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South Padre Island / North Flats
Continent: |
North America |
Country: |
Texas (USA) |
Next Big City: |
Brownsville |
Next Town: |
Harlingen |
Type: |
Island, Lagoon |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
No Info
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Water
Type: | Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: | No Info |
Quality: | Clean |
Best Tide: | No Info |
Shallow water for miles in all directions. Nice and flat with SSE or choppy with a NW (few times in winter only).
Beach
Type: | Sand |
Size: | Big |
Hazards: | Shells |
Beach Users: | None |
Wide open launch site, sand with some shells. Gets a little muddy when driving out to launch spot after rains/high tide possible to get stuck.
Wind
Best Months: | June, July |
Wind Type: | Thermal Winds |
Best Direction: | SSE, S |
Main Direction: | N, NNE, NE, SE, SSE, S |
Best in SSE, perfectly flat water. Average wind speed of 15-17 mph. This condition prevails all summer.
How to get there
Transport: | Car |
Access: | Short Walk |
Head north on Padre Blvd. (the main drag). Go about 2 or so miles north and North Flats are on the left.
Extra Information
Rules: | Fees |
Kitesurfer should stay downwind of windsurfers. Be safe in general. You have to pay a county fee to ride in the flats.
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