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Marathon, Florida Keys

Florida, United States · 24.7289, -81.0375

Wing Foiling Needs local verification
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guides & forecasts

conditions & access

Experience

Needs local verification

Hazards

City-wide Keys candidate, not a launch. Very shallow flats/seagrass/coral can be below mast depth while marked channels carry fast boats; add bridge/dock structure, current, manatees, thunderstorms and long downwind gaps without public landing.

Parking & access

City of Marathon publishes ramp/parking rules; resident-registered vehicles/trailers may use city ramps without charge, while visitor fees/access depend on the chosen ramp. The city pin is not a launch: https://www.ci.marathon.fl.us/publicworks/page/launching-and-parking-information

“Community-sourced location mention. Verify the exact launch, access, hazards, and current local rules before publishing or riding. Requested-field batch 11 verified 2026-08-01: exact, nearby, regional, alternate-access, business-pin and community-candidate relationships remain explicit; unresolved items remain Unknown.”

— via Progression Project Forum; Requested-field research, last verified 2026-08-01

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com Key Colony Beach 14th St (0.64 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Key Colony Beach 14th St (0.64 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/524984 wx.ikitesurf.com

Tides

NOAA CO-OPS Tide predictions — station 8723950 Nearest tide station, 0.8 km from the launch. tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov

Local guides

forum.progressionproject.com Marathon, Florida Keys Original exact/candidate source for Marathon, Florida Keys: https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/winging-in-marathon-florida-keys/1118 Candidate/ope forum.progressionproject.com ci.marathon.fl.us Marathon, Florida Keys Original exact/candidate source for Marathon, Florida Keys: https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/winging-in-marathon-florida-keys/1118 Candidate/ope ci.marathon.fl.us floridakeys.noaa.gov Blackwater Sound Original exact/candidate source for Blackwater Sound: https://project7iii.com/foildata/map/blackwater-sound Candidate/operator/area evidence plus exac floridakeys.noaa.gov

Links are community-sourced and open directly on the provider's site. Verify conditions locally before riding.

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