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Saint Augustine 16th Street kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Florida

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 29.86 | -81.27

Overview

Saint Augustine 16th Street is a beach access in the historic city of St. Augustine. The east-facing Atlantic beach offers conditions typical of northeast Florida's coast. This area is used by local kitesurfers as an alternative launch point to St. Augustine Beach further south. Access via 16th Street with limited parking.

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Spot forecast for Saint Augustine 16th Street

Sunrise 07:30 · Sunset 18:49

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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 2.6 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 Now03:511.4 m09:580.5 m16:161.6 m22:340.5 m04:431.5 m10:500.5 m17:051.6 m23:190.5 m05:311.6 m11:400.4 m17:521.7 m00:020.4 m06:161.8 m12:300.4 m18:371.7 m00:440.3 m07:011.9 m13:180.3 m19:231.8 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.8 m

Saint Augustine 16th Street: 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

253h

in June · 29 rideable days

The season runs from April to October, peaking in June: 27 rideable days a month and 253 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is January, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 16 rideable days16 d J February: 22 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days M April: 26 rideable days A May: 26.5 rideable days M June: 29 rideable days29 d J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 26 rideable days A September: 27.5 rideable days S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 18.5 rideable days N December: 19 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 16 rideable days16 d J February: 22 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days M April: 26 rideable days A May: 26.5 rideable days M June: 29 rideable days29 d J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 26 rideable days A September: 27.5 rideable days S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 18.5 rideable days N December: 19 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 16 °C. The wettest month is September, with 263 mm.

Monthly averages: Saint Augustine 16th Street
Monthly averages — Saint Augustine 16th Street — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 16.0 100 h 16 °C 76 mm
February 22.0 156 h 20 °C 49 mm
March 23.0 183 h 23 °C 94 mm
April 26.0 261 h 25 °C 26 mm
May 26.5 236 h 29 °C 124 mm
June 29.0 253 h 30 °C 98 mm
July 27.5 206 h 31 °C 146 mm
August 26.0 214 h 31 °C 111 mm
September 27.5 267 h 29 °C 263 mm
October 24.5 267 h 26 °C 239 mm
November 18.5 146 h 24 °C 7 mm
December 19.0 128 h 20 °C 30 mm

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Technical details of Saint Augustine 16th Street spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S.

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Open all year round
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Intermediate
On the water

Atlantic waters with waves and swell. Sandy bottom with coquina formations. Variable sandbars. Longshore drift current. Similar conditions to St. Augustine Beach. Cool water in winter.

Hazards

Rip currents and longshore drift. Submerged coquina rock formations. Sharks and jellyfish. Limited parking. Narrow beach access.

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