Halfmoon Bay kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

St. Kitts & Nevis · Saint George Basseterre Parish

Spot currently openIntermediate level 17.3 | -62.68

Overview

  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil
  • Windsurf

Halfmoon Bay is a kitesurfing spot located on the southeast coast of Saint Kitts, near Frigate Bay. This crescent-shaped spot offers side-onshore wind conditions with the trade winds and a body of water suitable for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Halfmoon Bay

Sunrise 06:05 · Sunset 17:45

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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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Halfmoon Bay: 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

459h

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 459 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 30 rideable days A September: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d S October: 25 rideable days O November: 25 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 30 rideable days A September: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d S October: 25 rideable days O November: 25 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 28%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 27 °C. The wettest month is August, with 106 mm.

Monthly averages: Halfmoon Bay
Monthly averages — Halfmoon Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 28.5 361 h 28 °C 44 mm
February 24.5 319 h 27 °C 98 mm
March 25.5 321 h 28 °C 47 mm
April 27.0 365 h 28 °C 89 mm
May 30.0 403 h 30 °C 102 mm
June 30.0 425 h 30 °C 53 mm
July 31.0 459 h 30 °C 86 mm
August 30.0 419 h 30 °C 106 mm
September 23.5 314 h 30 °C 89 mm
October 25.0 276 h 30 °C 106 mm
November 25.0 292 h 29 °C 92 mm
December 30.0 365 h 28 °C 32 mm

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Technical details of Halfmoon Bay 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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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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