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Indicas 55.6

#4045 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇧🇸 The Bahamas · Central Abaco · near Nassau

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score55.6 /100
Surfable days98% of the year
Clean days3% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell9% period 11 s+
Typical size1.2 m 3.8 ft median
Water27°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Indicas

The best time to surf Indicas is January, September, October. It rarely works. In September the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.2 m. The nearest airport is NAS (170 km) and the nearest town is Nassau (164 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%8%1.5 m24°Cvest
Feb100%1%1.4 m23°Cvest
Mar100%4%1.4 m24°Cvest
Apr99%2%1.2 m24°Cvest
May99%1%1.1 m27°Cboardies
Jun94%0%0.8 m28°Cboardies
Jul100%0%1.0 m30°Cboardies
Aug94%0%0.9 m30°Cboardies
Sep97%17%1.2 m30°Cboardies
Oct100%8%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Nov99%4%1.4 m26°Cboardies
Dec100%4%1.4 m25°Cboardies

Why 55.6

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
1.2
Groundswell 12%
1.4
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.8
Water comfort 10%
9.8
Access 10%
3.0

The detail

Faces 88° with 72% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 34% of days. Mean peak period 8.6 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 52%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 26.516, -76.969 (OpenStreetMap).

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