Overview

Picnic Island Park is a City of Tampa public park located on a small peninsula in Tampa Bay, south of the international airport. The spot offers near-360° exposure on the bay, with shallow water and sandbars. Popular with local Tampa kitesurfers thanks to easy access and flat water.

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Spot forecast for Picnic Island Park

Sunrise 07:33 · Sunset 18:56

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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 2.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:42 · 0.7 m Low tide 07:22 · 0.4 m High tide 13:30 · 0.6 m Low tide 19:27 · 0.3 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:12 · 0.7 m Low tide 08:05 · 0.3 m High tide 14:21 · 0.7 m Low tide 20:13 · 0.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:42 · 0.7 m Low tide 08:45 · 0.3 m High tide 15:09 · 0.7 m Low tide 20:57 · 0.3 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:10 · 0.7 m Low tide 09:21 · 0.3 m High tide 15:55 · 0.7 m Low tide 21:42 · 0.4 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:37 · 0.7 m Low tide 09:55 · 0.2 m High tide 16:41 · 0.7 m Low tide 22:28 · 0.4 m

Picnic Island Park: 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

235h

in May · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in May: 28 rideable days a month and 235 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is September, at 20 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 89%13-20 knots · 11%21-30 knots · under 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 89% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 19 °C. The wettest month is August, with 340 mm.

Monthly averages: Picnic Island Park

Monthly averages — Picnic Island Park — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	28.0	232 h	19 °C	59 mm
February	23.5	188 h	23 °C	49 mm
March	27.0	234 h	26 °C	11 mm
April	28.5	261 h	28 °C	12 mm
May	29.5	235 h	32 °C	44 mm
June	24.5	172 h	32 °C	303 mm
July	23.5	118 h	33 °C	191 mm
August	22.5	163 h	32 °C	340 mm
September	20.0	107 h	31 °C	128 mm
October	26.5	251 h	29 °C	235 mm
November	24.0	175 h	26 °C	11 mm
December	24.0	177 h	23 °C	37 mm

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Technical details of Picnic Island Park spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Shallow Tampa Bay waters. Sandy and muddy bottom in places. Flat water, good for freestyle. Water level varies significantly with tides. Sandbars exposed at low tide. Warm but often murky water.

Hazards

Muddy bottom with possible debris (shells, rocks). Very frequent stingrays. Boat traffic in the bay. Industrial port nearby with large vessels. Variable water quality.

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