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Stocking Island / Oceanside ( ID stocking_island___oceanside )      Hits: 471
You are here: Caribbean > Bahamas > Stocking Island / Oceanside ( ID stocking_island___oceanside )
Continent: Caribbean
Country: Bahamas
Next Big City (Airport):  George Town (Great Exuma)
Next Town: George Town, Stocking Island
Latitude:   23.5225
Longitude: -75.7531
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Rooms
- Food

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Near Beaches
Stocking Island / Chat'n Chill (0.5 km) Best Direction: SE S Type: Flat Chop
Great Exuma / February Point (2.82 km) Best Direction: NE ENE E Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Great Exuma / George Town (2.85 km) Best Direction: NE ENE E Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Great Exuma / Palm Bay (3.43 km) Best Direction: NE ENE E Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Great Exuma / Tar Beach (7.06 km) Best Direction: NE ENE E Type: Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
Man-O-War Cay (Exumas) (7.75 km) Best Direction: N NE E SE W NW Type: Shallow Flat
Great Exuma / Haulover Bay (7.92 km) Best Direction: NE ENE E Type: Shallow Flat Chop
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Water
Type:
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
- Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:
- Reefs

Quality:
- Crystal Clear
Best Tide:
No Information


The water is most of the time choppy with the wind. We have the trade winds most of the year and in the winter we get cold fronts. With the fronts comes waves, sometimes up to 8ft faces. Barrier reef, which is visible, since the water is very clear. Some flat reef plates close to shore.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
- None
Beach crowds:
- None


About 5km long beach, with white, soft sand. Lots of space, very few sun bathers.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorts
Summer:
- Shorts

Fall:
- Shorts
Winter:
- Shorts
- Shorty


Excellent weather throughout the year. In winter a shorty or a wetsuit can be helpful on colder days. The water here is always a bit warmer than in the shallow areas around the Great Exuma beaches.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- January
- February
- March
- April
- November
- December
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- E
- SE
Main Direction:
- E
- SE


The wind usually comes out of East which is the perfect condition. Sometimes it is 25 kts, sometimes it is 10. Depending on cold fronts and other weather systems around. Most of the time, the weather is sunny and windy. On occasion we get some periods of calm days. I would recommend that the best time is in winter, October to February. But the summer permits a good 10-18 kts mostly ever day.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Boat
Access:
- Medium Walk


Fly to George Town on Great Exuma. From George Town take a water taxi over to Stocking Island. But expect to pay around 10 USD for the transfer (round trip). They will bring you to the harbour side of Stocking Island, right at a small channel. From here you need to walk up the dunes and down again to the beach. The walk is about 100m. Be careful, it is a small path and you can fall easily. Makes sure to have a pick up arranged to take you back to George Town.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


Extremely friendly and nice people. Be nice and they will help you with everything. Very safe island.

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 Nightlife
Some small bars only, rather quiet island. Friday night, 2T's, Saturday night P&P. Sunday afternoon Chat-n'-Chill, located on Stocking island.

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