Continent
North America
Country
Florida (USA)
Next Big City
Miami
Next Town
Miami, Key Biscayne
 
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

Rules
Zones

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.