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Kitesurf Location - Santa Rosa Island / Opal Beach ( ID opal_beach )      Hits: 1283
 
You are here: North America > Florida (USA) > Kitesurf Location - Santa Rosa Island / Opal Beach ( ID opal_beach )
Continent: North America
Country: Florida (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):  Pensacola, Ft Walton Beach
Next Town: Navarre
Latitude:   30.3637
Longitude: -86.9655
Type:
- Ocean
- Lagoon
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurf
- Windsurf
Features:
- Shower
- Toilet
- Food
- Parking

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Near Locations
Santa Rosa Island / Navarre Pier Beach (10.06 km) Best Direction: SE Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
Santa Rosa Island / Pensacola Beach (17.28 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Shallow Flat Medium Wave (1-3m)
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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- Reefs
- None

Quality:
- Crystal Clear
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent
This area is in the `Sound` or Intercoastal Water, a long, narrow (0.5-2 miles) wide body of water. Typically this water is flat, mild chop if very windy. Shallow waist deep out 100-500m for miles. Not unlike Pimlico sound in Hatteras.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big

Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- None
Big, sandy beach on the ocean and sounds side. Sounds side lined with bamboo/reeds, no real kite hazards.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorts
- Shorty
Summer:
- Shorts

Fall:
- Shorts
- Shorty
Winter:
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit
No wetsuit needed in summer, April to October. You can ride year round with a full suit in December to February.

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 Wind

Wind Statistic   Wind Forecast   Wind Report   
Best Months:
- January
- February
- March
- April
- November
- December
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- NE
- SE
- NW
Main Direction:
- NE
- SE
- NW
Winter winds are frontal in nature. Best NW, NE for the sound side, SE for the ocean side.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk
Take 98 from Pensacola or Ft. Walton Beach towards Navarre. Cross the Navarre bridge. Right (West) for 5-7 miles until you enter the national seashore. Once the road bears right you will see the Opal Beach recreation area, with a big pavilion gulf side and a smaller pavilion sound side.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- Restricted Zones
- Time Restrictions
Opal Beach is part of the National Seashore. In the summertime, the National Seashore is off limits because of bird nesting (May through August).

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