Continent |
North America |
Country |
Florida (USA) |
Next Big City |
Fort Lauderdale |
Next Town |
Pompano Beach, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Shower, Toilet, Food |
Water
Type: |
Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Bridge |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
The water can be head-high surf to flat as a pancake. The water has a few sandbars that are nice.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
Bystanders |
Beach Users: |
None |
The sandy beach is wide and there is plenty of room to set up your kite.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorts |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts |
Winter:
|
Shorts, Shorty, Normal |
The weather is generally good. Most of the storms just blow over and it rains further inland. The water is generally warm except for some days in the winter.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N, NE, SE, S |
Main Direction: |
N, NNE, NE, SE, SSE, S |
The wind blows generally 10-20 knots. There are a few 20-30 knot days a month. The winds usually blow South to Southeast, and in the winter it blows North to Northeast. It blows West only some days.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
From Miami take I-95 north to Commercial Blvd. Go east on Commercial Blvd to A1A. When you reach A1A go north to Washintonia Street. Take a right on Washintonia and you will see a patch of grass with a parking lot.
Extra information
Kiteboarders should avoid crowds and try to stay a reasonable distance away from bystanders with a kite in the air. Don't approach within 300 ft. of the fishing pier. DO NOT come inside the swim zone exclusion buoys. The Broward Sheriffs office is actively enforcing kiteboarding in LBTS and has even arrested one kiteboarder after repeated warnings. Get well offshore and stay there until time to come in.
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