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Continent:	North America
Country:	Florida (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):	Tampa
Next Town:	St. Petersburg
Latitude:	27.6548
Longitude:	-82.6752
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Type:	- Ocean	Rider Ability: - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing	Features: - Parking

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Near Locations
Skyway Bridge Northwest (0.27 km) Best Direction: SW NW Type: Flat Chop Fort Desoto / East Beach (3.22 km) Best Direction: NE E SE S Type: Shallow Flat Chop Fort Desoto / North Beach (6.83 km) Best Direction: SW NW Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Fort Desoto / Big Beach (6.97 km) Best Direction: SW NW Type: Shallow Chop Skyway Bridge South Rest Area (9.89 km) Best Direction: N NNE NE NW NNW Type: Shallow Flat Chop Treasure Island (15.7 km) Best Direction: SW WSW W WNW NW Type: Shallow Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)

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Water

Type:	- Shallow - Flat	Hazards: - Animals - Buoys - None

Quality:	- Clean	Best Tide: - Tide Independent

Shallow and flat waters. Shoes are recommended due to sea urchins. Watch out for stone crab buoys, your lines can get tangled.

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Location

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Medium

Hazards:	- Road - Cars	Location crowds: - None

The sand here has some patches of grass that contains an unreal amount of sand spurs, so bring your shoes and watch where you lay down your kite.

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Weather

Spring:	- Shorts	Summer: - Shorts

Fall:	- Shorts	Winter: - Shorts - Shorty

Usually just shorts. A couple of cold weeks in the winter, but very warm compared to anywhere not tropical. Then a shorty should be fine.

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Wind

Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report

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

Best Direction:	- NE - SE	Main Direction: No Information

Winds out of the NE or SE are sideonshore here. Winds out of the East would be dead onshore and winds from the West would be offshore.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

Access:

- No Walk

From Tampa, I-275 South, crossing the Howard Frankland bridge. Continue South through St Petersburg. After you pay the toll for the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, you will start watching for your exit. You do not cross the Skyway bridge, but instead exit right before it. Turn left at the stop sign at the end of exit ramp and follow the road around to the beach. Park directly next to the water.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

- Restricted Zones

Due to Homeland Security regulations there is a 300 yard distance restriction from the bridge which applies to watercraft, swimmers, divers, non motorized boats, kites, etc.

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Nightlife

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