Continent |
North America |
Country |
Florida (USA) |
Next Big City |
West Palm Beach |
Next Town |
Jupiter |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Shop, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Currents |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Warm, blue green water. Strong current at times. Pretty choppy. Lots of fun wave riding. Waves are nice and can be fairly large. Head high plus on the good days. Well spaced sets that allows for smooth riding between sets. High tide generally brings big shore break.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
Shells |
Beach Users: |
None |
The beach is nice. Clean, generally soft sand. Some places with rough shells but not usual. Beach is long and deep. Average of about 75 yards from dunes to water.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorts |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts |
Winter:
|
Shorts, Shorty, Normal |
Always sunny and warm. Some days in the winter a spring wetsuit is necessary. Average air temp. is 71°F in the winter and 87°C in the summer. Average water temp is 78°F.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NE, SE |
Main Direction: |
No information |
The winds here have some holes. Fairly steady. If you happen to blessed with a job that allows you to leave at moments notice, it's possible to get a couple days of good kiting in a week during the winter season. Best direction is Northeast and Southeast. Onshore makes it tough to get out. Wind year round but best months are late fall through early spring.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
From West Palm Beach airport take I95 north to Donald Ross Rd. Take D.R. Rd. east until you hit A1A. Go left (north) for a mile or so, spot the pier and go about 300yrd. Further north looking out for maker 10 and a plethora of kites (Juno Kitebeach). Another 1-2 miles north and you can find the civic center on your right. North side of the civic center is normally pretty void of crowds.
Extra information
Kiteboarding is prohibited at the guarded beaches in Jupiter.
Nightlife