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Sea Grove Beach kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Florida

Spot currently openIntermediate level 30.31 | -86.12

Overview

Sea Grove Beach is a small beach community on Scenic Highway 30A, in the South Walton area between Destin and Panama City Beach. The south-facing beach on the Gulf of Mexico offers typical 30A conditions with white quartz sand and emerald waters. Quiet and exclusive residential neighborhood, adjacent to Seaside (the model town made famous by The Truman Show movie).

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Spot forecast for Sea Grove Beach

Sunrise 06:50 · Sunset 18:08

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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 0.8 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 Now02:470.6 m14:050.3 m06:210.5 m13:490.3 m20:570.4 m00:340.4 m07:340.5 m14:030.4 m20:250.5 m02:110.4 m08:570.5 m14:090.4 m20:080.5 m03:180.3 m10:540.5 m12:440.5 m20:460.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October 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
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.6 m

Sea Grove 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

253h

in May · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 26 rideable days a month and 253 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is December, at 10 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 11.5 rideable days J February: 16 rideable days F March: 24 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d M June: 25 rideable days J July: 24 rideable days J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 17 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days O November: 14 rideable days N December: 10 rideable days10 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 11.5 rideable days J February: 16 rideable days F March: 24 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d M June: 25 rideable days J July: 24 rideable days J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 17 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days O November: 14 rideable days N December: 10 rideable days10 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 11%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 88% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is May, with 343 mm.

Monthly averages: Sea Grove Beach
Monthly averages — Sea Grove 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 11.5 98 h 15 °C 142 mm
February 16.0 119 h 19 °C 114 mm
March 24.0 181 h 22 °C 85 mm
April 27.5 251 h 24 °C 104 mm
May 28.5 253 h 28 °C 343 mm
June 25.0 211 h 31 °C 176 mm
July 24.0 186 h 32 °C 147 mm
August 17.5 118 h 32 °C 222 mm
September 17.0 115 h 31 °C 180 mm
October 15.0 86 h 28 °C 39 mm
November 14.0 104 h 23 °C 92 mm
December 10.0 64 h 18 °C 74 mm

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Technical details of Sea Grove Beach 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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Intermediate
On the water

Emerald Gulf waters. Quartz sand bottom. Moderate waves. Longshore drift current. Identical conditions to other 30A spots. Preserved coastal dunes.

Hazards

Rip currents. Sharks and jellyfish. Limited beach access via 30A public accesses. Protected dunes. Quiet residential area to respect.

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