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Kitesurf Location - El Jardin ( ID el_jardin ) Hits: 1210

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Continent:	North America
Country:	Texas (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):	Houston
Next Town:	Seabrook
Latitude:	29.5975
Longitude:	-94.9863
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Type:	- Lagoon	Rider Ability: No Information

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing	Features: - Food - Parking

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Water

Type:	- Shallow - Flat - Chop	Hazards: - Mole

Quality:	- Cloudy	Best Tide: No Information

Mostly flat to slightly choppy but can get rough on strong East wind. Very shallow for a ways. Cloudy water most of the season.

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Location

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Depending on Tide

Hazards:	No Information	Location crowds: No Information

Small beach area during high tide. Minimal shell, some grass. Large groomed grass rigging area if you don't like to rig on the beach.

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Weather

Spring:	- Shorts	Summer: - Shorts

Fall:	- Shorts	Winter: - Normal Wetsuit

Year round kiting with wetsuit needed only in 3 months during winter. Warm water most of the season.

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Wind

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Best Months:	- January - February - March - April - May - September - October - November - December	Wind Type: No Information

Best Direction:	No Information	Main Direction: No Information

Wind is good in fall and spring but light from June to August.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

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Take I-45 south from Houston and take Nasa Road Exit. Stay on Nasa Road past HWY 146. Turn left on Toddville Road. Stay on Toddville Road for about 2 miles. Turn right on El Jardin (small food service station at corner). El Jardin runs into a small parking area at the beach.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

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Be wary of demolished piers on either side of beach areas. Center pier area has scrap cement boulders under the water so watch your feet. Kiters move between El Jardin and the Levee in Texas City depending on the winds.

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