Turtle Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

St. Kitts & Nevis · Saint-George Basseterre

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 6 m 17.23 | -62.63

Overview

  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil
  • Windsurf

Turtle Beach is a kitesurfing spot located on the southeast coast of Saint Kitts. This spot offers warm Caribbean waters and regular trade winds. The body of water is suitable for intermediate riders with a good balance between wind and sea conditions.

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Spot forecast for Turtle Beach

Sunrise 06:04 · 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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Turtle Beach: 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

428h

in May · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 29 °C. It peaks in May, with 428 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 25 rideable days25 d F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 29 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days J August: 30 rideable days A September: 26 rideable days S October: 26.5 rideable days O November: 26 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 25 rideable days25 d F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 29 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days J August: 30 rideable days A September: 26 rideable days S October: 26.5 rideable days O November: 26 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 28 °C. The wettest month is August, with 120 mm.

Monthly averages: Turtle Beach
Monthly averages — Turtle Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 28.5 372 h 28 °C 37 mm
February 25.0 332 h 28 °C 99 mm
March 26.5 344 h 28 °C 39 mm
April 29.0 388 h 29 °C 85 mm
May 31.0 428 h 30 °C 105 mm
June 30.0 442 h 30 °C 68 mm
July 31.0 461 h 30 °C 88 mm
August 30.0 426 h 30 °C 120 mm
September 26.0 349 h 30 °C 87 mm
October 26.5 301 h 31 °C 95 mm
November 26.0 302 h 29 °C 98 mm
December 30.0 363 h 28 °C 38 mm

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Technical details of Turtle Beach 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.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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