Barbuda
Kitesurf spot · Antigua and Barbuda
Is it worth the trip?
3Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: not enough of the right wind, 12 kn gusting 31, side-onshore, Water: waves 1.3 m
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.4 mwaves
- Air
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 14 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 12 kn
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.3 mwaves
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 11 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 29°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 239, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 714, 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 May–Jun3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 39, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots | 29kn | side | 1.6 mwaves | 31°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots | 21kn | side | 1.4 mwaves | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots | 15kn | side | 1.1 mwaves | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 12kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 7 knots | 17kn | on | chop | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 14, poor | wind from the south-west, 12 knots | 31kn | side-on | 1.3 mwaves | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 11 knots | 23kn | side-on | 1.1 mwaves | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots | 13kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 3 knots | 8kn | 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 May–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
- Apr2of 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 Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 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.
Map
the spot and its town
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More kitesurf near here
1 place
- Barbuda Codrington 3.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Barbuda
Known for kitesurfing, 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, 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 26°C in March, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually May and June, with about 3 good days in 7; in September, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Codrington. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
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: Codrington
about 5 min by car · 1 place to stay
About Codrington its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Codrington, 3 km. We have not checked places to stay in Codrington yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in St John St John Parish, 57 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.
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 30m
About 11h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → SXM, direct, then 2h 45m by road
Flights ORD → SXM on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
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