Kiteboarding / Kitesurfing locations Palm Beach FL
When learning to kiteboard we believe it is important to have a safe, large and distraction free environment. That is why we have chose a couple of different locations depending on the weather conditions and the students skill level . We do not teach on crowded beaches. We have found the following places to be a few of the areas best.
Hobe Sound wildlife refuge:
– good for NNW – SE winds
– good during large swell
– best spot for straight on shore winds
– small shore break
– uncrowded
– good for NNW – SE winds
– good during large swell
– best spot for straight on shore winds
– small shore break
– uncrowded
Cautions:
– exposed and non exposed hazards such as old hurricane debre
– $5 dollar a day parking or $15 dollars a year
– no facilities or life guards for 3 miles
Juno Beach “Kite Beach”:
– good for N-NE and E-SSE winds
– 3 miles of kite friendly beach
– helpful people
– powerful small waves
– close to town
– has facilities
– good for N-NE and E-SSE winds
– 3 miles of kite friendly beach
– helpful people
– powerful small waves
– close to town
– has facilities
Cautions:
– can be crowded “avoid weekends”
– pier to the south
– narrow beach in places
– bad for east wind
South Juno Beach “pierless”:
– good for N-S winds
– smaller dune than kite beach
– less crowded
– lots of parking
– fresh water shower
– smaller dune than kite beach
– less crowded
– lots of parking
– fresh water shower
Cautions:
– limited parking
– beach is always changing in size
– no one to launch or land your kite
– Pier to the north
– reef to the south
West Palm Beach
– good for south wind
– clean water
– reef break
– clean water
– reef break
Cautions:
-$2 hour parking
– crowded
– can have exposed rocks
– can have exposed rocks
Lake Worth Pier
-excellent for S-SSW winds
-fresh water and facilities
-wide beach
-jet-ski rentals
-lots of parking
Cautions:
-hotels and large buildings on beach
-pier to the south
-$1 hour parking
For maps to the above locations and more please visit the local beaches page.
