Continent |
North America |
Country |
Texas (USA) |
Next Big City |
Brownsville |
Next Town |
Harlingen |
|
Type: |
Island, Lagoon |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
No information |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
No information |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Shallow water for miles in all directions. Nice and flat with SSE or choppy with a NW (few times in winter only).
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
Shells |
Beach Users: |
None |
Wide open launch site, sand with some shells. Gets a little muddy when driving out to launch spot after rains/high tide possible to get stuck.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorts |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts |
Winter:
|
Normal |
Average year round temp of 75°F. Year round kiting with wetsuit needed only in 3 months during winter.
Wind
Best Months: |
June, July |
Wind Type: |
Thermal |
Best Direction: |
SSE, S |
Main Direction: |
N, NNE, NE, SE, SSE, S |
Best in SSE, perfectly flat water. Average wind speed of 15-17 mph. This condition prevails all summer.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
Head north on Padre Blvd. (the main drag). Go about 2 or so miles north and North Flats are on the left.
Extra information
Kitesurfer should stay downwind of windsurfers. Be safe in general. You have to pay a county fee to ride in the flats.
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