The Flats ( ID the_flats )
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Continent: North America
Country: Florida (USA)
Next Big City (Airport): Fort Lauderale
Next Town: Jensen Beach, Port Salerno, Port Sewall
Latitude: 27.1753
Longitude: -80.1782
Type:
- Lagoon
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
Good for:
- Kitesurfing
Features:
- None
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Type:
- Shallow
Hazards:
- Ships/Boats
Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent
Dead flat with any wind direction.Edit
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Small
Hazards:
No Information
Beach crowds:
- None
The flats are constantly changing so finding a spot with dead flat water and a huge launch area is easy. You have to have a boat to get to it but you can easily rent one around town.Edit
Spring:
- Shorts
Summer:
- Shorts
Fall:
- Shorts
Winter:
- Shorts
Warm year round. Shorts will do. Only in during winter through northerlies a wetsuit or shorty is needed.Edit
Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report
Best Months:
No Information
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
Best Direction:
No Information
Main Direction:
No Information
You can kite in any wind direction and there are great thermals, because the sand heats up so much, which role in by 4-5pm.Edit
Transport:
- Boat
Access:
- No Walk
You have to take a boat unless you know someone in Sailfish Point Golf Club, then you can swim. Rent a boat in Port Salerno or Port Sewall.Edit
Access only by boat.Edit
Huge parties go on during low tide on the main flat!Edit
