Is it worth the trip?
0Poor out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 11 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 3 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 9 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 12 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°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 1054, fair
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
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 17 knots | 23kn | cross-off | 0.8 mwaves | 28°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 11 knots | 17kn | offnot safe | chop | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 6 knots | 10kn | offnot safe | chop | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots | 5kn | on | chop | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots | 14kn | side-on | chop | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots | 16kn | side-on | chop | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 6 knots | 9kn | side-on | chop | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 10kn | cross-off | flat | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 9 knots | 15kn | offnot safe | chop | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 54, fair | wind from the west, 13 knots | 18kn | on | chop | 28°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 00:10 +0.2 mLow 06:03 −0.4 mHigh 12:49 +0.5 mLow 19:23 −0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:19 +0.3 mLow 07:15 −0.3 mHigh 13:52 +0.5 mLow 20:22 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:27 +0.3 mLow 08:29 −0.3 mHigh 14:53 +0.5 mLow 21:16 −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
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 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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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Bahamas Cat Island
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 is about 25°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. Nearest place to stay we found: Fountain Bay Resort, Cat Island, 1 km. Nearest beds: Jimmy Hill, 92 km. Nearest airport: New Bight Airport (TBI), 2 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$750–US$1,410 each
about US$750–US$1,410 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 NAS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$208–US$435 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$167–US$275 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$375–US$697 |
| Total | about US$750–US$1,410 |
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 92 km away
No town nearby
Nearest place to stay we found: Fountain Bay Resort, Cat Island, 1 km. Nearest beds: Jimmy Hill, 92 km. Nearest airport: New Bight Airport (TBI), 2 km.
See places to stay near Jimmy Hill, 92 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 11h
About 11h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → NAS, direct, then 4h 05m by road
Flights ORD → NAS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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