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Beach Drive kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Florida

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 4 m 30.15 | -85.66

Overview

Beach Drive is a beach access in Panama City Beach, near downtown. The south-facing beach on the Gulf of Mexico offers typical PCB conditions with white sand and emerald waters. Good alternative launch point when main beaches are too crowded.

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Spot forecast for Beach Drive

Sunrise 06:48 · Sunset 18:06

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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 9.1 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 Now02:430.6 m04:540.6 m05:110.6 m13:460.3 m06:340.5 m13:530.3 m20:450.4 m00:440.4 m07:440.5 m14:100.4 m20:320.5 m02:190.4 m09:030.5 m14:180.4 m20:180.5 m03:240.3 m10:450.5 m12:270.5 m20:350.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.6 m 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

Beach Drive: 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

260h

in April · 29 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in April: 26 rideable days a month and 260 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is January, at 11 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 11 rideable days11 d J February: 16.5 rideable days F March: 26 rideable days M April: 29 rideable days29 d A May: 28 rideable days M June: 27 rideable days J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 20.5 rideable days A September: 19 rideable days S October: 16.5 rideable days O November: 14 rideable days N December: 12 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 11 rideable days11 d J February: 16.5 rideable days F March: 26 rideable days M April: 29 rideable days29 d A May: 28 rideable days M June: 27 rideable days J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 20.5 rideable days A September: 19 rideable days S October: 16.5 rideable days O November: 14 rideable days N December: 12 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 91%13-20 knots · 9%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 91% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is July, with 277 mm.

Monthly averages: Beach Drive
Monthly averages — Beach Drive — 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 95 h 15 °C 72 mm
February 16.5 118 h 20 °C 85 mm
March 26.0 183 h 23 °C 173 mm
April 29.0 260 h 26 °C 73 mm
May 28.0 242 h 29 °C 210 mm
June 27.0 230 h 31 °C 65 mm
July 23.5 151 h 32 °C 277 mm
August 20.5 116 h 32 °C 162 mm
September 19.0 118 h 31 °C 229 mm
October 16.5 100 h 27 °C 100 mm
November 14.0 99 h 23 °C 31 mm
December 12.0 72 h 19 °C 162 mm

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Technical details of Beach Drive 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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Spot opening date · Required level
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
On the water

Emerald Gulf waters. White sand bottom. Moderate waves facing south. Longshore drift current. Identical conditions to other Panama City Beach spots.

Hazards

Frequent rip currents. Swimmers. Jellyfish in summer. Active tourist area.

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