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Bird Key Paddle Launch
Bird Key Paddle Launch is a public kayak and canoe launch on Sarasota Bay near Sarasota, Florida.
- Tidal
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 27.32662, -82.56269
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Sarasota, Sarasota Bay · NOAA, 1.1 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone GMZ853, Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Sarasota, Sarasota Bay station, 1.1 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Nov 2 | High 5:13 am 2.0 ft · Low 2:06 pm 0.2 ft · High 9:06 pm 1.6 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 2:00 am 1.3 ft · High 7:05 am 1.9 ft · Low 2:58 pm 0.4 ft · High 9:17 pm 1.7 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | Low 3:22 am 0.9 ft · High 8:44 am 1.8 ft · Low 3:40 pm 0.6 ft · High 9:31 pm 1.9 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | Low 4:21 am 0.6 ft · High 9:59 am 1.8 ft · Low 4:14 pm 0.8 ft · High 9:46 pm 2.0 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | Low 5:10 am 0.4 ft · High 11:00 am 1.7 ft · Low 4:42 pm 1.0 ft · High 10:01 pm 2.2 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 5:52 am 0.1 ft · High 11:56 am 1.7 ft · Low 5:06 pm 1.2 ft · High 10:18 pm 2.3 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 6:31 am 0.0 ft · High 12:49 pm 1.6 ft · Low 5:25 pm 1.3 ft · High 10:39 pm 2.4 ft |
On Sarasota Bay
Bay in Florida. All launches on Sarasota Bay.
Community
Where people who use Sarasota Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Ken Thompson Park Kayak Beach · 0.9 mi · Sarasota Bay
- Ken Thompson Park Boat Ramp · 0.9 mi · Sarasota Bay
- Ted Sperling South Lido Beach County Park - Kayak Launch · 1.2 mi · Sarasota Bay
- Longboat Key Overlook Park - Paddlecraft Access · 1.4 mi · Sarasota Bay
- Sarasota Centennial Park · 1.6 mi · Sarasota Bay
- Pinecraft Park Canoe Launch · 3.6 mi · Phillippi Creek
Sources
- Florida DEP Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail kayak launches record -82.56269,27.32662 · FDEP: relative location reference only, not a survey; credit FDEP Office of Greenways and Trails and the Florida Paddling Trail Association
Why it is listed as public: listed by Florida DEP Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail kayak launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.