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South Padre Island / South Flats ( ID south_padre_island___south_flats )
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| Continent: |
North America |
| Country: |
Texas (USA) |
| Next Big City (Airport): |
Brownsville |
| Next Town: |
Harlingen |
| Latitude: |
26.0944 |
| Longitude: |
-97.167 |
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Type: | - Island
| Rider Ability: No Information |
| Good for: | - Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
| Features: - Toilet
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Type: | - Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
| Hazards: No Information |
| Quality: | - Clean
| Best Tide: No Information |
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Shallow water for miles in all directions. Nice and flat, with SSE or choppy with a NW (few times in winter only).
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Type: | - Sand
| Size: - Big
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| Hazards: | - Shells
| Beach crowds: No Information |
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Wide open launch site, sand with some shells.
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Spring: | - Shorts
| Summer: - Shorts
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| Fall: | - Shorts
| Winter: - Normal Wetsuit
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Average year round temp of 75°F. Year round kiting with wetsuit needed only in 3 months during winter.
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Best Months: | No Information | Wind Type: No Information |
| Best Direction: | - SSE
| Main Direction: - SSE
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SSE is perfectly flat. Average wind speed of 15-17 mph. This condition prevails all summer.
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Transport: | - Car
| Access: No Information |
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Head north on Padre Blvd. (the main drag), left past the convention is the South Flats.
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Stay downwind of windsurfers. Be safe in general. You have to pay a county fee to ride in the flats.
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