Treasure Island ( ID treasure_island )
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Continent: North America
Country: Florida (USA)
Next Big City (Airport): Tampa
Next Town: St. Petersburg
Latitude: 27.7675
Longitude: -82.7713
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
Good for:
- Kitesurfing
Features:
- Rooms
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Type:
- Shallow
Hazards:
- Buoys
Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent
Flat to choppy water at the shallow sandbars a few hundred yards off the beach. Otherwise small waves, which can get very nice during stronger winds. Watch out for the stone crab buoys, your lines can get tangled in it.Edit
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big
Hazards:
- Bystanders
Beach crowds:
- June
Big, sandy beach with lots of space. Many launches along the island.Edit
Spring:
- Shorts
Summer:
- Shorts
Fall:
- Shorts
Winter:
- Shorts
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.Edit
Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report
Best Months:
No Information
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
Best Direction:
- SW
Main Direction:
No Information
Best in any Westerly. The coastline curves a bit, so NW can also be sideshore.Edit
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk
Just west of St. Petersburg. Take Central Ave to Treasure Island and find a good launch anywhere along the coastline.Edit
Do not ride in the marked swimmer's zones.Edit
Lots of nightlife around.Edit
