Exuma - The Bahamas kitesurf, wingfoil and paddle spot

Bahamas · Exuma

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 8 m 23.63 | -75.92

Overview

This kitesurfing spot is located on Exuma, in the Bahamas. It offers access to a typical Exumas body of water with turquoise waters and sandy bottoms. The east and northeast trade winds blow consistently, creating reliable sailing conditions. The body of water is suitable for intermediate riders with a mix of flat areas and more exposed zones.
Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for Exuma - The Bahamas

Sunrise 07:03 · Sunset 18:33

Open-Meteo

Premium weather models. Get the professional models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, MeteoSwiss…) and a 16-day forecast. Without a subscription: Open-Meteo over 5 days.

Go Premium

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

Forecasts provided by Open-Meteo

Swell and waves

Swell and tides over 8 days. Premium members see the swell and tides over 8 days. Without a subscription: 5 days.

Go Premium

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

Swell data by Open-Meteo Marine

Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 5 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 Now02:500.6 m08:390.3 m15:200.8 m21:520.3 m03:480.7 m09:400.3 m16:110.8 m22:380.3 m04:400.7 m10:400.3 m16:580.8 m23:190.3 m05:270.8 m11:370.3 m17:430.8 m23:570.2 m06:120.9 m12:300.3 m18:270.8 m
  • Monday 19 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m

Exuma - The Bahamas: 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

416h

in July · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in July: 27 rideable days a month and 416 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is September, at 18.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 22 rideable days J February: 20 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days M April: 26 rideable days A May: 27 rideable days M June: 27.5 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J August: 25 rideable days A September: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d S October: 22 rideable days O November: 25 rideable days N December: 25.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 22 rideable days J February: 20 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days M April: 26 rideable days A May: 27 rideable days M June: 27.5 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J August: 25 rideable days A September: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d S October: 22 rideable days O November: 25 rideable days N December: 25.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 26 °C. The wettest month is August, with 60 mm.

Monthly averages: Exuma - The Bahamas
Monthly averages — Exuma - The Bahamas — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 22.0 223 h 26 °C 0 mm
February 20.0 226 h 26 °C 35 mm
March 22.5 257 h 26 °C 41 mm
April 26.0 351 h 27 °C 0 mm
May 27.0 329 h 29 °C 45 mm
June 27.5 360 h 30 °C 6 mm
July 29.5 416 h 31 °C 0 mm
August 25.0 332 h 31 °C 60 mm
September 18.5 219 h 32 °C 50 mm
October 22.0 241 h 30 °C 29 mm
November 25.0 295 h 28 °C 21 mm
December 25.5 286 h 27 °C 38 mm

Photo gallery of Exuma - The Bahamas

This spot is waiting for its first images

Ridden here? One photo or video, and the spot comes alive for everyone discovering it.

Technical details of Exuma - The Bahamas spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not 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 NNE, NE, ENE, E.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

Something out of date? Suggest an edit

Live

Currently, there is no weather station at this spot. If you want to change this, help us fund one: Weather Station Project

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near Exuma - The Bahamas

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Nearby spots

All spots: Exuma

Comments 0

No comments yet.

    Log in to comment

    Suggest a photo

    Accepted formats: JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC. 10 MB at most per photo.

    Suggest a video

    Your video suggestion will be reviewed by our team before being published. Thank you for your contribution!

    Paste the URL of your video from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, etc.

    Suggest sports for this spot

    Select the sports you think are practiced at this spot:

    Your proposal will be reviewed by our team before publication.

    Sports practiced

    Select all sports available at this spot

    Menu

    Explore

    Log in Sign up Français