Overview

Kitesurf
Wingfoil

Petit Tabac Island is an uninhabited islet in the Grenadines, made famous by the movie Pirates of the Caribbean. This kitesurf spot offers a paradise setting with turquoise waters and white sand. Exposed to easterly trade winds, the wind is constant and sustained. The water around the island is shallow on the west side but more exposed on the east side with Atlantic swell. This spot is for advanced riders due to its total isolation and currents between the islands. Access is only by boat.

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Spot forecast for Petit Tabac Island

Sunrise 05:56 · Sunset 17:44

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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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Petit Tabac Island: 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

417h

in January · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 30 rideable days a month on average, at 28 °C. It peaks in January, with 417 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 30%13-20 knots · 68%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 68% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 27 °C. The wettest month is July, with 151 mm.

Monthly averages: Petit Tabac Island

Monthly averages — Petit Tabac Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	31.0	417 h	27 °C	57 mm
February	28.5	397 h	27 °C	20 mm
March	29.5	408 h	27 °C	24 mm
April	29.5	438 h	28 °C	21 mm
May	31.0	465 h	28 °C	53 mm
June	30.0	450 h	28 °C	92 mm
July	30.5	444 h	28 °C	151 mm
August	29.5	420 h	28 °C	116 mm
September	29.0	384 h	29 °C	94 mm
October	28.5	342 h	29 °C	139 mm
November	30.0	388 h	28 °C	112 mm
December	31.0	392 h	28 °C	88 mm

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Technical details of Petit Tabac Island 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: Advanced

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