Overview

Montage Bay is a kitesurf spot located on the north coast of New Providence, near Nassau, in the Bahamas. This bay offers an open body of water on the Atlantic with good exposure to northeast trade winds. Conditions are consistent with sustained wind. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders with semi-exposed water and warm waters year-round.

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Spot forecast for Montage Bay

Sunrise 07:10 · Sunset 18:37

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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 5.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 03:29 · 0.7 m Low tide 09:23 · 0.3 m High tide 15:53 · 0.9 m Low tide 22:15 · 0.3 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 04:23 · 0.8 m Low tide 10:21 · 0.3 m High tide 16:42 · 0.9 m Low tide 22:59 · 0.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 05:12 · 0.9 m Low tide 11:18 · 0.3 m High tide 17:29 · 0.9 m Low tide 23:40 · 0.2 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:58 · 0.9 m Low tide 12:12 · 0.2 m High tide 18:15 · 0.9 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 00:21 · 0.2 m High tide 06:44 · 1 m Low tide 13:03 · 0.2 m High tide 19:01 · 0.9 m

Montage 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

320h

in July · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in July: 25 rideable days a month and 320 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is January, at 16.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 75%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 75% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 25 °C. The wettest month is October, with 207 mm.

Monthly averages: Montage Bay

Monthly averages — Montage 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	180 h	25 °C	5 mm
February	19.0	206 h	25 °C	48 mm
March	21.5	217 h	26 °C	52 mm
April	25.5	320 h	26 °C	3 mm
May	24.5	260 h	30 °C	19 mm
June	24.5	319 h	30 °C	51 mm
July	27.5	320 h	31 °C	17 mm
August	23.5	252 h	31 °C	88 mm
September	17.5	168 h	31 °C	192 mm
October	23.5	262 h	28 °C	207 mm
November	24.0	259 h	27 °C	5 mm
December	20.5	227 h	26 °C	20 mm

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Technical details of Montage 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: Intermediate

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Additional stations

NASSAU AIRPORT NEW PROVIDENCE16.4 km

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Ogimet - Nassau Airport (Bahamas, The)16.4 km

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