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Kitesurf Location - White Point ( ID white_point )      Hits: 907
 
You are here: North America > Florida (USA) > Kitesurf Location - White Point ( ID white_point )
Continent: North America
Country: Florida (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):  Fort Walton Beach
Next Town: Niceville
Latitude:   30.4513
Longitude: -86.4212
Type:
- Lagoon
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Parking

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Near Locations
Destin (9.75 km) Best Direction: SE Type: Shallow Medium Wave (1-3m)
Santa Rosa Island / Leeside Bay Side (12.8 km) Best Direction: SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
Santa Rosa Island / Beasely Gulf Side (16.39 km) Best Direction: SE SW Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
Hazards:
- Shells

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Generally calm and shallow, large bay. Can get moderate chop if strong southerly wind. Lots of oysters, so avoid cutting up your feet.

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 Location
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Small

Hazards:
- Trees
Location crowds:
- None


Narrow white sand beach, sparsely wooded with pines. Plenty of room to layout and launch though.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorts
- Shorty
Summer:
- Shorts

Fall:
- Shorts
- Shorty
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit


Generally warm, spring suit needed October to November and March to April, full suit December to March.

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 Wind

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

Best Direction:
- SSE
- S
Main Direction:
- SE
- NW


Winter winds are frontal in nature, SE switching to NW as fronts come through. Cleanest wind here is a straight S or SSE, which has blown across 7 miles of the bay. The prime reason to come here is this is one of the few beaches in this area where the shoreline is not straight East-West. The coast here is NNW-SSE. If the wind is nearly straight North or straight South, this is one of the few sideonshore, sideoffshore coastline areas.

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


White Point is just to the west of the north end of the `Mid Bay Bridge`. You can get to the Mid Bay Bridge from either Destin or Niceville. Signs are prevalent. If you come from Destin side, you must pay $2 toll.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- Restricted Zones


Don't come ashore or drop your kite on private residence yards to the north of the point.

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 Comments
04-07-28 Harry: lots of oysters, so avoid cutting up your feet
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