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Lido Beach kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Floride

Spot currently openIntermediate level 27.32 | -82.58

Overview

Lido Beach is located on Lido Key, a barrier island west of Sarasota. The west-facing beach on the Gulf of Mexico offers white sand and turquoise waters. The spot is near the famous St. Armands Circle and Sarasota restaurants. For flat water, the nearby South Lido Beach spot (southern tip of the island) offers better 360° exposure.

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Spot forecast for Lido Beach

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 4 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 Now02:020.7 m07:120.8 m14:530.4 m21:010.7 m02:520.6 m08:210.8 m15:270.4 m21:240.8 m03:330.5 m09:200.9 m15:560.5 m21:480.9 m04:100.4 m10:140.9 m16:220.5 m22:110.9 m04:470.3 m11:070.9 m16:460.5 m22:331 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.9 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.9 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1 m

Lido Beach: 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

280h

in May · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 26 rideable days a month and 280 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is October, at 11.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 20 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 24 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d M June: 22.5 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 25.5 rideable days A September: 19 rideable days S October: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d O November: 15.5 rideable days N December: 17 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 20 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 24 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d M June: 22.5 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 25.5 rideable days A September: 19 rideable days S October: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d O November: 15.5 rideable days N December: 17 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 82%13-20 knots · 17%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 82% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 19 °C. The wettest month is June, with 366 mm.

Monthly averages: Lido Beach
Monthly averages — Lido Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 20.0 147 h 19 °C 42 mm
February 21.5 145 h 22 °C 41 mm
March 24.0 183 h 24 °C 32 mm
April 27.0 226 h 27 °C 32 mm
May 30.5 280 h 30 °C 50 mm
June 22.5 146 h 31 °C 366 mm
July 27.5 175 h 32 °C 235 mm
August 25.5 191 h 31 °C 291 mm
September 19.0 106 h 31 °C 237 mm
October 11.5 65 h 29 °C 89 mm
November 15.5 97 h 25 °C 7 mm
December 17.0 105 h 23 °C 41 mm

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Technical details of Lido Beach spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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On the water

Warm and clear Gulf of Mexico waters. Sandy bottom with gentle slope. Moderate waves with sustained west wind. Generally calmer conditions than the Atlantic. Variable sandbars with tides.

Hazards

Busy tourist beach. Stingrays in shallow waters. Jellyfish possible. Longshore drift current. New Pass to the north can generate currents.

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