Overview

East Beach is located on the east side of Fort Desoto Park, facing Tampa Bay and the Mullet Key Channel. This spot is the more protected side of the park, offering calmer waters than the Gulf side. Fort Desoto Park is one of the most popular public parks in the Tampa Bay area, located on Mullet Key at the southern tip of the Pinellas peninsula.

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Spot forecast for East Beach / Fort Desoto

Sunrise 07:33 · Sunset 18:57

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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 1.7 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October High tide 04:31 · 0.7 m Low tide 15:02 · 0.4 m
Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:27 · 0.7 m Low tide 03:05 · 0.6 m High tide 06:12 · 0.7 m Low tide 15:44 · 0.4 m High tide 23:39 · 0.6 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 03:56 · 0.6 m High tide 09:05 · 0.7 m Low tide 16:20 · 0.4 m High tide 22:52 · 0.7 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 04:32 · 0.5 m High tide 10:24 · 0.7 m Low tide 16:49 · 0.4 m High tide 22:48 · 0.7 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 05:06 · 0.4 m High tide 11:22 · 0.7 m Low tide 17:13 · 0.5 m High tide 22:46 · 0.7 m

East Beach / Fort Desoto: 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

293h

in October · 29.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are October, January and September, at 27 rideable days and 24 °C. The low point is May, at 18 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 16 °C. The wettest month is June, with 210 mm.

Monthly averages: East Beach / Fort Desoto

Monthly averages — East Beach / Fort Desoto — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	25.0	209 h	16 °C	53 mm
February	18.5	140 h	19 °C	54 mm
March	19.5	153 h	21 °C	9 mm
April	24.5	172 h	23 °C	29 mm
May	18.0	98 h	27 °C	59 mm
June	20.0	173 h	29 °C	210 mm
July	18.5	104 h	31 °C	60 mm
August	19.0	138 h	30 °C	207 mm
September	25.0	175 h	30 °C	162 mm
October	29.5	293 h	26 °C	162 mm
November	21.5	183 h	23 °C	22 mm
December	24.0	184 h	20 °C	7 mm

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Technical details of East Beach / Fort Desoto spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Relatively calm and shallow Tampa Bay waters. Sandy bottom. Mullet Key Channel generates current during rising and falling tides. Moderate chop with sustained east wind. Warmer waters than the Atlantic.

Hazards

Currents in the Mullet Key Channel, especially during tide changes. Boat traffic in the navigation channel. Stingrays in shallow waters. Busy park area with swimmers and kayakers. Occasional sharks in the channel.

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