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16th Street Beach kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Florida

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 4 m 28.29 | -80.61

Overview

16th Street Beach is a beach access in Cocoa Beach, on the Space Coast. The east-facing beach is adjacent to the main Cocoa Beach spot and offers the same conditions. This launch point is used as an alternative when the main Cocoa Beach area is too crowded.

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Spot forecast for 16th Street Beach

Sunrise 07:26 · 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 5.1 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 m09:200.4 m15:461.2 m22:020.5 m04:111.2 m10:150.4 m16:351.3 m22:470.4 m05:001.2 m11:080.4 m17:211.3 m23:310.3 m05:481.3 m12:000.3 m18:071.3 m00:150.3 m06:351.4 m12:510.3 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 · 1.2 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

16th Street 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

278h

in May · 29 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 28 rideable days a month and 278 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is January, at 17 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 17 rideable days17 d J February: 22.5 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days29 d M June: 28 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 24 rideable days A September: 28 rideable days S October: 26.5 rideable days O November: 20 rideable days N December: 17.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 17 rideable days17 d J February: 22.5 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days29 d M June: 28 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 24 rideable days A September: 28 rideable days S October: 26.5 rideable days O November: 20 rideable days N December: 17.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · under 1%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 19 °C. The wettest month is September, with 350 mm.

Monthly averages: 16th Street Beach
Monthly averages — 16th Street 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 17.0 114 h 19 °C 82 mm
February 22.5 153 h 22 °C 39 mm
March 26.5 226 h 25 °C 45 mm
April 27.5 291 h 26 °C 78 mm
May 29.0 278 h 30 °C 123 mm
June 28.0 273 h 31 °C 120 mm
July 27.5 228 h 31 °C 130 mm
August 24.0 211 h 31 °C 193 mm
September 28.0 216 h 30 °C 350 mm
October 26.5 269 h 28 °C 243 mm
November 20.0 142 h 25 °C 7 mm
December 17.5 121 h 23 °C 63 mm

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Technical details of 16th Street Beach 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

Identical conditions to Cocoa Beach. Atlantic waters, sandy bottom. Moderate waves. Longshore drift. Moderately warm water.

Hazards

Longshore and rip currents. Sharks. Jellyfish. Surfers and swimmers. Cocoa Beach Pier nearby.

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