Overview

Navarre Pier Beach is located on Santa Rosa Island, in Navarre, between Pensacola Beach and Fort Walton Beach. The south-facing beach on the Gulf of Mexico offers white quartz sand and emerald waters characteristic of the Emerald Coast. The Navarre Beach Pier (1,500ft) is one of the longest in Florida. The spot is less crowded than neighboring Destin or Pensacola Beach beaches.

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Spot forecast for Navarre Pier Beach / Santa Rosa Island

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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 1.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 03:02 · 0.6 m Low tide 14:46 · 0.3 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 06:07 · 0.5 m Low tide 13:55 · 0.3 m High tide 21:43 · 0.4 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 00:28 · 0.4 m High tide 07:25 · 0.5 m Low tide 14:00 · 0.4 m High tide 20:17 · 0.5 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:05 · 0.4 m High tide 08:51 · 0.5 m Low tide 14:03 · 0.4 m High tide 20:03 · 0.5 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 03:16 · 0.3 m High tide 12:23 · 0.5 m Low tide 13:13 · 0.5 m High tide 20:58 · 0.6 m

Navarre Pier Beach / Santa Rosa Island: 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

282h

in May · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in May: 26 rideable days a month and 282 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is December, at 12 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 89%13-20 knots · 11%21-30 knots · under 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 89% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is May, with 229 mm.

Monthly averages: Navarre Pier Beach / Santa Rosa Island

Monthly averages — Navarre Pier Beach / Santa Rosa Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	13.5	111 h	15 °C	190 mm
February	17.5	124 h	19 °C	58 mm
March	24.0	194 h	22 °C	221 mm
April	26.0	253 h	24 °C	22 mm
May	30.5	282 h	28 °C	229 mm
June	29.5	236 h	31 °C	182 mm
July	26.0	195 h	33 °C	82 mm
August	22.0	145 h	32 °C	148 mm
September	23.0	135 h	30 °C	209 mm
October	19.0	124 h	27 °C	57 mm
November	13.5	97 h	23 °C	100 mm
December	12.0	75 h	18 °C	116 mm

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Technical details of Navarre Pier Beach / Santa Rosa Island spot

The spot works with winds from ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Emerald and warm Gulf of Mexico waters. Very fine white quartz sand bottom. Moderate waves facing south. East-west longshore drift current. Sandbars at low tide. Cooler water than south Florida in winter.

Hazards

Navarre Beach Pier — maintain a large safety distance. Rip currents. Possible sharks. Jellyfish (especially in summer). Anglers from the pier with lines and hooks. Eglin AFB military zone nearby.

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