Continent |
North America |
Country |
Florida (USA) |
Next Big City |
Tampa, St. Petersburg |
Next Town |
Clearwater, Palm Harbor |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Currents, Ships |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Flat to choppy water. Big shallow areas. Boat channel just south.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
Bystanders |
Beach Users: |
None |
Big sandy beach, lots of space. During weekends it can get packed with beach goers.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorts |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts |
Winter:
|
Shorts, Shorty |
Usually just shorts. A couple of cold weeks in the winter, but very warm compared to anywhere not tropical. Then a shorty should be fine.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NW |
Main Direction: |
No information |
Works in almost all directions. NW and SE is sideshore at the ocean side close to the parking lot. E and W is sideshore just north of the channel.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
Take N Bayshore Blvd up north from Clearwater, then west on 586 (Curlew Rd and Causeway Blvd and reach Honeymoon Island. Stay in the south and park according to the wind direction.
Extra information
Specially during weekends look out for boats traffic and beach goers.
Nightlife