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Bimini, Bahamas

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Alice Town, 0 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BIM (BIM), 5 km.

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About Bimini

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E 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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 63). The sea is about 26°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually January, February, March and October, with about 2 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Alice Town, 0 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BIM (BIM), 5 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

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From Chicago: about 6 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL), direct.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 55 from the airport to Bimini.

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  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this spot yet: Alice Town, 0 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BIM (BIM), 5 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Bimini on Google Maps · Directions

Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Tue 27: 21 kn gusting 27, side-shore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Mon 19Oct7629kncross-off1.1 mwaves
Tue 20Oct7627kncross-off1.0 mwaves
Wed 21Oct5419knsidechop
Thu 22Oct4917knsidechop
Fri 23Oct7525kncross-offchop
Sat 24Oct7627kncross-offchop
Sun 25Oct7636kncross-off1.5 mwaves
Mon 26Oct7634kncross-off1.1 mwaves
Tue 27Oct7827knside0.9 mwaves
Wed 28Oct7627kncross-off–

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).

  1. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec2of 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

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to FLL, then 1h 55 by road. About 6h 50 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Bimini

    14 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Bimini

    12 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: chop.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Bimini

    17 kn gusting 25, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Bimini

    17 kn gusting 27, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Kite Bimini

    28 kn gusting 36, cross-offshore. Water: waves 1.5 m.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to FLL, then 1h 55 by road. About 6h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £430–£825 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 £170–£355
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

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