Continent |
North America |
Country |
Florida (USA) |
Next Big City |
Fort Lauderdale |
Next Town |
Miami |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, School, Shop, Rental, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers, Ships, Jetskis, Buoys |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Atlantic Ocean with waves, can be big in stronger onshore winds.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
Bystanders |
Beach Users: |
March, April, May, June, July, August |
100 yard kitesurf corridor. This location is better for intermediate and upwind riders.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorts |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts |
Winter:
|
Shorts, Shorty, Normal |
Very sunny and warm. Summer no wetsuit needed, winter a shorty is recommended on some days with northerly cold fronts.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NE, SE |
Main Direction: |
NE, SE |
Kitesurfing possible here about 4 days per week on average. Light summer thermals during summer with about 10-15 knots. November to April cold fronts with first SE, then turns to NE with about 15-20 knots, sometimes 25 knots.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
AIA Northbound across from the Cafe Oasis, just south of Las Olas Blvd.
Extra information
Leave the beach between the for red buoys until past the swim area. Once out, stay out. Riding waves within the channel or elsewhere is not permitted. Continuous riding in and out from the beach is not permitted (out and in once per session). If you can not go upwind this is not the place for you. Launching, landing or walking with a kite flying within a 100 yards of lifeguarded beaches is forbidden. If you are doing a downwinder be sure to stay beyond 100 yards of guarded beaches throughout SE Florida.
Nightlife
Lots of options, e.g. Elbo Room.