Continent |
North America |
Country |
Florida (USA) |
Next Big City |
Fort Lauderdale |
Next Town |
Pompano Beach |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Expert |
Features: |
Shower, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers, Animals, Currents, Buoys, Reefs, Rocks |
Quality: |
Dirty |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Choppy and waves. Nice waves in stronger onshore winds. You must stay out past the markers.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
Trees, Concrete, Power lines |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Nice, wide, safe and sandy beach. Lots of room. The beach about 70m wide. Be careful in onshore winds since big buildings are just right at the beach.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorts |
Summer:
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Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts |
Winter:
|
Shorts, Shorty, Normal |
3/2mm wetsuit for the locals on the coldest days in winter, shorty or top on most days. Sun protection recommended.
Wind
Best Months: |
March, April, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NE, SE |
Main Direction: |
NE, SE |
10-20 mph in winter, can be stronger with fronts. 5-15 mph in summer, only a few days stronger. Summer lighter SE thermals, about 10-15 knots. November to April: cold fronts bring SE before and NE after it, with 15-20, sometimes up to 25 knots. During winter about 4 days per week surfing possible.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Long walk |
I-95 exit at Pompano Beach, East to beach on Atlantic Blvd, then A1A North Ocean Blvd, go north until you get to NE 16th street. Park at the meters (don't forget the change).
Extra information
You must stay out past the markers or you will get a ticket to appear in court. Be careful in onshore winds. 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. Dangerous reef and boat traffic. Spiner sharks during migration. Portuguese man at war in summer time. Sea lice also present all year around. High bacteria do to outgoing tide and proximity to inlet.
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