Continent |
North America |
Country |
Florida (USA) |
Next Big City |
Miami |
Next Town |
Miami Beach |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, School, Shop, Repair, Rental, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Ocean with chop, some fun waves on the sandbar. Look out for swimmers and stay out of the swimming area, marked by buoys.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
Bystanders |
Beach Users: |
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
Soft sand beach marked off from beachgoers. Can be very crowded with kitesurfers and crowds will be just next door to the launch area if the weather is nice, so be careful!
Weather
Spring:
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Shorts |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts |
Winter:
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Shorts, Shorty, Normal |
Normally warm air and water. When Northerly cold fronts pass through in winter, then up to a long wetsuit may be needed.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, May, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NNE, NE, ENE, ESE, SE, SSE |
Main Direction: |
N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S |
Anything with East works here. Cross shore can get shadowed and weird. Due east can be tough to get upwind through the waves--intermediate or higher only. From October to May there is enough wind 1 in 2 or 1 in 3 days, usually for 10m-14m kites. Outside of those months there is very little wind and it's usually storm winds (gusty, direction changes).
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
There is a bigger parking just aside the beach. Pay parking fees.
Extra information
Rules |
Zones, Fees, License |
Run as a concession by local kitesurfing shop. Dedicated beach for kiting but it costs $15/day to kite here and they check for IKO 3 certification. Parking usually available $1/hour. Only official place in Miami Beach to have lessons.
Nightlife
It's Miami Beach, so expect an amazing nightlife.