Exumas, Bahamas
No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Delancey Town, is 57 km away. Nearest airport: RSD (RSD), 73 km.
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About Exumas
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW 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 NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea is about 25°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 3 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, Delancey Town, is 57 km away. Nearest airport: RSD (RSD), 73 km.
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From Chicago: about 9 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to NAS, direct.
See flights ORD → NAS · Skyscanner from about £180 returnAdGetting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to Exumas.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Delancey Town, is 57 km away. Nearest airport: RSD (RSD), 73 km.
Hire and lessons.
Kitesurfing lessons in Exumas · GetYourGuideAdKite and board hire in Exumas · GetYourGuideAd
Where it is
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Forecast
Best on Mon 26: 18 kn gusting 32, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.7 m.
The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots | 10kn | side-on | chop |
| Mon 19Oct | 37, fair | wind from the north-east, 13 knots | 18kn | on | 0.9 mwaves |
| Tue 20Oct | 15, poor | wind from the north-east, 12 knots | 17kn | on | 1.1 mwaves |
| Wed 21Oct | 51, good | wind from the north-east, 14 knots | 19kn | on | 0.9 mwaves |
| Thu 22Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 11 knots | 17kn | on | 0.8 mwaves |
| Fri 23Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 11 knots | 18kn | on | chop |
| Sat 24Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots | 19kn | on | chop |
| Sun 25Oct | 64, good | wind from the north-north-east, 22 knots | 29kn | on | 1.4 mwaves |
| Mon 26Oct | 80, good | wind from the north-north-west, 18 knots | 32kn | side-on | 1.7 mwaves |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, poor | wind from the west, 25 knots | 34kn | offnot safe | 1.7 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).
- Jan3of 7
- Feb3of 7
- Mar3of 7
- Apr3of 7
- May2of 7
- Jun2of 7
- Jul2of 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 Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Direct flight ORD to NAS, then 2h 30 by road. About 9h 25 door to door
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 17, onshore. Water: waves 1.1 m.
- Wed 21 OctKite Exumas
14 kn gusting 19, onshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 17, onshore. Water: waves 0.8 m.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 18, onshore. Water: chop.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 19, onshore. Water: chop.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Direct flight ORD to NAS, then 2h 30 by road. About 9h 25 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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