Continent |
North America |
Country |
Florida (USA) |
Next Big City |
Key West |
Next Town |
Marathon |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Camping, School, Shop, Repair, Parking |
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Swimmers, Currents, Mole, Stones, Shells |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
High tide |
Flat to choppy water. The lagoon is deep but the water west of it is shallow. Long jetty that goes out into the gulf for about 100 yards.
Type: |
Rocks, Stones |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
Rocks, Stones, Concrete |
Beach Users: |
February, March, April |
Good place to launch on north winds. Launch in the deep lagoon and ride through the opening or launch on the outside of the lagoon on the western edge.
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Spring:
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Shorts, Shorty |
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Summer:
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Shorts, Shorty |
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Fall:
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Shorts, Shorty |
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Winter:
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Shorty, Normal |
On warm days just shorts. Shorty on cold fronts and during winter even a normal wetsuit needed.
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, May, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N, NNE, NE, ESE, SE, SSE, NNW |
Main Direction: |
NE, ENE, E, SE |
This is a good launch when the wind is coming out of the north or NE, which is offshore on the Atlantic side.
Transport |
Car, Train |
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Access
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Medium walk |
From Miami drive south towards Key West. Get to Mile Marker 35. There is parking, but you have to walk a couple of hundred yards to the end of the lagoon.
Rules |
None |
Key West offers awesome nightlife.
