Santa Rosa Island / Opal Beach ( ID opal_beach )
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Continent: North America
Country: Florida (USA)
Next Big City (Airport): Pensacola, Ft Walton Beach
Next Town: Navarre
Latitude: 30.3637
Longitude: -86.9655
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
Good for:
- Kitesurfing
Features:
- Shower
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Type:
- Shallow
Hazards:
- Reefs
Quality:
- Crystal Clear
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent
This area is in the `Sound` or Intercoastal Water, a long, narrow (0.5-2 miles) wide body of water. Typically this water is flat, mild chop if very windy. Shallow waist deep out 100-500m for miles. Not unlike Pimlico sound in Hatteras.Edit
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big
Hazards:
- None
Beach crowds:
- None
Big, sandy beach on the ocean and sounds side. Sounds side lined with bamboo/reeds, no real kite hazards.Edit
Spring:
- Shorts
Summer:
- Shorts
Fall:
- Shorts
Winter:
- Shorty
No wetsuit needed in summer, April to October. You can ride year round with a full suit in December to February.Edit
Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report
Best Months:
- January
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
Best Direction:
- NE
Main Direction:
- NE
Winter winds are frontal in nature. Best NW, NE for the sound side, SE for the ocean side.Edit
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk
Take 98 from Pensacola or Ft. Walton Beach towards Navarre. Cross the Navarre bridge. Right (West) for 5-7 miles until you enter the national seashore. Once the road bears right you will see the Opal Beach recreation area, with a big pavilion gulf side and a smaller pavilion sound side.Edit
Rules:
- Restricted Zones
Opal Beach is part of the National Seashore. In the summertime, the National Seashore is off limits because of bird nesting (May through August).Edit
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