Hopetown-lighthouse — Hope Town, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Hope Town

Hope Town is a town in Central Abaco, Bahamas. From Hope Town you can reach 6 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 dive site. The nearest is Sugar Shack, a surf spot 2.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MHH, 13 km away.

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Staying in Hope Town

4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: MHH, 13 km, TCB, 49 km, ELH, 122 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Hope Town.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Hope Town each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

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Sat 24

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Elbow Key3.1 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft754 kJ

7 ft798 kJ

5 ft232 kJ

5 ft231 kJ

4 ft200 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

5 ft457 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Elbow Key, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 s	754kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 s	798kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	5 ft7 s	232kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	5 ft8 s	231kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	4 ft8 s	200kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	9, poor	3 ft7 s	110kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 17 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	5, poor	5 ft9 s	457kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 28 knots	26°C

Garbanzo4.1 kmabout 10 min by car

7 ft754 kJ

7 ft798 kJ

5 ft232 kJ

5 ft231 kJ

4 ft200 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

5 ft457 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Garbanzo, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 s	754kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 s	798kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	5 ft7 s	232kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	5 ft8 s	231kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	4 ft8 s	200kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	9, poor	3 ft7 s	110kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 17 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	5, poor	5 ft9 s	457kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 28 knots	26°C

Rights3.1 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft754 kJ

7 ft798 kJ

5 ft232 kJ

5 ft231 kJ

4 ft200 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

5 ft457 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rights, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 s	754kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 s	798kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	5 ft7 s	232kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	5 ft8 s	231kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	4 ft8 s	200kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	9, poor	3 ft7 s	110kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 17 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	5, poor	5 ft9 s	457kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 28 knots	26°C

Rush Reef3.2 kmabout 10 min by car

7 ft754 kJ

7 ft798 kJ

5 ft232 kJ

5 ft231 kJ

4 ft200 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

5 ft457 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rush Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 s	754kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 s	798kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	5 ft7 s	232kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	5 ft8 s	231kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	4 ft8 s	200kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	9, poor	3 ft7 s	110kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 17 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	5, poor	5 ft9 s	457kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 28 knots	26°C

Sugar Shack2.4 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft754 kJ

7 ft798 kJ

5 ft232 kJ

5 ft231 kJ

4 ft200 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

5 ft457 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sugar Shack, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	754kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 smushy	798kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	5 ft7 smushy	232kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	5 ft8 smushy	231kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	4 ft8 smushy	200kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	9, poor	3 ft7 smushy	110kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 17 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	5, poor	5 ft9 smushy	457kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 28 knots	26°C

Indicas2.9 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft754 kJ

7 ft798 kJ

5 ft232 kJ

5 ft231 kJ

4 ft200 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

5 ft457 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Indicas, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 s	754kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 s	798kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	5 ft7 s	232kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	5 ft8 s	231kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	4 ft8 s	200kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	9, poor	3 ft7 s	110kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 17 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	5, poor	5 ft9 s	457kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 28 knots	26°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Hope Town, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Hope Town

Abaco 6.1 km · stays here

Dive near Hope Town

Dive Abaco 9.2 km · stays here

Places to eat near Hope Town

On Da BeachBar and grill · 1.7 km from the centre
Cap'n Jack's0.2 km from the centre
Reef Bar & Grill at the Hope Town Lodge0.6 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Hope Town, Bahamas

About Hope Town

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Kite near Hope Town

Dive near Hope Town

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