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Barkers kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Cayman Islands · West Bay

Spot currently openBeginner level 19.39 | -81.37

Overview

  • Paddle
  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil
  • Windsurf
Barkers is the main kitesurfing spot on Grand Cayman, located at the northwest tip of the island. This spot offers a shallow lagoon with turquoise waters and flat water, ideal for learning and freeriding. Easterly trade winds blow consistently.
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Spot forecast for Barkers

Sunrise 06:21 · Sunset 17:58

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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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Barkers: 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

416h

in May · 31 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 29 rideable days a month and 416 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is September, at 21 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 30 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days21 d S October: 22.5 rideable days O November: 26.5 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 30 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days21 d S October: 22.5 rideable days O November: 26.5 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 39%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 27 °C. The wettest month is June, with 231 mm.

Monthly averages: Barkers
Monthly averages — Barkers — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 30.0 372 h 28 °C 38 mm
February 24.5 328 h 27 °C 37 mm
March 28.0 342 h 29 °C 47 mm
April 28.0 391 h 29 °C 52 mm
May 31.0 416 h 31 °C 43 mm
June 30.0 443 h 30 °C 231 mm
July 29.5 423 h 31 °C 81 mm
August 27.5 327 h 32 °C 58 mm
September 21.0 220 h 32 °C 165 mm
October 22.5 250 h 30 °C 118 mm
November 26.5 321 h 28 °C 135 mm
December 30.0 370 h 28 °C 41 mm

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Technical details of Barkers 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.

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