Overview

Sand City Slick is a kitesurf spot located on the north shore of Long Island, in the Northport/Centerport area on Long Island Sound. This spot offers protected body of water conditions with access to relatively calm waters. Good spot for bay sessions.

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Spot forecast for Sand City Slick

Sunrise 07:10 · Sunset 18:05

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 00:46 · 1 m
High tide Tue 20 · 07:07 · 2.9 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:09 · 1.1 m
High tide Tue 20 · 19:30 · 2.9 m

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Sand City Slick: 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

308h

in April · 29 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 27 rideable days a month on average, at 17 °C. It peaks in April, with 308 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 71%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is March, with 176 mm.

Monthly averages: Sand City Slick

Monthly averages — Sand City Slick — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	27.0	249 h	3 °C	95 mm
February	24.0	225 h	5 °C	63 mm
March	28.5	293 h	12 °C	176 mm
April	29.0	308 h	16 °C	68 mm
May	28.0	250 h	21 °C	92 mm
June	25.0	233 h	27 °C	31 mm
July	25.5	185 h	29 °C	37 mm
August	26.5	226 h	27 °C	69 mm
September	24.0	225 h	23 °C	21 mm
October	27.0	254 h	19 °C	33 mm
November	28.5	271 h	12 °C	51 mm
December	27.5	240 h	4 °C	90 mm

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Technical details of Sand City Slick spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Long Island Sound body of water with moderate fetch. Generally flat to light chop conditions. Small chop possible in sustained northerly winds. Tidal currents present.

Hazards

Tidal currents in the Sound. Recreational boat traffic. Check tide conditions before your session. Cold water requiring appropriate wetsuit outside summer.

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