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Exuma Westcoast Secret Spot kitesurf, wingfoil and paddle spot

Bahamas · Exuma

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 2 m 23.46 | -75.77

Overview

Exuma Westcoast Secret Spot is a confidential kitesurfing spot located on the west coast of Great Exuma, in the Bahamas. This secret spot offers a flat and protected body of water on the Caribbean Sea side. The waters are calm and shallow, ideal for freestyle and freeride. The easterly trade winds cross the island to deliver consistent offshore to side-shore wind. A hidden gem for those in the know.

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Spot forecast for Exuma Westcoast Secret Spot

Sunrise 07:02 · Sunset 18:33

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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 3.5 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now04:360.7 m10:310.3 m17:000.8 m23:180.3 m05:300.8 m11:290.3 m17:500.8 m00:030.3 m06:190.8 m12:260.3 m18:380.8 m00:470.2 m07:060.9 m13:200.2 m19:240.8 m01:290.2 m07:511 m14:110.2 m21:100.8 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 · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.8 m

Exuma Westcoast Secret Spot: 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

369h

in July · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in July: 26 rideable days a month and 369 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is September, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 21.5 rideable days J February: 20 rideable days F March: 22 rideable days M April: 25.5 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days M June: 26 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J August: 24.5 rideable days A September: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d S October: 21.5 rideable days O November: 24 rideable days N December: 24.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 21.5 rideable days J February: 20 rideable days F March: 22 rideable days M April: 25.5 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days M June: 26 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J August: 24.5 rideable days A September: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d S October: 21.5 rideable days O November: 24 rideable days N December: 24.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 84%13-20 knots · 16%21-30 knots · under 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 84% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 27 °C. The wettest month is September, with 67 mm.

Monthly averages: Exuma Westcoast Secret Spot
Monthly averages — Exuma Westcoast Secret Spot — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 21.5 226 h 27 °C 4 mm
February 20.0 214 h 27 °C 44 mm
March 22.0 240 h 27 °C 56 mm
April 25.5 342 h 28 °C 0 mm
May 24.0 273 h 30 °C 40 mm
June 26.0 332 h 31 °C 19 mm
July 27.5 369 h 32 °C 3 mm
August 24.5 294 h 33 °C 28 mm
September 16.5 179 h 33 °C 67 mm
October 21.5 218 h 31 °C 46 mm
November 24.0 278 h 28 °C 33 mm
December 24.5 265 h 27 °C 26 mm

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Technical details of Exuma Westcoast Secret Spot 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

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