Overview

Moriah Cay is a kitesurfing spot located in the Exumas, Bahamas. This small uninhabited cay offers a sandbar surrounded by turquoise waters perfect for kitesurfing. Easterly trade winds blow consistently on this open water. The spot is suited to intermediate to advanced riders due to the isolation and navigation between the cays.

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Spot forecast for Moriah Cay Exumas

Sunrise 07:02 · Sunset 18:32

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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 2.5 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 04:33 · 0.7 m Low tide 10:28 · 0.3 m High tide 16:58 · 0.8 m Low tide 23:17 · 0.3 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 05:27 · 0.7 m Low tide 11:26 · 0.3 m High tide 17:48 · 0.8 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 00:01 · 0.3 m High tide 06:17 · 0.8 m Low tide 12:23 · 0.3 m High tide 18:35 · 0.8 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 00:44 · 0.2 m High tide 07:04 · 0.9 m Low tide 13:18 · 0.2 m High tide 19:21 · 0.8 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 01:26 · 0.2 m High tide 07:49 · 0.9 m Low tide 14:09 · 0.2 m High tide 21:07 · 0.8 m

Moriah Cay Exumas: 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

395h

in July · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in July: 26 rideable days a month and 395 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is February, at 20 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · under 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 26 °C. The wettest month is October, with 85 mm.

Monthly averages: Moriah Cay Exumas

Monthly averages — Moriah Cay Exumas — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	21.5	237 h	26 °C	0 mm
February	20.0	228 h	26 °C	8 mm
March	23.0	256 h	27 °C	5 mm
April	24.5	343 h	28 °C	0 mm
May	25.5	297 h	29 °C	13 mm
June	26.0	350 h	30 °C	14 mm
July	28.5	395 h	32 °C	0 mm
August	24.5	317 h	32 °C	10 mm
September	20.0	212 h	32 °C	53 mm
October	22.0	238 h	30 °C	85 mm
November	26.0	293 h	28 °C	5 mm
December	25.5	289 h	27 °C	52 mm

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Technical details of Moriah Cay Exumas 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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