Continent |
North America |
Country |
Florida (USA) |
Next Big City |
Tampa |
Next Town |
Tampa |
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Type: |
Lagoon |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Animals, Shells |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Flat and choppy water. Shallow for about 220 feet. Then further out a bigger shallow sandbar. Shoes are recommended. North and south of the launch you will find large oyster fields. Avoid riding during dusk and dawn, sharks can be around.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
Narrow, sandy beach, but big grass area behind. Lots of space.
Weather
|
Spring:
|
Shorts |
|
Summer:
|
Shorts |
|
Fall:
|
Shorts |
|
Winter:
|
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.
Wind
Best Months: |
No information |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
SW, W, NW |
Main Direction: |
No information |
Best with Westerlies. Sideshore: NNW and SSE.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
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Access
|
Short walk |
Located in Tampa near the Tampa International Airport off West Cypress Street. Do not park in the parking lots of the offices next to it.
Extra information
Nightlife