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Alligator Point kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Floride

Spot currently openAdvanced level 29.91 | -84.43

Overview

Alligator Point is a narrow peninsula on the Big Bend coast of Florida, east of Apalachicola Bay. This isolated spot is located in a wild area between the tourist Panhandle and the Nature Coast. The peninsula is exposed to south and southeast winds. Advanced spot due to isolation, currents and lack of rescue services.

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Spot forecast for Alligator Point

Sunrise 07:42 · Sunset 19:01

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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 3.5 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 Now00:291 m04:300.9 m09:471 m17:060.6 m00:181 m05:440.8 m11:171.1 m17:570.6 m00:291.1 m06:230.7 m12:241.1 m18:380.6 m00:491.1 m06:570.5 m13:181.2 m19:130.6 m01:131.2 m07:310.4 m14:061.2 m19:460.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.7 m

Alligator Point: 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

249h

in May · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 26 rideable days a month and 249 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is December, at 10.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 11 rideable days J February: 12.5 rideable days F March: 23.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d M June: 28 rideable days J July: 21.5 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 17.5 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days O November: 14 rideable days N December: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 11 rideable days J February: 12.5 rideable days F March: 23.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d M June: 28 rideable days J July: 21.5 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 17.5 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days O November: 14 rideable days N December: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 92%13-20 knots · 8%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 92% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is September, with 222 mm.

Monthly averages: Alligator Point
Monthly averages — Alligator Point — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 11.0 88 h 14 °C 131 mm
February 12.5 86 h 18 °C 48 mm
March 23.5 166 h 21 °C 90 mm
April 27.0 233 h 24 °C 115 mm
May 28.5 249 h 28 °C 123 mm
June 28.0 241 h 31 °C 107 mm
July 21.5 134 h 32 °C 193 mm
August 16.0 100 h 31 °C 108 mm
September 17.5 113 h 29 °C 222 mm
October 14.0 102 h 26 °C 59 mm
November 14.0 87 h 22 °C 42 mm
December 10.5 53 h 18 °C 83 mm

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Technical details of Alligator Point 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

Warm Gulf of Mexico waters. Sandy and muddy bottom. Tidal currents in nearby passes. Moderate waves facing south. Coastal current confluence zone. Sometimes murky water.

Hazards

Very isolated area without rescue services. Frequent sharks (bull sharks in the area). Alligators possible in brackish water zones. Tidal currents. Muddy bottom. Limited road access — road sometimes flooded.

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