Overview

Nippers Beach Bar & Grill Beach on Great Guana Cay is a lively kitesurfing spot in the Abacos, Bahamas. This Atlantic-facing beach offers dynamic sailing conditions with northeast trade winds. The famous Nippers beach bar is the meeting point after sessions. The water is oceanic with waves, suited to intermediate to advanced riders.

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Spot forecast for Great Guana Cay | Nippers Beach Bar & Grill 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 1.9 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October High tide 02:30 · 0.7 m Low tide 08:22 · 0.3 m High tide 15:00 · 0.9 m Low tide 21:32 · 0.3 m
Tuesday 20 October High tide 03:28 · 0.7 m Low tide 09:22 · 0.3 m High tide 15:51 · 0.9 m Low tide 22:17 · 0.3 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 04:21 · 0.8 m Low tide 10:21 · 0.3 m High tide 16:39 · 0.9 m Low tide 22:58 · 0.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 05:08 · 0.9 m Low tide 11:17 · 0.3 m High tide 17:25 · 0.9 m Low tide 23:37 · 0.3 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:53 · 1 m Low tide 12:09 · 0.3 m High tide 18:10 · 0.9 m

Great Guana Cay | Nippers Beach Bar & Grill 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

308h

in July · 27 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in July: 24 rideable days a month and 308 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is January, at 18 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 52%13-20 knots · 42%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 52% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 23 °C. The wettest month is September, with 199 mm.

Monthly averages: Great Guana Cay | Nippers Beach Bar & Grill Beach

Monthly averages — Great Guana Cay | Nippers Beach Bar & Grill 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	18.0	177 h	23 °C	36 mm
February	19.5	208 h	23 °C	35 mm
March	20.0	221 h	23 °C	54 mm
April	23.0	302 h	23 °C	68 mm
May	23.5	256 h	26 °C	13 mm
June	25.0	327 h	27 °C	21 mm
July	27.0	308 h	29 °C	98 mm
August	23.0	254 h	29 °C	26 mm
September	20.5	192 h	29 °C	199 mm
October	25.5	302 h	27 °C	68 mm
November	21.5	237 h	25 °C	1 mm
December	21.0	226 h	24 °C	4 mm

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Technical details of Great Guana Cay | Nippers Beach Bar & Grill Beach spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SE.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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