Continent |
North America |
Country |
Florida (USA) |
Next Big City |
Tampa |
Next Town |
St. Petersburg |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms |
Type: |
Shallow, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Buoys, None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Flat to choppy water at the shallow sandbars a few hundred yards off the beach. Otherwise small waves, which can get very nice during stronger winds. Watch out for the stone crab buoys, your lines can get tangled in it.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
Bystanders |
Beach Users: |
June, July, August |
Big, sandy beach with lots of space. Many launches along the island.
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Spring:
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Shorts |
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Summer:
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Shorts |
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Fall:
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Shorts |
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Winter:
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Shorts, Shorty, Normal |
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.
Best Months: |
No information |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
Main Direction: |
No information |
Best in any Westerly. The coastline curves a bit, so NW can also be sideshore.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
Just west of St. Petersburg. Take Central Ave to Treasure Island and find a good launch anywhere along the coastline.
Rules |
Zones |
Do not ride in the marked swimmer's zones.
Lots of nightlife around.