Overview

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Turtle Tail is a kitesurf spot located on the south coast of Providenciales. This spot offers shallow water and side-shore easterly trade winds. Conditions are suitable for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Turtle Tail

Sunrise 06:46 · Sunset 18:20

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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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Turtle Tail: 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

456h

in July · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in July: 29 rideable days a month and 456 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is October, at 21 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 58%13-20 knots · 42%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 58% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 27 °C. The wettest month is August, with 15 mm.

Monthly averages: Turtle Tail

Monthly averages — Turtle Tail — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	26.5	315 h	27 °C	0 mm
February	22.0	257 h	27 °C	10 mm
March	25.5	303 h	28 °C	0 mm
April	28.0	395 h	28 °C	0 mm
May	29.0	385 h	30 °C	1 mm
June	29.0	407 h	31 °C	0 mm
July	30.5	456 h	31 °C	0 mm
August	28.0	404 h	31 °C	15 mm
September	25.0	316 h	32 °C	0 mm
October	21.0	248 h	31 °C	1 mm
November	26.0	311 h	29 °C	5 mm
December	27.5	325 h	28 °C	0 mm

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Technical details of Turtle Tail 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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Additional stations

PROVIDENCIALES8.6 km

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Ogimet - Providenciales (Turks and Caicos Islands)7.9 km

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