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Kitesurf Location - Kauai / Lydgate Park ( ID kauai___lydgate_park )      Hits: 1579
 
You are here: North America > Hawaii (USA) > Kitesurf Location - Kauai / Lydgate Park ( ID kauai___lydgate_park )
Continent: North America
Country: Hawaii (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):  Lihue, Kauai
Next Town: Wailua
Latitude:   22.0406
Longitude: -159.335
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Shower
- Toilet
- Parking

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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- Swimmers
- Currents
- Reefs
- Corals
- Rocks

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
No Information


Ocean, clean, modest tidal action, low surf. Open area, but lave rock formations toward each end of the beach.

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 Location
Type:
- Grass
- Sand
- Rocks
Size:
- Small

Hazards:
- Trees
- Bystanders
- Road
- Cars
Location crowds:
No Information


Public access, next to a state park beach. No life guards on this area. 1000 meters long, with slight curve. Width: 20-50 meters of open sand, with trees coming to the edge of the sand. Kites accepted.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorts
Summer:
- Shorts

Fall:
- Shorts
Winter:
- Shorts
- Shorty


Warm all year round. Frequent scattered showers during December to May.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- January
- February
- March
- April
- November
- December
Wind Type:
- Trade Winds

Best Direction:
- N
- NNE
- NE
Main Direction:
- NNE
- NE
- ENE


Good breeze (12-20 mph) most days during winter and spring, but the direction often is too onshore. Rides well with North and Northeast winds, but easterly is pretty onshore.

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


Enter Lydgate state Park off Rt 56. Bear right at the second intersection and follow signs past Condos to 'Play Area'. Continue past climbing equipment out onto beach toward right. Best area is 2/3rds along the beach.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


Not our best spot.

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 Nightlife
Not near the beach. Kapaa is local youth area of choice.

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