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Great Harbour Cay | Main Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Bahamas · Berry Islands

Spot currently openIntermediate level 25.74 | -77.84

Overview

Main Beach is the main spot at Great Harbour Cay in the Berry Islands, Bahamas. This long white sand beach offers easy access to open water. East and northeast trade winds provide steady wind, perfect for kitesurfing. The crystal-clear waters and tropical setting make it an exceptional sailing location, suited to intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for Great Harbour Cay | Main Beach

Sunrise 07:12 · Sunset 18:39

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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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 3.2 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 Now03:370.7 m09:300.3 m15:570.8 m22:190.3 m04:300.8 m10:270.3 m16:480.8 m23:020.3 m05:190.8 m11:230.3 m17:360.9 m23:440.2 m06:050.9 m12:150.2 m18:220.9 m00:260.2 m06:501 m13:070.2 m19:090.9 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 Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.2 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

Great Harbour Cay | Main 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

311h

in June · 24 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are October, June and April, at 24 rideable days and 28 °C. The low point is September, at 17 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 18 rideable days J February: 19 rideable days F March: 19.5 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 19.5 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days24 d J July: 22.5 rideable days J August: 21.5 rideable days A September: 17 rideable days17 d S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 22 rideable days N December: 19 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 18 rideable days J February: 19 rideable days F March: 19.5 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 19.5 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days24 d J July: 22.5 rideable days J August: 21.5 rideable days A September: 17 rideable days17 d S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 22 rideable days N December: 19 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 64%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 64% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 24 °C. The wettest month is September, with 213 mm.

Monthly averages: Great Harbour Cay | Main Beach
Monthly averages — Great Harbour Cay | Main 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 18.0 176 h 24 °C 14 mm
February 19.0 211 h 25 °C 37 mm
March 19.5 214 h 25 °C 66 mm
April 23.5 310 h 26 °C 83 mm
May 19.5 216 h 29 °C 115 mm
June 24.0 311 h 29 °C 163 mm
July 22.5 268 h 31 °C 55 mm
August 21.5 203 h 31 °C 114 mm
September 17.0 155 h 30 °C 213 mm
October 24.5 272 h 28 °C 75 mm
November 22.0 251 h 27 °C 56 mm
December 19.0 221 h 25 °C 81 mm

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Technical details of Great Harbour Cay | Main 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
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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