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Elbow Cay | Tahiti Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and paddle spot

Bahamas

Spot currently openBeginner level 26.5 | -76.99

Overview

Tahiti Beach on Elbow Cay is a kitesurfing spot located in the Abacos, Bahamas. This spectacular sandbar is exposed at low tide, creating flat and shallow water perfect for kitesurfing. Easterly trade winds blow consistently. The spot is highly tide-dependent and offers the best conditions at low tide. Suited to riders of all levels when conditions allow.
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Spot forecast for Elbow Cay | Tahiti Beach

Sunrise 07:10 · Sunset 18:35

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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 1.4 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 Now03:280.8 m09:230.3 m15:510.9 m22:180.3 m04:210.8 m10:220.3 m16:400.9 m22:590.3 m05:090.9 m11:180.3 m17:260.9 m23:390.3 m05:541 m12:110.3 m18:110.9 m00:180.2 m06:391 m13:010.2 m18:560.9 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.9 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.9 m

Elbow Cay | Tahiti 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

315h

in July · 26 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in July: 25 rideable days a month and 315 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is January, at 18.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d J February: 21 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 25 rideable days M June: 25.5 rideable days J July: 26 rideable days26 d J August: 24 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 26 rideable days O November: 22.5 rideable days N December: 22.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d J February: 21 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 25 rideable days M June: 25.5 rideable days J July: 26 rideable days26 d J August: 24 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 26 rideable days O November: 22.5 rideable days N December: 22.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 54%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 54% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 23 °C. The wettest month is September, with 213 mm.

Monthly averages: Elbow Cay | Tahiti Beach
Monthly averages — Elbow Cay | Tahiti 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 18.5 177 h 23 °C 18 mm
February 21.0 216 h 23 °C 36 mm
March 21.5 225 h 23 °C 75 mm
April 23.5 307 h 24 °C 8 mm
May 25.0 265 h 26 °C 34 mm
June 25.5 330 h 27 °C 20 mm
July 26.0 315 h 29 °C 16 mm
August 24.0 271 h 29 °C 102 mm
September 21.0 206 h 29 °C 213 mm
October 26.0 301 h 27 °C 50 mm
November 22.5 244 h 25 °C 8 mm
December 22.5 229 h 24 °C 23 mm

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Technical details of Elbow Cay | Tahiti Beach 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
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Open all year round
Required level
Beginner

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