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Jolly Beach is a kitesurfing spot located on the west coast of Antigua. This long white sand beach offers more sheltered conditions from the trade winds with side-shore wind. The Caribbean body of water is calmer than the Atlantic coast, suitable for beginners and intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Jolly Beach

Sunrise 06:01 · Sunset 17:42

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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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Jolly Beach: 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

460h

in July · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 30 °C. It peaks in July, with 460 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 23%

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 28 °C. The wettest month is October, with 117 mm.

Monthly averages: Jolly Beach

Monthly averages — Jolly Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	29.0	360 h	28 °C	32 mm
February	24.0	323 h	28 °C	78 mm
March	25.5	341 h	29 °C	39 mm
April	28.0	372 h	29 °C	70 mm
May	30.0	416 h	30 °C	80 mm
June	30.0	438 h	31 °C	59 mm
July	31.0	460 h	31 °C	66 mm
August	30.5	425 h	31 °C	101 mm
September	25.0	331 h	31 °C	77 mm
October	26.5	309 h	30 °C	117 mm
November	26.5	295 h	29 °C	99 mm
December	30.0	354 h	29 °C	32 mm

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Technical details of Jolly Beach 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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VC Bird International Airport12.3 kmsource aviationweather.gov

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Additional stations

EW9013 Renfrew AG8.8 km

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VC BIRD INT'L AIRPORT ANTIGUA13 km

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All spots: Antigua & Barbuda

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