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Ocean Avenue kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Florida

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 2 m 26.78 | -80.03

Overview

Ocean Avenue is a beach access in Boynton Beach / Ocean Ridge, on the Atlantic coast between Palm Beach and Delray Beach. The east-facing beach offers typical southeast Florida conditions with fine sand and warm Gulf Stream waters. Quiet local spot, good for avoiding the crowds of more well-known beaches.

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Spot forecast for Ocean Avenue

Sunrise 07:22 · Sunset 18:47

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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 4.6 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 Now03:370.9 m09:420.4 m16:071 m22:210.4 m04:321 m10:360.4 m16:551 m23:050.3 m05:211 m11:280.3 m17:411 m23:480.3 m06:081.1 m12:180.3 m18:251.1 m00:310.2 m06:541.2 m13:070.3 m19:101.1 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.1 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.1 m

Ocean Avenue: 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

309h

in May · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 28 rideable days a month and 309 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is January, at 18 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 18 rideable days18 d J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 27.5 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d M June: 28 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 20 rideable days S October: 29 rideable days O November: 23 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 18 rideable days18 d J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 27.5 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d M June: 28 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 20 rideable days S October: 29 rideable days O November: 23 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 22 °C. The wettest month is September, with 293 mm.

Monthly averages: Ocean Avenue
Monthly averages — Ocean Avenue — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.0 161 h 22 °C 63 mm
February 23.5 220 h 24 °C 99 mm
March 27.5 262 h 25 °C 51 mm
April 28.5 343 h 27 °C 23 mm
May 29.5 309 h 30 °C 79 mm
June 28.0 326 h 30 °C 179 mm
July 29.5 288 h 31 °C 182 mm
August 27.5 239 h 32 °C 213 mm
September 20.0 182 h 30 °C 293 mm
October 29.0 303 h 28 °C 194 mm
November 23.0 203 h 26 °C 65 mm
December 21.0 194 h 24 °C 48 mm

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Technical details of Ocean Avenue 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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On the water

Warm Atlantic waters. Sandy bottom. Moderate waves. Longshore drift current. Nearby Boynton Beach Inlet can influence currents. Offshore Gulf Stream.

Hazards

Currents near Boynton Beach Inlet. Rip currents. Possible sharks. Jellyfish. Limited access and parking.

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