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Kitesurf Location - Porpoise Point ( ID Porpoise_Point )      Hits: 814
 
You are here: North America > Florida (USA) > Kitesurf Location - Porpoise Point ( ID Porpoise_Point )
Continent: North America
Country: Florida (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):  Jacksonville
Next Town: Saint Augustine, Vilano Beach
Latitude:   29.9096
Longitude: -81.2925
Type:
- Ocean
- Lagoon
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurf
- Windsurf
Features:
- Parking

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Near Locations
Salt Run Slick (0.83 km) Best Direction: SE NW Type: Flat Chop
Saint Augustine 16th Street (6.59 km) Best Direction: N NNE NE ENE E ESE SE SSE S Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
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Ocean Trace (10.14 km) Best Direction: N NNE NE SE SSE S Type: Shallow Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- Currents
- Ships/Boats
- Jet Skis

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- High Tide
- Low Tide
- Coming Tide
Nice playground for all wind directions. Flat to choppy water in the channel and bay area, and flat areas along with small, but nice waves on the ocean. Look out for boat traffic. Be aware of the currents witch changing tides.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big

Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- None
Big, sandy area with lots of space.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorts
Summer:
- Shorts

Fall:
- Shorts
Winter:
- Shorts
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit
Normally always warm and sunny. During winter a shorty or long wetsuit is needed when northerly cold fronts pass through.

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 Wind

Wind Statistic   Wind Forecast   Wind Report   
Best Months:
- January
- February
- March
- April
- November
- December
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- N
- NE
- E
- SE
- S
- SW
- W
- NW
Main Direction:
- NE
- SE
Any direction work good on this spot. One of the few spots where a West wind can be ridden. On a N, NE, SE ride further on the ocean side.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- No Walk
From Saint Augustine take State Hwy A1A (Vilano Beach Causeway) to Vilano Beach. Here find your way further south to the Porpoise Point Drive, from which you can access the beach with a 4x4. Park directly on the beach, next to the water. Know the tides.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None
Keep distance from the boats passing by. Avoid going out in a westerly wind with falling tide, which can wash you out to sea if something goes wrong.

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