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Kitesurf Location - Harbour Island / Girl's Bank ( ID harbour_island___girl_s_bank )      Hits: 863
 
You are here: Caribbean > Bahamas > Kitesurf Location - Harbour Island / Girl's Bank ( ID harbour_island___girl_s_bank )
Continent: Caribbean
Country: Bahamas
Next Big City (Airport):  Nassau, Eleuthera
Next Town: Dunmore Town
Latitude:   25.507
Longitude: -76.6384
Type:
- Island
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
No Information

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Near Locations
Harbour Island / East Beach (0.65 km) Best Direction: NE ENE E ESE SE Type: Flat Chop
Spanish Wells (13.36 km) Best Direction: N NNE NE ENE E NW NNW Type: Shallow Flat Small Wave (< 1m)
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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
Hazards:
- None

Quality:
- Crystal Clear
Best Tide:
No Information


The water is turquoise blue and crystal clear. When the wind is out of the West, Girl's Bank is the option on the other side of the island. A massive `bonefish flat` with knee to waist deep water for miles - all perfectly flat.

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 Location
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
- Rocks
- Other
- None
Location crowds:
- None


Beautiful beach with pink sand.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorts
Summer:
- Shorts

Fall:
- Shorts
Winter:
- Shorts
- Shorty


Wetsuit is only an option on cold days in Jan and Feb, but never really necessary. Water is 21°C in winter and 26°C in summer.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- February
- March
- April
- May
- October
- November
- December
Wind Type:
No Information

Best Direction:
- SW
- W
- NW
Main Direction:
- NE
- ENE
- E
- ESE
- SE


Wind can be counted on 4-5 days per week from October to December and February to May. January is hit and miss and the summer months you can only expect wind 1-2 days a week. In the windy season, wind ranges from 15-30 kts and usually blows a nice 20-22 kts. The wind is usually blowing from the NE to SE.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


Fly into Miami, Ft. Lauderdale or Nassau Bahamas and take a flight to North Eleuthra. From there take a water taxi across the harbour to Harbour Island. It's on the west side of the island. The best is to catch the high speed ferry called `Bohingi` in Nassau to Harbour Island.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


One must be careful not to dump their kite in a West wind due to rocky shores and a couple of marinas lining the shore of HI. Outside of that, the kiting is great.

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 Comments
06-02-27 Charlie Kiss: It's true...Girl's Bank is a great spot to launch from, however, one must be careful not to dump their kite in a West wind due to rocky shores and a couple of marinas lining the shore of HI. outside of that, the kiteing is great.
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