Sea · Bahamas
Harbour Island
Best for kiting from December to April, with 51 to 57 % kite days. Water 24 to 25 °C.
A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.
- Prime 60 % and more
- Good 40 to 59 %
- Possible 20 to 39 %
- Off under 20 %
- No data hatched
- Ringed: this month
Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.
Confidence highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 48 % Goodabout 15 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 52 %
- Kiteable 48 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 4 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 5 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.6 h
- Water
- 29 °C, boardshorts
- Air
- 28 °Cdaily maximum, 27 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 17 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Harbour Island averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 51 | 55 | 53 | 57 | 43 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 48 | 46 | 54 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Good | Good | Good |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 6 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 6 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 4 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 14 | 10 to 15 | 10 to 14 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 10.7 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 10.6 |
| Water°C at the surface | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 8 of 31 | 6 of 28 | 6 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 11 of 31 | 16 of 30 | 16 of 31 | 16 of 31 | 16 of 30 | 17 of 31 | 11 of 30 | 11 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | shorty | shorty | shorty | shorty | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorty |
- In January, Harbour Island averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Harbour Island averaged 15 kite days out of 28 (55 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Harbour Island averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (53 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Harbour Island averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (57 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Harbour Island averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (43 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Harbour Island averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (30 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Harbour Island averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (34 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Harbour Island averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 31 °C, boardshorts. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Harbour Island averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (29 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Harbour Island averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Harbour Island averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (46 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Harbour Island averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (54 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.
Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.
Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds
Trip odds at Harbour Island
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
- February7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
- March6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
- April8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.9 expected
- May4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
- June3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
- July4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
- August3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
- September2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
- October (now)5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
- November5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
- December6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Trip odds by start week
Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.
Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025
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Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count
7 in 10
trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).
Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20
about 5.3 kite days expected out of 10
Kite days per trip, 63 trips
Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).
How the wind behaves
In April, the windiest month
- Too light 43 %
- Kiteable 57 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 43 %, kiteable on 57 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 18:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind mostly from ENE (68°), fairly steady direction.
Kitesurfing at Harbour Island: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Harbour Island?
The best months are December to April: from 2017 to 2025, 51 to 57 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Harbour Island windy in October?
Yes, often. 48 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 15 days in a typical October. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Harbour Island?
The water ranges from 24 °C in February to 31 °C in August. In October it is about 29 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).
How many kite days does Harbour Island get in a year?
About 162 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.
Live forecast
The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.
Live forecast from Windy
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Spot facts
- Country
- Bahamas
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- North Eleuthera Airport (ELH), 6 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC-04:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 25.5072, -76.6319
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.
Nearby kite spots in Bahamas
Kite days in October, % of days
- James Point
Bahamas · 7 points more kite days than Harbour Island in October
55 %Kite days by month at James Point: Jan 58 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 60 %, May 48 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 55 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 59 % - Winding Bay
Bahamas · 5 points more kite days than Harbour Island in October
53 %Kite days by month at Winding Bay: Jan 56 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 57 %, May 47 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 55 % - Paradise Beach
Bahamas · same kite days as Harbour Island in October
48 %Kite days by month at Paradise Beach: Jan 52 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 54 %, Apr 56 %, May 43 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 29 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 27 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 55 % - Jaws Beach
Bahamas · 5 points more kite days than Harbour Island in October
53 %Kite days by month at Jaws Beach: Jan 53 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 56 %, May 47 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 31 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 55 % - Elbow Cay
Bahamas · same kite days as Harbour Island in October
48 %Kite days by month at Elbow Cay: Jan 53 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 62 %, May 48 %, Jun 25 %, Jul 32 %, Aug 30 %, Sep 27 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 55 % - Great Harbour Cay
Bahamas · 7 points more kite days than Harbour Island in October
55 %Kite days by month at Great Harbour Cay: Jan 59 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 61 %, May 45 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 31 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 29 %, Oct 55 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 58 % - Capt Jays Beach
Bahamas · 4 points more kite days than Harbour Island in October
52 %Kite days by month at Capt Jays Beach: Jan 57 %, Feb 66 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 61 %, May 50 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 37 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 63 % - Green Turtle Cay
Bahamas · 11 points more kite days than Harbour Island in October
59 %Kite days by month at Green Turtle Cay: Jan 56 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 63 %, May 49 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 31 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 30 %, Oct 59 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 55 %
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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025
Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Confidence: high.
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In October, 48 % of days at Harbour Island met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/harbour-island
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