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Half Moon Bay Antigua kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Antigua & Barbuda · Saint Philip

Spot currently openAdvanced level 17.04 | -61.69

Overview

  • Surf
  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil
  • Windsurf
Half Moon Bay is a kitesurf spot located on the east coast of Antigua, facing the Atlantic. This crescent-shaped bay fully receives the northeast trade winds and offers waves and chop. The spot is suitable for advanced riders due to the ocean conditions.
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Spot forecast for Half Moon Bay Antigua

Sunrise 06:00 · Sunset 17:42

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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 2.7 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now05:340.2 m15:500.3 m06:180.2 m14:510.3 m06:550.2 m14:280.3 m20:110.3 m01:210.3 m07:250.2 m14:210.3 m20:170.2 m02:330.3 m07:490.3 m14:040.3 m20:360.2 m
  • Monday 19 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.2 m

Half Moon Bay Antigua: 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

463h

in July · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 29 °C. It peaks in July, with 463 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 30 rideable days J February: 24 rideable days24 d F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 30.5 rideable days A September: 25.5 rideable days S October: 27.5 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 rideable days24 d F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 30.5 rideable days A September: 25.5 rideable days S October: 27.5 rideable days O November: 26.5 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 69%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 69% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 28 °C. The wettest month is October, with 138 mm.

Monthly averages: Half Moon Bay Antigua
Monthly averages — Half Moon Bay Antigua — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 30.0 368 h 28 °C 44 mm
February 24.0 328 h 28 °C 76 mm
March 26.5 352 h 29 °C 45 mm
April 28.0 388 h 29 °C 82 mm
May 30.0 422 h 29 °C 96 mm
June 30.0 440 h 30 °C 86 mm
July 31.0 463 h 31 °C 102 mm
August 30.5 434 h 30 °C 125 mm
September 25.5 339 h 30 °C 85 mm
October 27.5 321 h 30 °C 138 mm
November 26.5 306 h 29 °C 131 mm
December 30.0 362 h 28 °C 40 mm

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Technical details of Half Moon Bay Antigua 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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