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Manalapan kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Florida

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 5 m 26.54 | -80.04

Overview

Manalapan is a small exclusive municipality on a barrier island between the Atlantic and the Lake Worth Lagoon, south of Palm Beach. The east-facing beach offers kitesurfing conditions with east and northeast winds. Upscale residential area with few tourists, offering more space on the beach than more popular spots to the north and south.

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Spot forecast for Manalapan

Sunrise 07:22 · Sunset 18:47

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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 4.8 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 Now03:400.9 m09:460.4 m16:101 m22:230.4 m04:350.9 m10:390.3 m16:591 m23:080.3 m05:251 m11:310.3 m17:441 m23:520.3 m06:121.1 m12:210.3 m18:291 m00:350.2 m06:581.1 m13:100.2 m19:131.1 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 1.1 m

Manalapan: 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

320h

in May · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 28 rideable days a month and 320 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is January, at 19.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M April: 29 rideable days A May: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d M June: 28.5 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 26.5 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 27 rideable days O November: 22 rideable days N December: 22 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M April: 29 rideable days A May: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d M June: 28.5 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 26.5 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 27 rideable days O November: 22 rideable days N December: 22 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 23%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 22 °C. The wettest month is June, with 323 mm.

Monthly averages: Manalapan
Monthly averages — Manalapan — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 19.5 162 h 22 °C 64 mm
February 23.5 215 h 24 °C 58 mm
March 28.0 255 h 26 °C 99 mm
April 29.0 344 h 27 °C 73 mm
May 29.5 320 h 30 °C 127 mm
June 28.5 318 h 30 °C 323 mm
July 27.5 267 h 31 °C 198 mm
August 26.5 236 h 31 °C 285 mm
September 22.0 176 h 30 °C 311 mm
October 27.0 285 h 28 °C 187 mm
November 22.0 193 h 26 °C 9 mm
December 22.0 192 h 25 °C 160 mm

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Technical details of Manalapan 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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On the water

Warm Atlantic waters thanks to the Gulf Stream. Sandy bottom. Moderate waves. North-south longshore drift current. Boynton Beach Inlet to the south can influence currents. Typical southeast Florida coast conditions.

Hazards

Longshore and rip currents. Possible sharks. Jellyfish and Portuguese man-of-war. Limited beach access in this exclusive residential area. Respect local access regulations.

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