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ODU 49th Street, Norfolk

Virginia, United States · 36.8874, -76.3163

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conditions & access

Hazards

Managed university sailing facility with docks, team boats and restricted parking, not a confirmed public foil launch. Obtain permission, avoid sailing operations and Elizabeth River vessel traffic, and verify current, water quality, mast depth and recovery around bulkheads/docks.

Parking & access

The ODU Sailing Center is a managed university waterfront, not confirmed open public foil access. Current university parking includes hourly/permit zones; use only a legal visitor space and confirm waterfront permission: https://www.odu.edu/transportation-parking-services/parking/garages

“Source page explicitly identifies this foiling location; no additional spot description was available in the fetched page. Requested-field batch 09 verified 2026-08-01: exact, nearby, regional, city-centroid, operator-selected and mismatched-pin relationships remain explicit; unresolved items remain Unknown.”

— via Project7iii foildata; Requested-field research, last verified 2026-08-01

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com Edgewater Dr (0.21 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Edgewater Dr (0.21 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/665759 wx.ikitesurf.com

Tides

NOAA CO-OPS Tide predictions — station 8638596 Nearest tide station, 2.0 km from the launch. tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov

Local guides

odusports.com ODU 49th Street, Norfolk Exact/current access or conditions guide for ODU 49th Street, Norfolk: https://odusports.com/sailing-center Additional current guidance: https://www.o odusports.com odu.edu ODU 49th Street, Norfolk Exact/current access or conditions guide for ODU 49th Street, Norfolk: https://odusports.com/sailing-center Additional current guidance: https://www.o odu.edu

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