Overview

Banana Bay is a kitesurfing spot located in Freeport on Grand Bahama, Bahamas. This bay offers an accessible body of water with warm waters and sandy bottoms. The east and northeast trade winds blow consistently, creating reliable conditions. The spot is easily accessible from Freeport and is suitable for beginner and intermediate riders thanks to its relatively sheltered water.

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Spot forecast for Banana Bay

Sunrise 07:16 · Sunset 18:41

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

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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 4.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 03:35 · 0.8 m Low tide 09:33 · 0.3 m High tide 15:58 · 0.9 m Low tide 22:16 · 0.3 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 04:28 · 0.8 m Low tide 10:29 · 0.3 m High tide 16:48 · 0.9 m Low tide 23:00 · 0.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 05:17 · 0.9 m Low tide 11:22 · 0.3 m High tide 17:35 · 0.9 m Low tide 23:43 · 0.2 m
Friday 23 October High tide 06:03 · 1 m Low tide 12:13 · 0.2 m High tide 18:21 · 0.9 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 00:25 · 0.2 m High tide 06:48 · 1.1 m Low tide 13:03 · 0.2 m High tide 19:07 · 1 m

Banana Bay: 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

276h

in June · 22 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are October, June and April, at 22 rideable days and 28 °C. The low point is September, at 14.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 23%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 23 °C. The wettest month is June, with 496 mm.

Monthly averages: Banana Bay

Monthly averages — Banana Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.5	133 h	23 °C	73 mm
February	16.0	150 h	24 °C	61 mm
March	17.5	173 h	25 °C	107 mm
April	21.0	262 h	26 °C	63 mm
May	17.0	189 h	29 °C	72 mm
June	22.0	276 h	30 °C	496 mm
July	19.5	206 h	31 °C	161 mm
August	15.5	143 h	31 °C	125 mm
September	14.5	136 h	30 °C	338 mm
October	24.0	256 h	28 °C	107 mm
November	16.0	170 h	26 °C	57 mm
December	18.0	172 h	25 °C	9 mm

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Technical details of Banana Bay spot

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: Beginner

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Ogimet - Freeport, Grand Bahama (Bahamas, The)12.6 km

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FREEPORT, GRAND BAHAMA12.6 km

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