Barkers

West Bay, Grand Cayman • Cayman Islands flag Cayman Islands
186 windy days
/ year
Water type
lagoon
Beach type
—
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
0.3 m
Waves
flat

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Wind

Wind strength (kt)
Month
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kite Jungle score
Windy days (12+ days)*
2113200
2012100
188100
168000
102000
165100
154000
102000
72100
116200
2011200
2213300
Dominant wind direction
wind 83º
wind 84º
wind 84º
wind 81º
wind 88º
wind 92º
wind 85º
wind 87º
wind 90º
wind 54º
wind 55º
wind 52º
Avg. wind (kt)
13
13
12
11
10
11
11
10
9
10
13
13
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
151721
1516–
1416–
1416–
1315–
1316–
1315–
1316–
1419–
1517–
1517–
151720
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
28º 25º
28º 24º
29º 25º
29º 25º
30º 26º
30º 26º
31º 27º
31º 27º
31º 27º
30º 27º
29º 26º
28º 25º
Water temperature
27º
27º
27º
27º
28º
29º
29º
30º
30º
29º
28º
28º
Sunny days
Rainy days
Rainfall (mm)
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WavesFlat water lagoon: waves stats are from the open sea nearby, and shouldn’t reach the spot
Flat days
Wave days (1+ m)
Wave height (m)
Swell direction & period (s)
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* Days with at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) of wind for at least 2h during daytime. Excluding thermal wind, unless the estimate is applied.

** Average wind for days that get at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) during daytime. Ie days with "no wind" are excluded. Does not include thermal boost.

Data stats by Kite Jungle are based on Open-Meteo.com and other sources More

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