Is it worth the trip?
0Poor out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 3 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 5 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 9 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 9 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- 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
- Wed 1169, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWopen to the NW
- Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
- Avoid: SEblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 9 knots | 18kn | offnot safe | chop | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots | 5kn | offnot safe | chop | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 3 knots | 5kn | side-on | flat | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 5 knots | 10kn | side-on | flat | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 9 knots | 17kn | on | flat | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots | 16kn | side-on | flat | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 10kn | side | flat | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 6 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | flat | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots | 7kn | side | flat | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 69, good | wind from the north-east, 13 knots | 24kn | side | chop | 27°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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:20 +0.2 mLow 07:20 −0.3 mHigh 13:57 +0.4 mLow 20:28 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:30 +0.3 mLow 08:34 −0.3 mHigh 14:59 +0.4 mLow 21:24 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 03:36 +0.3 mLow 09:46 −0.3 mHigh 15:57 +0.4 mLow 22:15 −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
No month stands out
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Bahamas Acklins
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE 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 NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). The sea is about 26°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. Colonel Hill, 45 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Grey's Point Bonefish Inn, Acklins/Crooked Island, 6 km. Nearest beds: Wheeland, 189 km. Nearest airport: Spring Point Airport (AXP), 6 km.
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$784–US$1,470 each
about US$784–US$1,470 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$375–US$697 |
| Total | about US$784–US$1,470 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 189 km away
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No town nearby
Colonel Hill, 45 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Grey's Point Bonefish Inn, Acklins/Crooked Island, 6 km. Nearest beds: Wheeland, 189 km. Nearest airport: Spring Point Airport (AXP), 6 km.
See places to stay near Wheeland, 189 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 11h 15m
About 11h 15m door to door from Chicago
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