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Continent:	North America
Country:	Florida (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):	Tampa
Next Town:	St. Petersburg
Latitude:	27.6548
Longitude:	-82.6752
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Skyway Bridge Northwest (0.27 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Chop Fort Desoto / East Beach (3.22 km) Best Direction: NE E SE S Type: Shallow Flat Chop Fort Desoto / North Beach (6.83 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Shallow Chop Fort Desoto / Big Beach (6.97 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Shallow Chop Skyway Bridge South Rest Area (9.89 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Shallow Chop Treasure Island (15.7 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Shallow Chop Small Wave (< 1m)

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Shallow and flat waters. Shoes are recommended due to sea urchins.

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Beach

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The sand here has some patches of grass that contains an unreal amount of sandspurs, so bring your shoes and watch where you lay down your kite.

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Weather

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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.

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Wind

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Winds out of the NE or SE are sideonshore here. Winds out of the East would be dead onshore and winds from the West would be offshore.

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How to get there

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From Tampa, I-275 South, crossing the Howard Frankland bridge. Continue South through St Petersburg. After you pay the toll for the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, you will start watching for your exit. You do not cross the Skyway bridge, but instead exit right before it. Turn left at the stop sign at the end of exit ramp and follow the road around to the beach.

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Due to Homeland Security regulations there is a 300 yard distance restriction from the bridge which applies to watercraft, swimmers, divers, non motorized boats, kites, etc. Watch out for stone crab buoys, your lines can get tangled.

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