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Abels Hill Chilmark MA kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

United States · Massachusetts

Spot currently openIntermediate level 41.34 | -70.71

Overview

Abels Hill is a kitesurf spot located in Chilmark, on the south coast of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. This beach faces south toward the Atlantic Ocean and offers wave conditions with direct swell exposure. Wild and preserved setting on the island.

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Spot forecast for Abels Hill Chilmark MA

Sunrise 07:00 · Sunset 17:54

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.8 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now02:450.9 m08:580.5 m15:121 m21:360.5 m03:420.9 m09:490.5 m16:061 m22:180.4 m04:341 m10:360.4 m16:551 m22:580.4 m05:191.1 m11:240.4 m17:391.1 m23:390.3 m06:011.2 m12:120.3 m18:201.1 m
  • Monday 19 October High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.1 m

Abels Hill Chilmark MA: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

269h

in May · 27 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in May: 23 rideable days a month and 269 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is January, at 8 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 8 rideable days8 d J February: 13.5 rideable days F March: 20 rideable days M April: 21.5 rideable days A May: 27 rideable days27 d M June: 22.5 rideable days J July: 26.5 rideable days J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 20.5 rideable days S October: 20 rideable days O November: 10 rideable days N December: 11 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 8 rideable days8 d J February: 13.5 rideable days F March: 20 rideable days M April: 21.5 rideable days A May: 27 rideable days27 d M June: 22.5 rideable days J July: 26.5 rideable days J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 20.5 rideable days S October: 20 rideable days O November: 10 rideable days N December: 11 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 80%13-20 knots · 20%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 80% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is March, with 111 mm.

Monthly averages: Abels Hill Chilmark MA
Monthly averages — Abels Hill Chilmark MA — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 8.0 55 h 3 °C 86 mm
February 13.5 99 h 4 °C 84 mm
March 20.0 188 h 8 °C 111 mm
April 21.5 202 h 12 °C 94 mm
May 27.0 269 h 17 °C 104 mm
June 22.5 192 h 23 °C 20 mm
July 26.5 230 h 26 °C 62 mm
August 22.5 195 h 25 °C 45 mm
September 20.5 193 h 22 °C 31 mm
October 20.0 163 h 17 °C 84 mm
November 10.0 79 h 12 °C 57 mm
December 11.0 75 h 5 °C 79 mm

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Technical details of Abels Hill Chilmark MA spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW.

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Spot opening date · Required level
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
On the water

Ocean conditions with south Atlantic swell. Well-formed waves possible. Longshore currents and rip currents present. Variable shore break. Dynamic conditions on this exposed coast.

Hazards

Powerful rip currents. Shore break can be violent. Cliffs and rocks. Ferry access to Martha's Vineyard only. Sharks possible – great whites reported. Cold water year-round.

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