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Dry Tortugas National Park kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 1 m 24.63 | -82.92

Overview

Dry Tortugas National Park is a kitesurfing spot located in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 110 km west of Key West, Florida. This island national park offers shallow turquoise waters and regular southeast and east winds. The spot is accessible only by boat or seaplane. Conditions are ideal for kitesurfing with a flat body of water protected by the reefs. Intermediate spot due to the isolation and absence of nearby rescue services.

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Spot forecast for Dry Tortugas National Park

Sunrise 07:32 · Sunset 19:00

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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 1.8 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 Now05:570.6 m13:260.3 m20:260.5 m00:500.4 m07:120.6 m14:010.3 m20:330.6 m01:540.4 m08:130.7 m14:310.3 m20:450.6 m02:440.3 m09:090.7 m14:590.4 m21:030.7 m03:300.2 m10:030.6 m15:240.4 m21:270.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.7 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.7 m

Dry Tortugas National Park: 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

357h

in January · 30.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 26 °C. It peaks in January, with 357 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d J February: 28 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 30 rideable days A May: 28.5 rideable days M June: 28.5 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days J August: 27 rideable days A September: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d S October: 30 rideable days O November: 29 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d J February: 28 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 30 rideable days A May: 28.5 rideable days M June: 28.5 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days J August: 27 rideable days A September: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d S October: 30 rideable days O November: 29 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 58%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 58% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 22 °C. The wettest month is June, with 336 mm.

Monthly averages: Dry Tortugas National Park
Monthly averages — Dry Tortugas National Park — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 30.5 357 h 22 °C 63 mm
February 28.0 326 h 22 °C 81 mm
March 29.5 328 h 23 °C 136 mm
April 30.0 411 h 24 °C 46 mm
May 28.5 339 h 27 °C 54 mm
June 28.5 397 h 28 °C 336 mm
July 29.0 319 h 29 °C 57 mm
August 27.0 283 h 30 °C 215 mm
September 25.5 266 h 30 °C 172 mm
October 30.0 362 h 28 °C 228 mm
November 29.0 345 h 26 °C 69 mm
December 30.0 330 h 23 °C 89 mm

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Technical details of Dry Tortugas National Park spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Depending on conditions WSW: Depending on conditions W: Depending on conditions WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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