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Kitesurf Location - Conimicut Light ( ID conimicut_light )      Hits: 1171
 
You are here: North America > Rhode Island (USA) > Kitesurf Location - Conimicut Light ( ID conimicut_light )
Continent: North America
Country: Rhode Island (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):  Providence
Next Town: Warwick, Conimicut
Latitude:   41.7177
Longitude: -71.3578
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Parking

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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
Hazards:
- None

Quality:
- Cloudy
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Flat to choppy water. Behind the spit on low tide very flat water on any direction, rideable on both sides. Shallow areas. Can get stinky in mid to late summer when there is a lot of sea weed. Be careful with the tide the spit goes all the way to the light house and almost disappears on higher tides.

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 Location
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big

Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- None


It's a sand spit out into the bay. Grassy rigging area next to it. Lots of space.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorts
- Shorty

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


Nice and warm in summer. Fall to spring wetsuits needed, gets very cold in winter.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
No Information
Wind Type:
No Information

Best Direction:
- N
- S
Main Direction:
No Information


The wind has to be flowing right up or down the bay. Best directions for cleanest winds: N and S. This place usually gets a good funneling effect and you can pick up an additional couple knots.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


Take the T.F. Green Airport exit off I95. Follow road 117 (W Shore Rd) to the East until you see Conimicut park signs. Enter the park and drive to its end where you can park.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- Restricted Zones


Stay away from the beach with the life guards.

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 Nightlife
No nightlife.

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