Overview

Indian Shores Beach is part of the Pinellas barrier island chain, between Indian Rocks Beach to the north and Redington Shores to the south. The west-facing beach on the Gulf of Mexico offers typical Gulf coast kitesurfing conditions. Quiet residential beach community with fewer tourists than Clearwater or St. Pete Beach.

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Spot forecast for Indian Shores Beach

Sunrise 07:34 · 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 4.4 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October High tide 05:41 · 0.9 m Low tide 14:16 · 0.5 m High tide 21:18 · 0.8 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:56 · 0.8 m High tide 07:08 · 0.9 m Low tide 14:56 · 0.5 m High tide 21:31 · 0.9 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:56 · 0.7 m High tide 08:28 · 1 m Low tide 15:28 · 0.5 m High tide 21:45 · 0.9 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:36 · 0.6 m High tide 09:31 · 1 m Low tide 15:55 · 0.5 m High tide 22:00 · 1 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:13 · 0.5 m High tide 10:24 · 1 m Low tide 16:20 · 0.5 m High tide 22:20 · 1.1 m

Indian Shores 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

232h

in May · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 24 rideable days a month and 232 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is October, at 11.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 10%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 18 °C. The wettest month is August, with 307 mm.

Monthly averages: Indian Shores Beach

Monthly averages — Indian Shores 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	17.5	123 h	18 °C	47 mm
February	19.0	125 h	22 °C	69 mm
March	23.0	163 h	24 °C	39 mm
April	26.0	192 h	27 °C	16 mm
May	28.5	232 h	30 °C	181 mm
June	21.0	122 h	31 °C	238 mm
July	26.5	166 h	32 °C	248 mm
August	20.0	164 h	31 °C	307 mm
September	17.5	91 h	30 °C	141 mm
October	11.5	68 h	28 °C	196 mm
November	13.0	78 h	25 °C	18 mm
December	15.0	93 h	22 °C	31 mm

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Technical details of Indian Shores Beach spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Warm and moderately calm Gulf of Mexico waters. Sandy bottom. Moderate waves with west wind. Possible longshore drift current. Similar conditions to neighboring Indian Rocks Beach.

Hazards

Stingrays in shallow waters. Resident swimmers. Jellyfish in warm season. Rip currents possible with sustained west wind.

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