BEST KITE-SURF SPOTS IN BAHAMAS

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The Top 20 Kite spots in Bahamas:

Dania Beach

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Haulover Bay

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Level: Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Flat to choppy water. Shallow area, specially at low tide. Beautiful shallow at Man of War Cay, just opposite side of the bay launch.

Beach type & size: Rocks - None

Infos: No beach, just rocky point. Be careful, the rocks are sharp. Kiters need an assistant to launch. For kite experts only.

Identified hazards: Rocks

Beachgoer: None

Weather specificities: Excellent weather throughout the year. In winter a shorty or a wetsuit can be helpful on colder days.

Wind specificities: Good winds almost all year coming mainly from NE and E. Lighter winds in summer. Works in several directions, but not southerlies.

Access description: by Car - Fly to George Town on Great Exuma. About 9 km south of the George Town center. There is only one road. Follow it and turn left on a small sign `Haulover Bay` on a wooden pole. Follow the road until you hit the water and drive all the way to the end and the rocky point.

Specific rules: None

Extra: From here you could access the `Man of War Cay` and then further on to `Moriah Cay`, where you normally need a boat to go to. Extremely friendly and nice people. Be nice and they will help you with everything. Very safe island.

Nightlife: Some small bars, rather quiet island.

Accommodations: Parking

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Palm Bay

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Level: Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop

Water hazards: Reefs

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Flat to choppy water. Shallow area. Beautiful green and clear. Some obstacles and reef in the bay.

Beach type & size: Sand - Small

Infos: Very tiny, sandy beach. But since the bay is shallow, you can launch in the water.

Beachgoer: None

Weather specificities: Excellent weather throughout the year. In winter a shorty or a wetsuit can be helpful on colder days.

Wind specificities: Good winds almost all year coming mainly from NE and E. Lighter winds in summer.

Best months: January, February, March, April, September, October, November, December

Access description: by Car - Fly to George Town on Great Exuma. About 1 km north of the George Town center. There is only one main road. Just right where the first small resorts begin, coming from George Town, on the right side.

Specific rules: None

Extra: Extremely friendly and nice people. Be nice and they will help you with everything. Very safe island.

Nightlife: Some small bars, rather quiet island.

Accommodations: Shower, Toilet, Food

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Kitebeach

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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Shallow, Flat, Medium wave

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Sandy bottom waters. Conditions range from waist deep water, flat-water, sandbar rolling kickers, and waves.

Beach type & size: Sand - Medium

Wind type: Frontal

Best months: January, February, March, April, November, December

Access description: by Car -

Accommodations: School, Toilet, Food, Parking

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Spanish Wells

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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Shallow, Flat, Small wave

Water quality: Crystal clear

Beach type & size: Sand - Medium

Infos: Long, sandy beach, but not very wide.

Identified hazards: None

Weather specificities: Warm all year round. Can get colder during winter cold fronts.

Wind type: Trade

Wind specificities: Best winds during winter from November to March.

Best months: January, February, March, November, December

Access description: by Boat - Get to Spanish Wells on St. Georges Cay at North Eleuthera.

Specific rules: None

Nightlife: Buddas Bar - walking distance from Kite Beach on the North Side.

Accommodations: Rooms, Food, Parking

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Hermitage

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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Flat, Chop, Small wave

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Flat to choppy water. Small waves. Beautiful green and clear.

Beach type & size: Sand - Medium

Infos: Beautiful, sandy beach. Quiet some debris on the beach. Sharp rocks to the east. Watch out for power lines at the back of the beach.

Identified hazards: Rocks, Shells, Power lines

Beachgoer: None

Weather specificities: Excellent weather throughout the year. In winter a shorty or a wetsuit can be helpful on colder days.

Wind specificities: Good winds almost all year coming mainly from NE and E. Lighter winds in summer.

Access description: by Car - Fly to George Town on Great Exuma. About 10 km north of the George Town center. There is only one main road. Drive along the road until you see the water driving downhill. Tar Beach will be to the right at a paved area, keep driving for another 5 km and then stop at the side of the road and walk to the beach.

Specific rules: None

Extra: Extremely friendly and nice people. Be nice and they will help you with everything. Very safe island.

Nightlife: Some small bars, rather quiet island.

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George Town

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Level: Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Flat to choppy water. Shallow area.

Beach type & size: Sand - Small

Infos: Very tiny beach. Sandy, but some concrete constructions and palm trees almost at the waterline.

Identified hazards: Trees, Concrete

Beachgoer: None

Weather specificities: Excellent weather throughout the year. In winter a shorty or a wetsuit can be helpful on colder days.

Wind specificities: Good winds almost all year coming mainly from NE and E. Lighter winds in summer.

Access description: by Car - Fly to George Town on Great Exuma. Just north of the George Town center. The closest kiteable beach to George Town. Park at the side of the road.

Specific rules: None

Extra: Extremely friendly and nice people. Be nice and they will help you with everything. Very safe island.

Nightlife: Some small bars, rather quiet island.

Accommodations: Rooms

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Moriah Cay (Exumas)

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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Island

Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave

Water hazards: None

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Great playground for kitesurfers. Wherever the wind blows offshore, the water is flat. In the middle of the bay, nice 0.5-1m waves roll in the bay for quiet a long way, so excellent for wave beginners to get several tacks. The complete bay is shallow. Perfect for beginners. Just paradise like colors, green and crystal clear water. Nice flat water, fun for speed runs and extremely flat at the point, east of the channel, which leads to another bay behind the cays. Here you will find another playground with shallow and flat/choppy water. Expect some current in the channel. Very safe riding in the big bay.

Beach type & size: Sand - Medium

Infos: Around the complete bay a very nice, soft sandy beach. Lots of space, normally few to no people around. The west part of the bay is the `Man of War Cay`, the east part the `Moriah Cay`. The point at the Moriah Cay offers the most space, big sandy area.

Identified hazards: None

Beachgoer: None

Weather specificities: Excellent weather throughout the year. In winter a shorty or a wetsuit can be helpful on colder days.

Wind specificities: Good winds almost all year coming mainly from NE and E. Lighter winds in summer. Depending on the direction the wind will be gustier to shore. The usual direction is NE and E. Better with NE winds, specially at the upper east end of the bay. Clean winds in the middle of the bay. At the point a bit gustier, since the wind will come over land. Behind the bay, through the channel towards Great Exuma, the wind will be more consistent again than on the point, but gusty behind the small island upwind. All directions work here.

Best months: January, February, March, April, October, November, December

Access description: by Boat - Fly to George Town on Great Exuma. You need to get a water taxi to bring you here. Usually honeymoon tours go here, so ask any of the operators. About 20 min trip with the boat, which can get a bit unpleasant in wavier and colder conditions.

Specific rules: None

Extra: Just heaven to kite here. Take all trash with you. Only accessible by boat, but well worth the money. Nothing around here, so take anything you need with you. You could swim or access the cays from the listed kitebeach `Great Exuma / Haulover Bay`.

Accommodations: None

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Kitebeach

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Level: Intermediate, Expert

Type: Island

Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Flat to choppy, and the more wind the nicer the small waves get. Beautiful, green and clear water. Shallow area.

Beach type & size: Sand - Small

Infos: Small beach with beautiful, soft sand. About 40m deep, so enough space to launch a kite. But be careful with sunbathers. A few smooth reef plates to the south of the beach. And trees behind the beach, be careful when launching and landing a kite.

Identified hazards: Rocks, Trees, Bystanders

Beachgoer: None

Weather specificities: Great weather all year round. Shorty only needed when cold front pass by during winter. Otherwise just sun protection.

Wind type: Thermal, Frontal

Wind specificities: Nice winds from fall to spring, specially with colder Northerlies. Summer lighter with Southerlies.

Best months: January, February, March, April, October, November, December

Access description: by Car - Get to Bimini's main island, and here look out for the radio towers. The kitebeach is right there on the ocean side.

Specific rules: None

Nightlife: Mackey's Sandbar on South Bimini is where the party is at. Very cool bar and restaurant with a Sushi bar as well.

Accommodations: Rooms

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South Tip

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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Flat to choppy water.

Beach type & size: Sand - Big

Infos: Big, sandy beach.

Weather specificities: Warm all year round, during winter with Northerly cold fronts it gets chilly.

Wind type: Frontal

Best months: January, February, March, November, December

Access description: by Boat - Located on the south tip of Green Turtle Cay.

Specific rules: None

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James Point

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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave, Big wave

Water hazards: Animals, Rocks

Water quality: Crystal clear

Beach type & size: Sand - Medium

Identified hazards: None

Beachgoer: None

Wind type: Thermal, Frontal

Best months: January, February, March, April, December

Access description: by Car -

Specific rules: None

Accommodations: None

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North Beach

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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave

Water hazards: None

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Beautiful, clear water. Flat to choppy. Big shallow area. Small waves further outside.

Beach type & size: Sand - Small

Infos: Narrow, sandy beach, but no one around.

Identified hazards: Trees

Beachgoer: None

Weather specificities: Great weather all year round. Shorty only needed when cold front pass by during winter. Otherwise just sun protection.

Wind type: Thermal, Frontal

Wind specificities: Nice winds from fall to spring, specially with colder Northerlies. Summer lighter with Southerlies. The island curves to both sides, making several directions sideshore.

Best months: January, February, March, April, October, November, December

Access description: by Boat - The north tip of North Bimini. You need to walk along the ocean side or by boat/kayak.

Specific rules: None

Nightlife: Very little nightlife.

Accommodations: None

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Honeymoon Harbor

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Level: Intermediate, Expert

Type: Island

Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave

Water hazards: Reefs

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Flat to choppy water. With stronger winds and high tide a small, but nice wave rolls in. Lots of shallow areas, Excellent flat water in the channel between the little island. Watch out at low tide, it gets very shallow. Beautiful and clear water. Watch out for reefs on the west side of the island.

Beach type & size: Sand - Small

Infos: Small sandy beach on an uninhabited island. Not much space to launch. Stay away from few tourists who are spending the day here. Launch from the north tip of the island.

Identified hazards: Bystanders

Beachgoer: None

Weather specificities: Great weather all year round. Shorty only needed when cold front pass by during winter. Otherwise just sun protection.

Wind type: Frontal

Wind specificities: Nice winds from fall to spring, specially with colder northerlies. Summer lighter with southerlies. Any direction works here.

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, October, November, December

Access description: by Boat - Get here by boat from Bimini or Florida.

Specific rules: None

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Mangroves

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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Shallow, Flat

Water quality: Crystal clear

Identified hazards: None

Beachgoer: None

Wind type: Thermal, Frontal

Best months: January, February, March, April, November, December

Access description: by Boat - Accessible by boat only.

Specific rules: None

Accommodations: None

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The Beach Club

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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave

Water hazards: Animals, Currents

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Shallow flats to the north, east and south with deeper oceanic water and waves at times to the SE to NNE. Can be strong tidal currents at time at cuts between islands along with shallow rock bottom. Shuffle your feet when walking in submerged sand areas to try to avoid stingrays

Beach type & size: Sand - Medium

Beachgoer: None

Wind type: Thermal, Frontal

Wind specificities: The wind can be quite gusty if off the land.

Best months: January, February, March, April, November, December

Access description: by Bus - They run a bus between the ferry, the resort and the beach club for transport.

Specific rules: None

Accommodations: School, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking

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Native Channel Beach

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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Flat, Chop, Small wave

Water hazards: None

Water quality: Crystal clear

Beach type & size: Sand - Medium

Identified hazards: None

Beachgoer: None

Wind type: Thermal, Frontal

Best months: January, February, March, April, November, December

Access description: by Boat - Accessible by boat only.

Specific rules: None

Accommodations: None

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Snow Bay

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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Shallow, Flat

Water hazards: None

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Snow Bay is the perfect freestyle, speed, slalom spot. Flat water conditions make the place ideal for all kitesurfing levels. Located near the mouth of Pigeon Creek, sickle-shaped Snow Bay stretches for about 2.0 km. The reef and cays, which surround the bay and protect it from the Atlantic Ocean swell, make the spot a big flat-water lagoon. Ride to the neighbor High Cay and take a rest on its desert white sandy beach. The underwater bottom and the beach are sandy and free of stones, corals and sea urchins so you can forget your shoes at home. Shallow for about 50m.

Beach type & size: Sand - Medium

Infos: Uncrowded powdery white sandy beach which stretches for about 2km.

Identified hazards: None

Beachgoer: None

Weather specificities: A shorty is only an option on a few colder days in January and February.

Wind type: Trade

Wind specificities: The main NE wind is sideonshore from the left. Normally 15-30 knots strong.

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, November, December

Access description: by Car -

Specific rules: None

Accommodations: Rooms, School, Shop, Rental, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking

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Big D's

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Level: Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Flat, Chop, Small wave

Water hazards: Reefs

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Flat to choppy water. Small waves. Beautiful green and clear. Small reef island about 100m from the beach, also some reefs below the surface.

Beach type & size: Sand, Rocks - Small

Infos: Very narrow beach, partly sand and reef. Ok to launch on low tide, but for experienced riders on high tides only.

Weather specificities: Excellent weather throughout the year. In winter a shorty or thin wetsuit can be helpful on colder days.

Wind type: Thermal, Frontal

Wind specificities: Good winds almost all year coming mainly from NE and E. Lighter winds in summer.

Best months: January, February, March, December

Access description: by Car - Fly to George Town on Great Exuma. About 22 km north of the George Town center. There is only one main road. Park directly next to the beach on the small parking lot in front of the Big D's beach shack.

Specific rules: None

Extra: The launch can be difficult with some hazards, so recommended to experts only. Extremely friendly and nice people. Be nice and they will help you with everything. Very safe island.

Nightlife: Some small bars, rather quiet island.

Accommodations: Toilet, Food, Parking

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Goodmans Bay

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Level: Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Flat, Chop, Small wave

Water hazards: Ships, Jetskis

Water quality: Clean

Beach type & size: Sand, Rocks - Small

Identified hazards: Rocks, Road

Beachgoer: None

Wind type: Thermal, Frontal

Best months: January, February, March, April, December

Access description: by Car -

Accommodations: None

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Nippers Beach Bar

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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Island

Water type: Chop, Small wave, Medium wave

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Outer reef with sizeable surf. Inside smooth sailing. Gin-clear waters of the Bahamas.

Beach type & size: Sand - Big

Infos: Incredible Foder's Choice Best Beaches in the Bahamas four years in a row. Ron Charles Bahama's Guide, 10 Best Beaches in the Bahamas. The beach is 5 miles long, powder sugar beach and you might not see another soul. Launching at the Nipper's Bar beach with the party people watching is a hoot.

Identified hazards: None

Weather specificities: Water temp in the summer in the 80'sF and winter in the 70'sF - no need for wetsuits. Season is all year round.

Wind specificities: Consistent 15-20 knots except for the summer when it is 10-15 knots out of the Southeast.

Best months: January, February, March, April, September, October, November, December

Access description: by Boat - Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm, Miami airports to Marsh Harbour International Airport on Great Abaco. $10.00 taxi fare to Great Guana Cay Ferry dock at the Conch Inn Marina and Restaurant. Guana Cay ferry schedule is 10:30 am, 1:30pm, 3:30 pm and 5:45 pm to the island. $8.00 one way.

Specific rules: None

Accommodations: Shop, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food

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