Bahamas Cat Island, Bahamas

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Jimmy Hill, is 92 km away. Nearest airport: TBI (TBI), 2 km.

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About Bahamas Cat Island

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 25°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Jimmy Hill, is 92 km away. Nearest airport: TBI (TBI), 2 km.

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From Chicago: about 11 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to NAS, direct.
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Getting there. 4 h 05 from the airport to Bahamas Cat Island.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Jimmy Hill, is 92 km away. Nearest airport: TBI (TBI), 2 km.
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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Wind forecast and score for each day at Bahamas Cat Island
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the north, 7 knots	8kn	side	flat
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	14kn	side	chop
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	15kn	cross-off	chop
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	11kn	cross-off	chop
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	14kn	side	chop
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	12kn	offnot safe	chop
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	15kn	offnot safe	chop
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	16kn	offnot safe	chop
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	11kn	side-on	0.9 mwaves
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	7kn	side	1.1 mwaves

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

Jan1of 7
Feb1of 7
Mar1of 7
Apr0of 7
May0of 7
Jun0of 7
Jul0of 7
Aug0of 7
Sep0of 7
Oct1of 7
Nov1of 7
Dec1of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to NAS, then 4h 05 by road. About 11h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 15, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 11, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 14, side-shore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 12, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 15, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to NAS, then 4h 05 by road. About 11h door to door

Rough cost

About £440–£850 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

Flights £180–£380
To the UK airport £35–£65
Hire car £70–£115
Food £155–£290

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