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Seagate kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

United States · New York

Spot currently openAdvanced level 40.58 | -74.01

Overview

Seagate is a gated community located at the western tip of Coney Island, at the entrance to Lower New York Bay. This advanced spot offers ocean conditions with strong currents at the junction of the bay and ocean. Access restricted to the Seagate community. Spot reserved for experienced kiters.

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Spot forecast for Seagate

Sunrise 07:12 · 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 2.2 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now02:021.4 m08:300.7 m14:231.6 m21:130.6 m03:001.4 m09:250.7 m15:201.6 m21:580.5 m03:561.5 m10:120.6 m16:161.7 m22:390.5 m04:481.6 m10:570.5 m17:081.7 m23:190.4 m05:361.8 m11:420.4 m17:561.8 m23:590.3 m
  • Monday 19 October High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m

Seagate: 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

220h

in July · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in July: 23 rideable days a month and 220 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is January, at 7.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 7.5 rideable days7.5 d J February: 12 rideable days F March: 18 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days M June: 22.5 rideable days J July: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d J August: 24 rideable days A September: 22.5 rideable days S October: 17 rideable days O November: 8 rideable days N December: 10.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 7.5 rideable days7.5 d J February: 12 rideable days F March: 18 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days M June: 22.5 rideable days J July: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d J August: 24 rideable days A September: 22.5 rideable days S October: 17 rideable days O November: 8 rideable days N December: 10.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 86%13-20 knots · 14%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 86% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is May, with 134 mm.

Monthly averages: Seagate
Monthly averages — Seagate — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 7.5 42 h 3 °C 72 mm
February 12.0 71 h 5 °C 63 mm
March 18.0 134 h 12 °C 130 mm
April 21.0 169 h 16 °C 64 mm
May 24.0 213 h 21 °C 134 mm
June 22.5 186 h 27 °C 23 mm
July 26.5 220 h 29 °C 79 mm
August 24.0 198 h 27 °C 110 mm
September 22.5 171 h 24 °C 23 mm
October 17.0 120 h 19 °C 34 mm
November 8.0 44 h 13 °C 64 mm
December 10.5 57 h 4 °C 82 mm

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Technical details of Seagate spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: 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, SSW.

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On the water

Ocean waters at the junction of Lower NY Bay and the Atlantic. Strong tidal currents. Waves and swell. Sandy bottom. Conditions changing with the tide.

Hazards

Very strong tidal currents. Maritime traffic (NY harbor entrance). Gated community with restricted access. Swell and waves. Shoreline structures.

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