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Crowne Plaza kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Florida

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 2 m 28.13 | -80.58

Overview

Crowne Plaza is a beach access in Melbourne Beach / Indialantic, on the Atlantic coast of the Space Coast. Named after the beachfront Crowne Plaza hotel (now Hilton). The east-facing beach offers typical Space Coast conditions. Parking and access facilitated by nearby hotel infrastructure.

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Spot forecast for Crowne Plaza

Sunrise 07:25 · Sunset 18:48

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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 1.5 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 Now03:181.1 m09:210.4 m15:471.2 m22:030.5 m04:121.1 m10:150.4 m16:351.3 m22:480.4 m05:011.2 m11:090.4 m17:221.3 m23:320.3 m05:491.3 m12:010.3 m18:081.3 m00:160.3 m06:361.4 m12:520.3 m18:541.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.3 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.3 m

Crowne Plaza: 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

273h

in May · 29 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 28 rideable days a month and 273 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is January, at 17.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d J February: 22.5 rideable days F March: 27 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days29 d M June: 28 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days J August: 24 rideable days A September: 28.5 rideable days S October: 25.5 rideable days O November: 18.5 rideable days N December: 18 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d J February: 22.5 rideable days F March: 27 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days29 d M June: 28 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days J August: 24 rideable days A September: 28.5 rideable days S October: 25.5 rideable days O November: 18.5 rideable days N December: 18 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 19%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 81% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 20 °C. The wettest month is October, with 312 mm.

Monthly averages: Crowne Plaza
Monthly averages — Crowne Plaza — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 17.5 116 h 20 °C 218 mm
February 22.5 164 h 23 °C 61 mm
March 27.0 227 h 25 °C 50 mm
April 27.0 286 h 26 °C 2 mm
May 29.0 273 h 30 °C 131 mm
June 28.0 268 h 31 °C 154 mm
July 28.0 223 h 32 °C 122 mm
August 24.0 198 h 32 °C 219 mm
September 28.5 200 h 30 °C 190 mm
October 25.5 269 h 28 °C 312 mm
November 18.5 140 h 25 °C 26 mm
December 18.0 128 h 23 °C 42 mm

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Technical details of Crowne Plaza 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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Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
On the water

Moderate Atlantic waters. Sandy bottom. Longshore drift. Similar conditions to other Melbourne/Indialantic area beaches. Moderately warm water.

Hazards

Longshore and rip currents. Sharks. Jellyfish. Hotel guests and tourists.

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