Sand Key Park Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Gulf Coast, Florida, USA)

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Sand Key Park Surf Guide

Sand Key Park in Gulf Coast, Florida is a sandbar break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east southeast. The location means that groundswells are unknown and the ideal wave angle is from the west. Sometimes crowded.

Sand Key Park Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Sandbar	4.2
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	15.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sand Key Park:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sand Key Park occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Sand Key Park (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Sand Key Park with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in January while 31% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 65% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

31%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

65%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Sand Key Park Location Map

Interactive Sand Key Park surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Sand Key Park is St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE) in USA, 15 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Sand Key Park is Albert Whitted (St. Petersburg) Airport (SPG), also in USA, 29 km (18 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Sand Key Park Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 17 January 2021, 23:32 Local Time

m, °C	Sun	Monday 18
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	7	7	7	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- on	on	on

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Tides at Sand Key Park

Current tide and informaton

For Clearwater Beach, Florida, 3.0 km from Sand Key Park.

Next High Water: 02:09am | 0.64m

Next Low Water: 08:58am | 0.02m

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Sand Key Park Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Sand Key Park is rather cool (15.7 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.