Playalinda (Cape Canaveral National Seashore)

Cape Canaveral • United States (USA) flag United States (USA) • Florida
154 windy days
/ year
Water type
sea
Beach type
—
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
1.5 m
Waves
flat, small, medium

Overview

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Playalinda is well known for its nudity. Playalinda beach is one of Florida’s few nude beaches. Kite Naked is not just the phrase used by Waiman Kites. You can make it a reality here. It is not technically legal to be nude here and there are signs against all over the place, but no one enforces it.
Playalinda is located within the Cape Canaveral National Seashore and is a federally owned beach. Whether by word of mouth or force of habit, this remote stretch of beach is well known as a nude beach.
The four miles of road that follows the beach for four miles gives out at the north end of Lot 13 and north of dune crossover 13B is where the nudity begins. On one side you have fishermen in jeans and t-shirts. On the other, you have people who aren’t wearing any clothing. Its mostly an older crowd but all are welcome.

Dangers

Kiting naked can lead to chafing and rashes in unwanted areas. The beach can be kind of small.

It is your responsibility to check whether kitesurfing is allowed at the spot; you might need a 'special permit' or membership from a local kite organization, etc. Local rules can change. Respect others - kiters or not; kite safely and enjoy the wind!

Amenities

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Wind

Wind strength (kt)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kite Jungle score
Windy days (12+ days)*
1710210
146200
179200
188300
135100
93000
51000
51100
105210
169100
1610310
148100
Dominant wind direction
wind 349º
wind 356º
wind 357º
wind 136º
wind 89º
wind 132º
wind 131º
wind 130º
wind 47º
wind 50º
wind 357º
wind 351º
Avg. wind (kt)
11
10
11
11
10
8
7
8
9
11
12
11
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
151721
1417–
1416–
141720
1316–
1215–
1115–
1320–
1519–
1416–
161822
1416–
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
20º 13º
22º 16º
24º 18º
25º 19º
28º 22º
30º 24º
31º 25º
31º 25º
29º 24º
27º 22º
24º 19º
22º 16º
Water temperature
20º
20º
20º
22º
24º
26º
27º
28º
28º
26º
24º
22º
Sunny days
Rainy days
Rainfall (mm)
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Waves
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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