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Kitesurf Location - Wildcat Park or Violet Andrews Park ( ID wildcat_park )      Hits: 1698
 
You are here: North America > Texas (USA) > Kitesurf Location - Wildcat Park or Violet Andrews Park ( ID wildcat_park )
Continent: North America
Country: Texas (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):  Corpus Christi
Next Town: Portland
Latitude:   27.8702
Longitude: -97.3193
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

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

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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- Corals
- Bridge
- Rocks
- Stakes

Quality:
- Cloudy
Best Tide:
- High Tide


Very shallow on the inside. Sometimes as low as inches for about 100-300 meters from shore. Outside it's choppy with rolling swells farther out. Sandy bottom, only in front of the access concrete rocks and sharp mussels.

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 Location
Type:
- Grass
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
- Rocks
- Other
Location crowds:
- None


No real beach to speak of, but there is a large grassy rigging and launching area with a shade gazebo and a fresh water shower. Uphill is a rest area, stay away from there. To enter the water walk to the left side and then further along the shore to not step into mussels and do go upwind easier. Beginners should walk away from shore and launch from there.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorts
Summer:
- Shorts

Fall:
- Shorts
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit


South Texas, meaning hot in the summer and cool in the winter.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- April
- May
- June
- July
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds

Best Direction:
- SE
Main Direction:
- NE
- SE


Windy from April through August out of the SE, generally 15-20mph in the afternoons when the thermals kick in. Windy about 5 out of 7 day in May to June. Winds are out of the SE for almost the entire summer and NE in the winter. The normally thermal wind is onshore here.

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


I-37 South from San Antonio to 181 towards Portland, right at downtown Corpus Christi. Over Harbor Bridge and continue. Exit Moore Ave. Turn right and follow Center Yellow stripe in road to the left and continue to the stop sign at Wildcat. Turn right and the road will end at Wildcat Park. Park and walk for about 20m to the rigging area.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


Be kind and courteous and have a good day. Help launch other kiters and they will do the same.

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 Nightlife
Downtown Corpus Christi has a decent nightlife.

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