Windsurfing near Seabrook Beach
- Hampton Harbor (2 km)
- Wingaersheek (27 km)
- Niles Beach (33 km)
- Lake Quannapowitt (45 km)
- Nahant, MA (50 km)
(From kitebeaches.com )
Water: Three sandbars, 75% of the time small to moderate chop until you pass the tidal breakers. Swells in the late winter produce overhead shorebreak sets. Shallow water Flat or Choppy Water Waves
Beach: Super clean white sand beach. Locals take good care of trash, shells, etc..etc..and kiters should as well. During low tide there is ample room to launch, the spot itself could easily hold 20-30 kiters at low tide.
Weather: Wetsuit or drysuit year round. Summer months rash guard, shorties no problem if the waters warm up. Water temps hover around 65°F from late June to late August. Drysuits are the norm for late winter and late fall.
Wind: North: sideshore Northwest: sideoffshore West: offshore Southwest: sideoffshore South: sideshore Southeast: sideonshore East: onshore Northeast: sideonshore
Solid kite conditions 50% of the time. SW 50% of the time, all other directions work pretty well with any East in them. South and North are also fine. Predominant flow is SW. Clean kiting conditions are found first with a NE flow, then a SE. On average 7-10 knots in the summer and 12-16 knots early spring late fall. Low wind conditions for the most part.
How to get there: Route 95N out of Boston to 286 East. All the way to the end and you'll see the Ocean in front of you. From Manchester airport, 101East to south 1A. Beach is at the intersection of Route 1A and Route 286 on the NH / MA border.
Rules & Restrictions: No parking on street. Carry in and carry out all trash. Locals have right of way. In general, during the summer months kiting takes a back seat to sunbathers and anyone else from 10:00AM - 5:00PM.
Nightlife: Massive amount of bars just north in Hampton beach. $1 draft specials, tons of 21-28 crowd. Most bars are packed by 10:00PM and get very rowdy.
Nearby kiteshop, right near the Valero gas station: Powerline Sports (http://www.powerlinesports.com )