Name: Prickley Pear Island
Address: AI

Overview

Kitesurf
Wingfoil

Prickley Pear Island is a kitesurfing spot located off the northwest coast of Anguilla. This small uninhabited islet offers crystal-clear shallow waters and constant trade winds. The wild and isolated setting makes it an exceptional spot for kitesurfing in the Caribbean.

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Spot forecast for Prickley Pear Island

Sunrise 06:07 · Sunset 17:47

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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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Prickley Pear 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

441h

in May · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 28 °C. It peaks in May, with 441 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 35%13-20 knots · 61%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 61% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 26 °C. The wettest month is November, with 134 mm.

Monthly averages: Prickley Pear Island

Monthly averages — Prickley Pear 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	28.5	371 h	26 °C	23 mm
February	25.0	337 h	26 °C	64 mm
March	27.0	343 h	26 °C	37 mm
April	29.5	383 h	27 °C	70 mm
May	31.0	441 h	28 °C	93 mm
June	30.0	441 h	29 °C	47 mm
July	31.0	464 h	29 °C	75 mm
August	30.0	437 h	29 °C	115 mm
September	26.0	360 h	29 °C	111 mm
October	28.0	309 h	29 °C	123 mm
November	28.5	344 h	28 °C	134 mm
December	30.5	380 h	27 °C	44 mm

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Technical details of Prickley Pear Island 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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