Fort Desoto Park, East Beach

St. Petersburg • United States (USA) flag United States (USA) • Florida
Popular Kite Spot
146 windy days
/ year
Water type
lagoon
Beach type
—
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
0.9 m
Waves
flat

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Wind

Wind strength (kt)
Month
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kite Jungle score
Windy days (12+ days)*
169200
148100
169200
168210
134000
73000
62000
63100
94100
147110
157200
147200
Dominant wind direction
wind 181º
wind 185º
wind 185º
wind 187º
wind 311º
wind 226º
wind 270º
wind 225º
wind 51º
wind 49º
wind 45º
wind 44º
Avg. wind (kt)
11
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
141621
1416–
141621
131620
1114–
1315–
1214–
1417–
1418–
1316–
1416–
141619
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
18º 14º
20º 16º
22º 19º
24º 21º
27º 24º
29º 26º
30º 27º
30º 27º
29º 26º
26º 22º
23º 19º
20º 16º
Water temperature
18º
18º
20º
23º
26º
28º
30º
30º
29º
27º
23º
20º
Sunny days
Rainy days
Rainfall (mm)
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WavesFlat water lagoon: waves stats are from the open sea nearby, and shouldn’t reach the spot
Flat days
Wave days (1+ m)
Wave height (m)
Swell direction & period (s)
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* Days with at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) of wind for at least 2h during daytime. Excluding thermal wind, unless the estimate is applied.

** Average wind for days that get at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) during daytime. Ie days with "no wind" are excluded. Does not include thermal boost.

Data stats by Kite Jungle are based on Open-Meteo.com and other sources More

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