Spot Guide › United States › Florida › Fort McRee

Fort McRee

Florida, United States · 30.4213, -87.2169

eFoiling Beginner to intermediate
Open in Google Maps Source
Its the little details that matter (Unsplash).jpg
Photo taken near this spot by Jason Leem jleeems · Wikimedia Commons · CC0
1
wind meter
1
tide station
2
guides & forecasts

conditions & access

Best wind

S

Water

Unspecified water body

Experience

Beginner to intermediate

Hazards

Boat and personal-watercraft traffic; Shallow water or sandbars; Seasonal crowds

Parking & access

No vehicle parking at the exact spot: Fort McRee is reached by boat or a long approach on foot. Plan legal parking/boat launch and recovery elsewhere; no-wake and park rules apply: https://www.nps.gov/guis/learn/historyculture/fort-mcree.htm

“Tidelas identifies Fort McRee as a beginner to intermediate watersports location with excellent reported water quality and heavy boat traffic.”

— via Tidelas location guide, last verified 2026-08-01

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com W De Soto St (0.13 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): W De Soto St (0.13 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/637063 wx.ikitesurf.com

Surf forecasts

surfline.com Fort McRee Nearby coordinate-centered Surfline map (not an exact spot report): https://www.surfline.com/surf-reports-forecasts-cams-map/%4030.32550%2C-87.31150%2 surfline.com

Tides

NOAA CO-OPS Tide predictions — station 8729840 Nearest tide station, 2.0 km from the launch. tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov

Local guides

tidelas.com Fort McRee https://www.tidelas.com/watersports-community/location-guide/pensacola-florida/fort-mcree/ tidelas.com

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

nearby spots

Florida, United States Bayou Texar eFoiling wind · guides · tides Florida, United States Bayou Chico eFoiling wind · guides Florida, United States Bayou Grande eFoiling wind · guides · tides Florida, United States Sabine Bay eFoiling wind · guides · tides Florida, United States Quietwater Beach eFoiling wind · guides · tides Florida, United States Pensacola Beach eFoiling wind · guides · tides

know this spot?

The guide is community-built. Add what's missing and every rider after you gets a better page.

Add a webcam Know a live camera that shows this water? Link it and riders can check conditions before the drive. takes a minute Add a wind meter A weather station or live wind meter near the launch — the single most useful link a spot can have. takes a minute Suggest a correction Conditions, hazards, parking, a better photo — fix anything on this page that local knowledge can improve. takes a minute

Riding here? Download OpenWater — every speed category, time on foil and session replay, free and open source.