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Bayfront Park kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

United States · Alabama

Spot currently openBeginner level 30.63 | -87.92

Overview

Bayfront Park is a spot in Daphne, on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay in Alabama. This public park provides direct bay access with a sheltered shoreline and shallow waters. Mobile Bay is one of the largest bays on the Gulf Coast, offering a vast body of water for kitesurfing. The spot is ideal for beginners thanks to the flat and shallow bay water. The park has parking, lawn for rigging and public facilities. The Daphne/Fairhope area on the eastern shore is known for its quality of life and spectacular sunsets over the bay.

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

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Bayfront 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

297h

in April · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in April: 28 rideable days a month and 297 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is November, at 20 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 24 rideable days J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d A May: 27 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days J July: 27 rideable days J August: 23.5 rideable days A September: 23.5 rideable days S October: 24 rideable days O November: 20 rideable days20 d N December: 22 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 24 rideable days J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d A May: 27 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days J July: 27 rideable days J August: 23.5 rideable days A September: 23.5 rideable days S October: 24 rideable days O November: 20 rideable days20 d N December: 22 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 89%13-20 knots · 11%21-30 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 13 °C. The wettest month is August, with 180 mm.

Monthly averages: Bayfront Park
Monthly averages — Bayfront 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 24.0 226 h 13 °C 121 mm
February 23.5 195 h 19 °C 49 mm
March 28.0 256 h 21 °C 135 mm
April 29.5 297 h 25 °C 96 mm
May 27.0 254 h 28 °C 120 mm
June 24.0 184 h 31 °C 176 mm
July 27.0 170 h 32 °C 143 mm
August 23.5 143 h 32 °C 180 mm
September 23.5 158 h 30 °C 83 mm
October 24.0 200 h 27 °C 114 mm
November 20.0 176 h 22 °C 82 mm
December 22.0 170 h 17 °C 158 mm

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Technical details of Bayfront Park spot

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

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

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On the water

Flat to slightly choppy water on Mobile Bay. The bay is vast (approximately 30 miles long by 10 miles wide) offering plenty of space. Average depth is shallow (10-12 feet in the center). Sandy/muddy bottom. Conditions are good in all wind directions thanks to the bay's size. Moderate tidal current. Water is warm in summer (82-86°F).

Hazards

Tidal currents present in the bay. Maritime traffic — cargo ships, fishing and pleasure boats cross the bay. Stingrays frequent in warm shallow waters. Jellyfish in summer. Alligators possible in marshy areas along the bay shore (rare in open areas). Violent afternoon thunderstorms frequent in summer with lightning risk. "Jubilee" — rare phenomenon where fish and shellfish gather at the shore (harmless but sign of low oxygen in water).

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