Overview

Mashnee Island is a kitesurf spot located in Bourne, connected to the mainland by a narrow causeway, on Buzzards Bay in Massachusetts. This spot offers access from both sides of the causeway, allowing a choice between the bay side or the canal side depending on wind.

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Spot forecast for Mashnee Island

Sunrise 07:00 · Sunset 17:53

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

Next tides

Low tide Mon 19 · 22:52 · 0.4 m
High tide Tue 20 · 04:23 · 0.9 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 06:54 · 0.5 m
High tide Tue 20 · 08:44 · 0.7 m

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Mashnee Island: 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

318h

in March · 30 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 27 rideable days a month on average, at 15 °C. It peaks in March, with 318 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 19%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 81% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 2 °C. The wettest month is May, with 150 mm.

Monthly averages: Mashnee Island

Monthly averages — Mashnee Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	26.0	210 h	2 °C	116 mm
February	27.0	240 h	4 °C	69 mm
March	30.0	318 h	9 °C	131 mm
April	28.5	312 h	13 °C	106 mm
May	30.0	342 h	18 °C	150 mm
June	29.0	293 h	24 °C	112 mm
July	28.0	311 h	26 °C	51 mm
August	27.5	260 h	25 °C	30 mm
September	23.0	200 h	22 °C	50 mm
October	28.0	243 h	17 °C	100 mm
November	27.5	239 h	11 °C	55 mm
December	23.0	202 h	4 °C	106 mm

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Technical details of Mashnee Island spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Buzzards Bay body of water with flat to moderate chop conditions. Good fetch in southwest winds. Shallow water along the causeway. Moderate tidal currents. Proximity to the Cape Cod Canal.

Hazards

Tidal currents in Buzzards Bay and near the Cape Cod Canal. Boat traffic. Possible rocks along the causeway. Cold water – wetsuit required. Limited parking on the causeway.

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