Cocoa Beach Population: 12,880 World famous Cocoa Beach is known for some of the best beaches and waves on the East Coast. Ron Jon´s Surf Shop is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to serve Cocoa Beach´s year-round tourists. Cocoa Beach is also home of the six time World Surfing champion, Kelly Slater. Cocoa Beach was listed in the June 2004 issue of Money magazine as one of the "best places to live on the coast."