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Spot de Bayfront Park

Bayfront Park

Bayfront Park

United States

30.63 | -87.92

Overview

Bayfront Park is a spot in Daphne, on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay in Alabama. This public park provides direct bay access with a sheltered shoreline and shallow waters. Mobile Bay is one of the largest bays on the Gulf Coast, offering a vast body of water for kitesurfing. The spot is ideal for beginners thanks to the flat and shallow bay water. The park has parking, lawn for rigging and public facilities. The Daphne/Fairhope area on the eastern shore is known for its quality of life and spectacular sunsets over the bay.

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Flat to slightly choppy water on Mobile Bay. The bay is vast (approximately 30 miles long by 10 miles wide) offering plenty of space. Average depth is shallow (10-12 feet in the center). Sandy/muddy bottom. Conditions are good in all wind directions thanks to the bay's size. Moderate tidal current. Water is warm in summer (82-86°F).

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Beginner

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Open all year round

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Hazards

Tidal currents present in the bay. Maritime traffic — cargo ships, fishing and pleasure boats cross the bay. Stingrays frequent in warm shallow waters. Jellyfish in summer. Alligators possible in marshy areas along the bay shore (rare in open areas). Violent afternoon thunderstorms frequent in summer with lightning risk. "Jubilee" — rare phenomenon where fish and shellfish gather at the shore (harmless but sign of low oxygen in water).

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