Overview

East Beach on Harbour Island is a kitesurfing spot located on the famous pink sand beach of Eleuthera, Bahamas. This iconic 5 km beach offers oceanic water exposed to Atlantic trade winds. Northeast and easterly winds blow steadily, creating sustained conditions with waves. The spot is suited to intermediate to advanced riders in a unique setting.

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Spot forecast for Harbour Island | East Beach

Sunrise 07:07 · Sunset 18:34

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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 1.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 03:26 · 0.7 m Low tide 09:20 · 0.3 m High tide 15:50 · 0.9 m Low tide 22:16 · 0.3 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 04:19 · 0.8 m Low tide 10:20 · 0.3 m High tide 16:38 · 0.9 m Low tide 22:58 · 0.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 05:08 · 0.8 m Low tide 11:17 · 0.3 m High tide 17:24 · 0.9 m Low tide 23:38 · 0.2 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:54 · 0.9 m Low tide 12:10 · 0.2 m High tide 18:10 · 0.9 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 00:17 · 0.2 m High tide 06:39 · 1 m Low tide 13:02 · 0.2 m High tide 18:56 · 0.9 m

Harbour Island | East 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

343h

in July · 27.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, April and June, at 26 rideable days and 27 °C. The low point is January, at 18 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 50%13-20 knots · 44%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 50% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 23 °C. The wettest month is September, with 140 mm.

Monthly averages: Harbour Island | East Beach

Monthly averages — Harbour Island | East 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	186 h	24 °C	21 mm
February	21.5	229 h	23 °C	19 mm
March	20.5	222 h	23 °C	45 mm
April	25.5	325 h	24 °C	1 mm
May	23.0	263 h	26 °C	6 mm
June	25.5	339 h	28 °C	132 mm
July	27.5	343 h	29 °C	6 mm
August	25.5	304 h	29 °C	79 mm
September	20.0	218 h	29 °C	140 mm
October	25.0	303 h	28 °C	27 mm
November	25.5	283 h	26 °C	9 mm
December	23.5	240 h	25 °C	43 mm

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Technical details of Harbour Island | East 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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Harbour Island | East Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot