Continent
North America
Country
Florida (USA)
Next Big City
Miami
Next Town
Key Biscayne
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Intermediate, Expert
Features:
None

Water

Type:
Shallow, Flat, Chop
Hazards:
Animals, Ships
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
Tide independent

Flat butter by the mangrove side, chops in the bay side. Huge sandbar at the tip of the mangrove. Bring diving shoes to protect your feet from stingrays or sea urchins.

Beach

Type:
No information
Size:
None
Hazards:
None
Beach Users:
None

No beach, just in the middle of the bay by the most westerly point of Key Biscayne.

Weather

Spring:
Shorts
Summer:
Shorts
Fall:
Shorts
Winter:
Shorts, Shorty, Normal

Miami air: 18-32°C, water: 24-29°C in season. Bring a wetsuit for cold days, but only a few days is it necessary. Season is October to April. From October to February the water temperature will go from 79-60°F if we get a cold front, so bring a wetsuit if you get cold on this kind of weather. From March to June the water will be at 75-80°F so a wetsuit is not necessary.

Wind

Best Months:
January, February, March, April, November, December
Wind Type:
Frontal
Best Direction:
N, SW, NW
Main Direction:
NE, SE

Only good when Southwest to North winds. Usually the perfect spot when a cold front passes over Miami.



How to get there

Transport
Boat
Access
No walk

Only accessible by Boat. Water-taxi to the sandbars available. Very crowded on weekends!

Extra information

Rules
None

No rules or restrictions here, free water, free ride. Just respect other riders or the local school when teaching. Don't cut in ahead of boats heading back to Crandon marina as the channel passes. But enough room for everybody. Don't litter from your boat. Be careful at low tide, when anchoring.

Nightlife

Great nightlife in Miami Beach and Miami.