Sea · Bahamas
Majors Cay Harbor
Best for kiting from February to March, in July and in December, with 51 to 63 % kite days. Water 26 to 30 °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
- 29 % Possibleabout 9 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 71 %
- Kiteable 29 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 3 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.6 h
- Water
- 30 °C, boardshorts
- Air
- 29 °Cdaily maximum, 29 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 19 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Majors Cay Harbor averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (29 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 43 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 57 | 48 | 23 | 29 | 45 | 51 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Good | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Possible | Possible | Good | Good |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 5 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 6 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 3 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 2 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 | 12 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 19 | 11 to 18 | 11 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 10.9 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| Water°C at the surface | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 10 of 31 | 8 of 28 | 9 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 16 of 31 | 14 of 30 | 14 of 31 | 15 of 31 | 18 of 30 | 19 of 31 | 15 of 30 | 12 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | shorty | shorty | shorty | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts |
- In January, Majors Cay Harbor averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (43 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Majors Cay Harbor averaged 18 kite days out of 28 (63 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Majors Cay Harbor averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (53 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Majors Cay Harbor averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (44 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Majors Cay Harbor averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (42 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Majors Cay Harbor averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (41 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Majors Cay Harbor averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (57 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Majors Cay Harbor averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Majors Cay Harbor averaged 7 kite days out of 30 (23 %). Water 31 °C, boardshorts. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Majors Cay Harbor averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (29 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Majors Cay Harbor averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (45 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Majors Cay Harbor averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 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 Majors Cay Harbor
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
- February8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.0 expected
- March6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
- April4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
- May4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
- June5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
- July7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.8 expected
- August4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
- September2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.2 expected
- October (now)3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
- November4 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 5.0 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
6 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 February, the windiest month
- Too light 37 %
- Kiteable 63 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 37 %, kiteable on 63 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind mostly from E (90°), fairly steady direction.
Kitesurfing at Majors Cay Harbor: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Majors Cay Harbor?
The best months are February to March, July and December: from 2017 to 2025, 51 to 63 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Majors Cay Harbor windy in October?
Sometimes. 29 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 9 days in a typical October. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Majors Cay Harbor?
The water ranges from 26 °C in January to 31 °C in September. In October it is about 30 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).
How many kite days does Majors Cay Harbor get in a year?
About 163 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.
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Spot facts
- Country
- Bahamas
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Colonel Hill Airport (CRI), 2 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC-04:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 22.7654, -74.1884
- 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
- Salina Point
Bahamas · 19 points more kite days than Majors Cay Harbor in October
48 %Kite days by month at Salina Point: Jan 60 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 62 %, May 61 %, Jun 66 %, Jul 82 %, Aug 74 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 68 % - Clarence Town
Bahamas · 23 points more kite days than Majors Cay Harbor in October
52 %Kite days by month at Clarence Town: Jan 57 %, Feb 76 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 59 %, May 52 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 74 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 37 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 64 % - Pirates Well
Bahamas · 15 points more kite days than Majors Cay Harbor in October
44 %Kite days by month at Pirates Well: Jan 53 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 54 %, May 53 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 79 %, Aug 65 %, Sep 37 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 58 % - Snow Bay
Bahamas · 25 points more kite days than Majors Cay Harbor in October
54 %Kite days by month at Snow Bay: Jan 54 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 62 %, May 53 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 64 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 34 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 61 % - Cape Santa Maria
Bahamas · 24 points more kite days than Majors Cay Harbor in October
53 %Kite days by month at Cape Santa Maria: Jan 56 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 56 %, May 52 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 37 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 63 % - Man O War Bay
Bahamas · 22 points more kite days than Majors Cay Harbor in October
51 %Kite days by month at Man O War Bay: Jan 53 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 59 %, May 53 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 63 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 34 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 60 % - Farquharson Beach
Bahamas · 5 points more kite days than Majors Cay Harbor in October
34 %Kite days by month at Farquharson Beach: Jan 57 %, Feb 77 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 59 %, May 40 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 81 %, Aug 65 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 34 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 66 % - Great Exuma Kitebeach
Bahamas · 22 points more kite days than Majors Cay Harbor in October
51 %Kite days by month at Great Exuma Kitebeach: Jan 53 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 55 %, May 50 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 60 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 60 %
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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, 29 % of days at Majors Cay Harbor 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/majors-cay-harbor
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