Continent |
North America |
Country |
Florida (USA) |
Next Big City |
Miami |
Next Town |
Miami, Key Biscayne |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Wave breaker |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Flat to choppy water. Further outside small waves breaking on a sand bar. Rocky waves breakers every 50m. Further south is a channel which has stronger currents. Watch out on coming low tide not to get sucked out to the ocean.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Small sandy beach, limited space.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorts |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts |
Winter:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Warm and sunny all year. Only during winter northerlies a shorty is useful.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NE, SE |
Main Direction: |
No information |
Summer has light winds. Best from fall to spring with southerlies and northerlies. Best in NE and SE.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
From Miami drive towards Key Biscayne. Pay toll and get onto Virginia Key. Turn left into the park, pay a fee, and drive further until the road curves and then turn right. Drive all the way to the beach and park.
Extra information
Kitesurfing has been banned here. Windsurfers go well to the east away from occupied beaches get beyond the swim buoys and stay there until time to come in. Do not routinely approach or land on guarded beaches. Work to preserve access at this rare ocean launch in Miami.
Nightlife
Great nightlife in Miami Beach.