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Continent:	North America
Country:	New York (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):	New York
Next Town:	Great Kills
Latitude:	40.5297
Longitude:	-74.1368
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Type:	- Ocean	Rider Ability: - Beginner - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing	Features: - Parking

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Water

Type:	- Chop - Small Wave (< 1m)	Hazards: - Ships/Boats

Quality:	- Cloudy	Best Tide: - Tide Independent

Chop and small waves.

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Location

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Medium

Hazards:	- None	Location crowds: - July - August

Mediums sized, sandy beach.

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Weather

Spring:	- Normal Wetsuit	Summer: - Shorts - Shorty

Fall:	- Normal Wetsuit	Winter: - Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit

Winter is very cold. Wetsuit needed in spring and autumn. Summer can be without. Bayside: winter temperatures usually about 38°F, summer 75°F. Ocean: winter temperatures usually 38-45°F, summer 68-72°F.

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Wind

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Best Months:	No Information	Wind Type: - Frontal Winds

Best Direction:	- SE - SSE - S	Main Direction: No Information

Excellent with South to SE winds.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

Access:

- Short Walk

Drive to State Island and here get to Great Kills. Now drive to the ocean and to the harbor. Keep driving on Buffalo St until you get to the Great Kills Park. Drive all the way to the south end.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

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