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Ocean Trace kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Florida

Spot currently openIntermediate level 29.82 | -81.26

Overview

Ocean Trace is a beach access on the Atlantic coast south of St. Augustine, on Anastasia Island. The east-facing beach offers conditions typical of northeast Florida's coast with compact sand and Atlantic waves. Local spot used by kitesurfers in the St. Augustine area as an alternative to busier beaches.

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Spot forecast for Ocean Trace

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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Swell and waves

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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 1.6 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now02:521.3 m09:040.6 m15:211.6 m21:460.5 m03:491.4 m09:570.5 m16:141.6 m22:330.5 m04:411.5 m10:480.5 m17:041.6 m23:170.4 m05:291.6 m11:390.4 m17:501.7 m00:010.4 m06:151.7 m12:280.4 m18:361.7 m
  • Monday 19 October High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.5 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 · 0.4 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 · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.7 m

Ocean Trace: 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: Ocean Trace
Monthly averages — Ocean Trace — 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 Ocean Trace 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 moderate waves. Sandy bottom with possible coquina formations. Longshore drift current. Northeast swell in winter. Cool water from December to March. Similar conditions to other St. Augustine beaches.

Hazards

Longshore and rip currents. Submerged coquina formations. Sharks and jellyfish. Less monitored beach than main beaches. Limited access.

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