Florida this time of year.

w8n4wind · Joined: 12 Nov 2008 Posts: 219 Location: canada

just wondering how the wind usually is this time of year?
and where in florida would be the best area to go ?

d0uglass · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 3:33 pm Post subject:

The wind is good this time of year. Lots of NW, N, NE days, with some other wind directions in the mix, too. I'd say the best spot is on the East Coast between Cape Canaveral and Palm Beach. That's where it's windiest, and there's a good mix of ocean sailing and lagoon sailing venues there.

East Coast
http://www.iwindsurf.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=226&siteID=1990&Isection=Forecast+Graphs

West Coast
http://www.iwindsurf.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=113&siteID=252&Isection=Forecast+Graphs

bpbates · Joined: 19 Mar 2000 Posts: 29

James,
For what it's worth, really enjoy your blog and videos. You convinced me to get a gopro. I learned to windsurf in the Boston area (Duxbury and the Cape) and have been oversees in Japan and Micronesia for a while. Back in the States now in Pensacola and looking for wind!
Mike

https://vimeo.com/37646005

speedysailor · Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Posts: 841

We had some wind here in the East Central area up until about ten days ago, but things have calmed down and it's been boringly calm. That is the trouble with Florida, the winds never are that good and they often are on days that are far and few between.

jingebritsen · Joined: 21 Aug 2002 Posts: 2057

thanksgiving day was schmokin here in the brevard area. wind started a bit slow at about 15-18, but was firing 30 by dayz end. waves were pretty big and very long. direction was side off at PAFB just below cocoa beach.

jingebritsen · Joined: 21 Aug 2002 Posts: 2057

pretty breezy right now. wx guessers are split on how much for the next few dayz. i'm taking today off from work to go bump and grind at my local beach break. i'll do some serious road work thursday, then apply some serious energies towrd loafing over to cape canaveral jetty park for the friday thru sunday weekend.

jingebritsen · Joined: 21 Aug 2002 Posts: 2057

just looked at the sensor array for northern brevard county. wind is doing 15-25 slightly W of N. i was out on a 105 liter wave board and a 6.5 sail. may have been able to go 5.8, but i tend to like all the power i can muster for tricky spots in the surf.

wsurfer · Joined: 17 Aug 2000 Posts: 78

I was down in the Miami area over the last couple of weeks and there were some decent E/SE and NE winds on Biscayne and Virginia Key.

SeaSpray · Joined: 14 Mar 2012 Posts: 14

I had some great sailing in Key West many years ago this time of year. Just pulled off the side of the road by a bridge and sailed in the inlet between Key West and the next island up. We were there for a week and had wind about half the time.

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