever been known to have drown along any of the gulf sandbars during surfing activities.

 

The sandbars have super shape, consistent wave frequecy, and are some of the most playful waves along the entire coast.