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Harbour Island | Girl's Bank kitesurf, wingfoil and paddle spot

Bahamas · Harbour Island

Spot currently openBeginner level 25.51 | -76.64

Overview

Girl's Bank on Harbour Island is a kitesurfing spot located on the west side of the island, Bahamas. This sandbar offers flat and shallow water, sheltered from Atlantic waves. Easterly trade winds cross the island to provide consistent wind on this protected waterway. The spot is ideal for beginners and intermediate riders, with sandy bottoms allowing easy footing.
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Spot forecast for Harbour Island | Girl's Bank

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 1.6 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 Now03:260.7 m09:200.3 m15:500.9 m22:160.3 m04:190.8 m10:200.3 m16:380.9 m22:580.3 m05:080.8 m11:170.3 m17:240.9 m23:380.2 m05:540.9 m12:100.2 m18:100.9 m00:170.2 m06:391 m13:020.2 m18:560.9 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.7 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 · 0.8 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

Harbour Island | Girl's Bank: 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

298h

in July · 25 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, November and April, at 25 rideable days and 29 °C. The low point is January, at 17 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 17 rideable days17 d J February: 20 rideable days F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 24 rideable days A May: 19.5 rideable days M June: 23.5 rideable days J July: 25 rideable days25 d J August: 23 rideable days A September: 17 rideable days17 d S October: 24 rideable days O November: 25 rideable days N December: 20 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 17 rideable days17 d J February: 20 rideable days F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 24 rideable days A May: 19.5 rideable days M June: 23.5 rideable days J July: 25 rideable days25 d J August: 23 rideable days A September: 17 rideable days17 d S October: 24 rideable days O November: 25 rideable days N December: 20 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 75%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 75% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 25 °C. The wettest month is September, with 214 mm.

Monthly averages: Harbour Island | Girl's Bank
Monthly averages — Harbour Island | Girl's Bank — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 17.0 168 h 25 °C 3 mm
February 20.0 206 h 26 °C 63 mm
March 18.5 196 h 26 °C 49 mm
April 24.0 302 h 27 °C 3 mm
May 19.5 213 h 30 °C 22 mm
June 23.5 305 h 31 °C 30 mm
July 25.0 298 h 32 °C 65 mm
August 23.0 250 h 32 °C 87 mm
September 17.0 167 h 32 °C 214 mm
October 24.0 273 h 29 °C 36 mm
November 25.0 258 h 28 °C 6 mm
December 20.0 218 h 26 °C 5 mm

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Technical details of Harbour Island | Girl's Bank 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
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Open all year round
Required level
Beginner

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