• English
  • Deutsch

Search

Google Search

Login Form






Lost Password?
No account yet? Register
Kitesurf Location - Greenport Jetty ( ID greenport_jetty )      Hits: 1394
 
You are here: North America > New York (USA) > Kitesurf Location - Greenport Jetty ( ID greenport_jetty )
Continent: North America
Country: New York (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):  Long Island
Next Town: Greenport
Latitude:   41.1062
Longitude: -72.35
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurf
- Windsurf
Features:
- Rescue
- Food

 Map
Near Locations
Hallocks Bay (8.27 km) Best Direction: NW Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Location Pictures
No pictures for this location. Click here to add a picture for this location.
 Pictures of the Day
No Picture of the Day entered for this location. Click here to add your Picture of the day.
Water
Type:
- Flat
Hazards:
- Ships/Boats

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Not much of a tide difference, it won't affect the kiting. Very flat on a Southwest to West wind which is common. No waves just boat chop.

Edit
 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Small

Hazards:
No Information
Location crowds:
No Information


Very small beach. Soft sand with few rocks if none. Grass behind the beach and then houses. It's an inter coastal bay area.

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

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


July to September in the 70's-90's°F and kitable for about 5 months. Always bring a wetsuit but you will be fine when it's warm. The water warms up really warm in late June and stays warm till mid to late October but you can still kite with a wetsuit an extra two months.

Edit
 Wind

Wind Statistic   Wind Forecast   Wind Report   


Best Months:
No Information
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- SW
- WSW
- W
Main Direction:
- SW


Most days 12-13 knots, 2 or 3 days a week you can count on 15-20 knots. Southwest is see breeze, West or Southwest is good.

Edit
 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
- Train
Access:
- Medium Walk


Take a plane to McArthur. You drive east to Greenport or take a train. The train gets off right their, the jetty stretches out several hundred feet almost touching Shelter Island. Take a boat or walk from the train in green port by the fairy east and ask where the jetty is theres a lot of fisherman, they are nice though.

Edit
 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
No Information




Edit
 Nightlife


Edit
 Comments
 Location-Log
 Webcams
 Weather Links
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
 Videos

© 2010 Kitebeaches.com