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Alligator Point kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Florida

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 4 m 30.14 | -85.72

Overview

Alligator Point (Panama City Beach area) is a beach access in the Panama City area, on the Panhandle coast. The south-facing beach on the Gulf of Mexico offers typical regional conditions. Less crowded local spot, offering more space than the tourist beaches of PCB.

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Spot forecast for Alligator Point

Sunrise 06:48 · Sunset 18:06

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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 3.1 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 Now01:420.6 m14:450.2 m02:430.6 m04:540.6 m05:110.6 m13:460.3 m06:340.5 m13:530.3 m20:450.4 m00:440.4 m07:440.5 m14:100.4 m20:320.5 m02:190.4 m09:030.5 m14:180.4 m20:180.5 m
  • Monday 19 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.5 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.5 m

Alligator Point: 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

321h

in May · 31 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 28 rideable days a month and 321 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is January, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 16 rideable days16 d J February: 19 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 29 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 29 rideable days J July: 27 rideable days J August: 24 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 19 rideable days O November: 19.5 rideable days N December: 18 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 16 rideable days16 d J February: 19 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 29 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 29 rideable days J July: 27 rideable days J August: 24 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 19 rideable days O November: 19.5 rideable days N December: 18 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78%13-20 knots · 20%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is September, with 432 mm.

Monthly averages: Alligator Point
Monthly averages — Alligator Point — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 16.0 132 h 15 °C 85 mm
February 19.0 146 h 19 °C 65 mm
March 26.5 225 h 21 °C 105 mm
April 29.0 316 h 24 °C 57 mm
May 31.0 321 h 28 °C 265 mm
June 29.0 305 h 31 °C 117 mm
July 27.0 233 h 31 °C 309 mm
August 24.0 185 h 32 °C 191 mm
September 22.0 161 h 30 °C 432 mm
October 19.0 144 h 27 °C 45 mm
November 19.5 152 h 23 °C 57 mm
December 18.0 118 h 18 °C 87 mm

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Technical details of Alligator Point spot

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

The spot works with winds from ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

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Open all year round
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Intermediate
On the water

Gulf of Mexico waters. Sandy bottom. Moderate waves facing south. Longshore drift current. Similar conditions to other Panhandle spots.

Hazards

Rip currents. Sharks and jellyfish. Less monitored area. Limited access.

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