Sand Key Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Sand Key Jetty in Alabama is an exposed beach/Jetty break. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the east northeast. There is too little fetch for groundswells to form and the best wave direction is from the northwest. The beach breaks favour rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of rocks and obstacles.

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Overall Sand Key Jetty Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sand Key Jetty:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Bellair Beach	1 mi
Second closest break	Clearwater Beach	2 mi
Third closest break	Sand Key Park 1	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Clearwater Pass	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Indian Rocks Beach	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Sand Key Jetty:
Closest wave buoy	West Tampa Buoy	109 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Canaveral Buoy	168 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Pensacola Buoy	201 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	St Augustine Buoy	203 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	216 mi
Tide stations nearest to Sand Key Jetty:
Closest tide station	Clearwater, Florida	3 mi
Second closest tide station	Clearwater Beach, Gulf Of Mexico, Florida	4 mi
Third closest tide station	Clearwater Beach, Florida	4 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Indian Rocks Beach (inside), Florida	4 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Dunedin, St. Joseph Sound, Florida	7 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Sand Key Jetty:
Closest ski area	Mount Pleasant (United States)	438 mi
Second closest ski area	Cloudmont (United States)	466 mi
Third closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	490 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	492 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sapphire Valley (United States)	498 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Sand Key Jetty:
Closest city location	Belleair Beach (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Belleair Bluffs (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Harbor Bluffs (United States)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Belleair (United States)	2 mi
Fifth closest city location	Clearwater (United States)	3 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Sand Key Jetty is St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE) in USA, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Sand Key Jetty is Albert Whitted (St. Petersburg) Airport (SPG), also in USA, 28 km (17 miles) away.
• Third is Tampa International Airport (TPA) in USA, 31 km (19 miles) away.
• Macdill Afb (Tampa) Airport (MCF) in USA is 33 km (20 miles) away.
• Orlando International Airport (MCO), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Sand Key Jetty and is 160 km (99 miles) away.