Is it worth the trip?
0Poor out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 28°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 3 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 3 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 7 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, 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 six facts
- Faces NEopen to the NE
- Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
- Avoid: SWblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Feb–Mar, Jul, Dec4 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 9 knots | 18kn | on | chop | 30°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots | 17kn | side | 0.8 mwaves | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots | 5kn | cross-off | chop | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 8kn | offnot safe | chop | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 10kn | side | chop | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots | 12kn | side-on | chop | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 5 knots | 9kn | side-on | chop | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 13kn | on | chop | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 4 knots | 15kn | side | chop | 31°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | 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
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 00:02 +0.2 mLow 06:01 −0.4 mHigh 12:48 +0.5 mLow 19:21 −0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:11 +0.2 mLow 07:11 −0.3 mHigh 13:49 +0.4 mLow 20:19 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:20 +0.3 mLow 08:24 −0.3 mHigh 14:50 +0.4 mLow 21:14 −0.3 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
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 Feb–Mar, Jul, Dec
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 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
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec4of 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 Bahamas Crooked Island
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 28°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 NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.2 km out (1 in 217). The sea is about 26°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually February, March, July and December, with about 4 good days in 7; in September and October, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Colonel Hill.
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$1,110–US$2,020 each
about US$1,110–US$2,020 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 PLS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$241–US$502 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$167–US$275 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$328–US$549 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$375–US$697 |
| Total | about US$1,110–US$2,020 |
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: Colonel Hill
1 min by car · 1 place to stay
about US$121/nightcountry average
About Colonel Hill its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Colonel Hill, 1 km. We have not checked places to stay in Colonel Hill yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Cockburn Town, 149 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.
About US$121 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. 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 11h 50m
About 11h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PLS, direct, then 4h 15m by road
Flights ORD → PLS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.