Overview

Sugar Beach is a kitesurfing spot located on the northern tip of Great Harbour Cay in the Berry Islands, Bahamas. This secluded beach offers a paradise setting with fine sand and turquoise waters. Trade winds blow consistently, allowing for pleasant sessions. The spot is exposed to the prevailing northeast winds, offering ideal conditions for kitesurfing and wingfoiling.

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Spot forecast for Great Harbour Cay | Sugar Beach

Sunrise 07:13 · 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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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 1.5 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 03:34 · 0.7 m Low tide 09:27 · 0.3 m High tide 15:56 · 0.8 m Low tide 22:17 · 0.3 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 04:28 · 0.8 m Low tide 10:25 · 0.3 m High tide 16:45 · 0.8 m Low tide 23:00 · 0.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 05:16 · 0.8 m Low tide 11:20 · 0.3 m High tide 17:33 · 0.9 m Low tide 23:42 · 0.2 m
Friday 23 October High tide 06:02 · 0.9 m Low tide 12:13 · 0.2 m High tide 18:19 · 0.9 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 00:24 · 0.2 m High tide 06:47 · 1 m Low tide 13:05 · 0.2 m High tide 19:06 · 0.9 m

Great Harbour Cay | Sugar 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

306h

in June · 22.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are October, April and June, at 23 rideable days and 28 °C. The low point is September, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 24 °C. The wettest month is September, with 185 mm.

Monthly averages: Great Harbour Cay | Sugar Beach

Monthly averages — Great Harbour Cay | Sugar 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	17.5	174 h	24 °C	14 mm
February	18.5	207 h	25 °C	32 mm
March	19.0	203 h	26 °C	96 mm
April	23.0	305 h	27 °C	30 mm
May	19.0	206 h	29 °C	182 mm
June	22.5	306 h	30 °C	163 mm
July	20.5	257 h	31 °C	90 mm
August	17.5	185 h	31 °C	88 mm
September	16.5	145 h	31 °C	185 mm
October	24.0	271 h	28 °C	123 mm
November	22.0	247 h	27 °C	37 mm
December	19.5	220 h	25 °C	70 mm

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Technical details of Great Harbour Cay | Sugar 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: Intermediate

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All spots: Berry Islands

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Great Harbour Cay | Sugar Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and paddle spot