Meade Street

Meade Street (Hollywood Beach) is a well-established kiteboarding launch in Hollywood, known for winter-to-early-spring wind performance and a convenient, urban beach access route. Conditions are typically choppy with small wave action, which suits freeride and wave-focused attempts for intermediate riders. Wind is most often described from the northeast through the southeast, with the best months concentrated in January, February, March, April, and also November and December. Typical on-site wind ranges have been described around 12–25 knots, and gustiness is generally characterized as light. During spring and summer afternoons, a sea-breeze pattern can develop from the southeast and add a small boost, commonly discussed within an afternoon window. The beach area is generally navigable, but it’s also narrow and heavily used by pedestrians and sunbathers. That combination makes it important to rig and ride within the designated kite zone, keep distance from swimmers, and monitor high tide effects on the available beach space for setup. Lifeguard towers are present along the beach, and seasonal lifeguard coverage is noted during daylight hours; rescue availability is described as limited. For other sports, surfing at this beach break is generally small and mushy, with average wave quality and short rides; it can become more organized with northerly wind/swell patterns but tends to close out if the swell gets significantly larger. Wingfoiling is considered feasible because depth increases quickly enough close to shore for many foils, with a minimum depth referenced around 1.5 meters.