Continent |
North America |
Country |
Florida (USA) |
Next Big City |
Miami, Key West |
Next Town |
Islamorada |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Shop, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Ships |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Big shallow area with excellent flat water. Beyond the flats deeper water with small waves.
Beach
Type: |
Grass |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
Trees |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Grassy area to rig your gear. Very limited space to launch and land with palm trees close by. Therefore walk out your lines in the shallow water and launch from there.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorts |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts |
Winter:
|
Shorts, Shorty, Normal |
Warm and sunny year-round. Only a shorty needed in winter on colder Northerlies. Otherwise just shorts and sun protection.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S |
Main Direction: |
N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, NW, NNW |
Main wind directions: East and Northeast. From these directions the winds are very steady. Be careful with thunderstorms and squalls. Always keep watching the sky. On North winds it will be gusty through the bridge, but further out it is nicer, but it is offshore.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
From Miami drive down to the Florida Keys. Get onto Islamorada and behind the bridge turn on mile marker 83.8 left to the oceanside at the lighthouse and drive to the water.
Extra information
$10 per day launch fee, check in and pay at the marina office before riding. Yearly passes also available.
Nightlife
Holiday Isle on Windley Key has a bit of nightlife.