Bahamas Long Island, Bahamas

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Port Nelson, is 57 km away. Nearest airport: LGI (LGI), 2 km.

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About Bahamas Long Island

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W 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 E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). The sea is about 26°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually February, with about 4 good days in 7; in September, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Port Nelson, is 57 km away. Nearest airport: LGI (LGI), 2 km.

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From Chicago: about 12 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to GGT, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Port Nelson, is 57 km away. Nearest airport: LGI (LGI), 2 km.
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Forecast

Best on Sat 24: 13 kn gusting 18, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Bahamas Long Island
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 9 knots	19kn	side-on	chop
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	14kn	on	0.8 mwaves
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	15kn	on	chop
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	10kn	side-on	chop
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 3 knots	16kn	on	chop
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	wind from the east, 13 knots	18kn	side-on	chop
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	12kn	cross-off	chop
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	10kn	offnot safe	0.8 mwaves
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	5kn	side-on	0.8 mwaves
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	8kn	side-on	–

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).

Jan3of 7
Feb4of 7
Mar3of 7
Apr3of 7
May2of 7
Jun2of 7
Jul3of 7
Aug2of 7
Sep1of 7
Oct2of 7
Nov3of 7
Dec3of 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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to GGT, changing at ATL, then 1h 50 by road. About 12h 05 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 15, onshore. Water: chop.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 10, side-onshore. Water: chop.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 16, onshore. Water: chop.
Sat 24 Oct
Kite Bahamas Long Island
13 kn gusting 18, side-onshore. Water: chop.
Sun 25 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 12, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to GGT, changing at ATL, then 1h 50 by road. About 12h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £450–£870 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 £190–£400
To the UK airport £35–£65
Hire car £70–£115
Food £155–£290

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