Antigua
Kitesurf spot · Antigua and Barbuda
Is it worth the trip?
4Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: not enough of the right wind, 13 kn gusting 28, side-shore, Water: waves 1.4 m
Mon 2 · 19 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 13 kn
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.4 mwaves
- Air
- 31°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.3 mwaves
- Air
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 7 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 7 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 219, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Sopen to the S
- Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
- Avoid: Nblows out to sea
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Apr–Jun3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 10 knots | 22kn | cross-off | 1.1 mwaves | 31°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 19, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots | 28kn | side | 1.4 mwaves | 31°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots | 21kn | side | 1.3 mwaves | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots | 17kn | side | 1.0 mwaves | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 13kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 11kn | side-on | chop | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 12kn | side-on | chop | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 7 knots | 15kn | side | chop | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots | 9kn | side-on | chop | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 4 knots | 10kn | on | chop | 30°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Apr–Jun
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Antigua
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually April, May and June, with about 3 good days in 7; in September and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is St. John's.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$811–US$1,520 each
about US$811–US$1,520 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to SXM, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$288–US$603 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Total | about US$811–US$1,520 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: St. John's
16 min by car · 15 places to stay
About St. John's its beds, food and every spot near it
Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 12h 05m
About 12h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → SXM, direct, then 3h 20m by road
Flights ORD → SXM on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.