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Beasely Gulf Side / Santa Rosa Island kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Florida

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 30.39 | -86.58

Overview

Beasley Gulf Side is located on the Gulf side of Santa Rosa Island, in the Fort Walton Beach / Okaloosa Island area. The south-facing beach offers white quartz sand and emerald waters typical of the Emerald Coast. The proximity to Eglin Air Force Base creates an area relatively preserved from mass tourism.

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Spot forecast for Beasely Gulf Side / Santa Rosa Island

Sunrise 06:52 · Sunset 18:10

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 2.5 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now02:530.6 m14:400.3 m06:120.5 m13:510.3 m21:210.4 m00:300.4 m07:280.5 m14:010.4 m20:200.5 m02:080.4 m08:530.5 m14:050.4 m20:050.5 m03:170.3 m11:320.5 m12:580.5 m20:550.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.5 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.6 m

Beasely Gulf Side / Santa Rosa Island: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

265h

in May · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in May: 25 rideable days a month and 265 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is January, at 13 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 13 rideable days13 d J February: 16.5 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days M April: 26.5 rideable days A May: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d M June: 28 rideable days J July: 24 rideable days J August: 22 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 21 rideable days O November: 15 rideable days N December: 14 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 13 rideable days13 d J February: 16.5 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days M April: 26.5 rideable days A May: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d M June: 28 rideable days J July: 24 rideable days J August: 22 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 21 rideable days O November: 15 rideable days N December: 14 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 87%13-20 knots · 13%21-30 knots · under 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 87% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is June, with 261 mm.

Monthly averages: Beasely Gulf Side / Santa Rosa Island
Monthly averages — Beasely Gulf Side / Santa Rosa Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 13.0 120 h 14 °C 157 mm
February 16.5 120 h 19 °C 92 mm
March 22.5 182 h 21 °C 73 mm
April 26.5 250 h 24 °C 68 mm
May 28.5 265 h 28 °C 258 mm
June 28.0 231 h 30 °C 261 mm
July 24.0 181 h 32 °C 158 mm
August 22.0 161 h 32 °C 125 mm
September 24.0 161 h 30 °C 154 mm
October 21.0 140 h 27 °C 38 mm
November 15.0 113 h 23 °C 169 mm
December 14.0 97 h 18 °C 170 mm

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Technical details of Beasely Gulf Side / Santa Rosa Island spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

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On the water

Emerald Gulf of Mexico waters. White quartz sand bottom. Moderate waves facing south. Longshore drift current. Sandbars. Similar conditions to Fort Walton Beach.

Hazards

Military training area (Eglin AFB) — respect restrictions. Rip currents. Sharks and jellyfish. Less monitored beach than main beaches.

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