The report · Fort St Catherine · Kite · March · 6 pages

WindChaserSpot report

St George’s Parish, Bermuda

Fort St Catherine

KiteMarch

74% of March days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month windp202The month's own recordsp303Full stays, schools & kitp404Per-launch tide notesp405Access, the fort & the park rulesp506Getting there, packing & best monthsp507Sources, and their limitsp6
Guide
Compiled by WindChaser
29 Sep 2026Record
2023 to 2026, hourly
Open-Meteo, ECCC HRDPS Continental 2.5 kmNormals
2023 to 2026
Three Marches
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Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind

Rideable-day share by month, all three sports

Share of days with three or more daylight hours over each sport's threshold, counted from the record at 12 kt, Windsurf 13 kt and Wing 12 kt.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecKite808474646149394049817380WindsurfWing

Blue fill scales with the share. Selected month outlined. Threshold per row: Kite 12 kt · Windsurf 13 kt · Wing 12 kt.

Where the wind sits, March

Modelled estimate. Share of daylight hours in each speed band, blue above the threshold. Modelled from the month's share until the hourly bands are measured.

4–7
8–11
12–15
16–19
20–23
24–27
28–31

When in the day, March

Modelled estimate. Share of days over 12 kt at each daylight hour. Modelled as a trade-wind shape scaled by the month's share until the hourly record is binned.

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Wind directionAround EThe local spot guide: best for winds around easterlies. The beach faces east.
Wind strength18 to 20 ktThe mean over rideable daylight hours, October to March, in the record: a 2.5 km model, three to four years a month, wind from every direction.
When it blowsEasterly daysThe prevailing wind is easterly in September and October (Bermuda Weather Service). The prevailing winter wind is south-westerly or westerly.

Rideable hours, not all hours. Every wind figure in this report is the mean over hours above the threshold.

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March's own records

The month's own figures from three Marches in the record, 2023 to 2026. Not the year's average.

Rideable days23 of 31Three Marches in the record
Air18.8°CMaximum
Hours over 12 kt8.3 a dayDaylight, all days averaged
BeforeFebruary84%23 rideable days in 28
Your monthMarch74%23 rideable days in 31
AfterApril64%19 rideable days in 30

What the percentage hides. A month at 80% can be twenty-four steady days or three windy weeks broken by a dead front.

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Full stays, schools & kit

Stays

The St. Regis Bermuda ResortResort · St Catherine’s Beach · 0.1 km from the beachResort on St Catherine’s Beach, beside the launch, with two pools and a golf course on site.
Hillcrest Boutique HotelHotel · St George’s · 0.9 km from the beachBoutique hotel on Nea’s Alley in the town of St George’s, about 0.9 km south-west of the beach in a straight line.
St George’s Club HotelCottages · St George’s · 1.1 km from the beachCottage hotel on Rose Hill above St George’s: 48 cottages with full kitchens, pools and an 18-hole golf course, about 1.1 km south-west of the beach in a straight line.

Lessons

Graykite BermudaSchool · KiteKite school with IKO-qualified instructors. Meets at Somerset Long Bay, Daniel’s Head, Cambridge Beaches or Elbow Beach.
Island WindsSchool · Kite · WindsurfPrivate and semi-private kite lessons, and windsurf lessons.

Kit

Island WindsRental · KiteComplete kite rental for intermediate and advanced riders after a skills check, at Somerset Long Bay or Elbow Beach.

Price band $ to $$$ only where sourced; none shown means none held. Contact details and brands stocked join this table when the operator directory is connected.

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Per-launch tide notes

St Catherine’s Beach
Low—Mid—High—

No tide information found for this launch.

Achilles Bay
Low—Mid—High—

No tide information found for this launch.

Tide data not yet available for this spot. The record holds wind, air and waves, not tide. Until a tide source is connected, the tables above stay empty rather than estimated. What the guide says about tide is on the next page, in words.

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Access, the fort & the park rules

Every hazard on the spot page, repeated here in full. Read this before you get wet.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

Public access and the resortThe St. George’s Resort Act 2018 gives the public free access to any beach and foreshore on the resort property, apart from hotel facilities kept for guests and residents. With the Minister’s agreement, and after reasonable notice to the public, the hotel operator may limit access to parts of the beach at set times for special events or for maintenance and repairs. The Royal Gazette (20 July 2018) reported the Act as a guarantee of free access to the beach at Fort St Catherine.
National park rulesFort St Catherine Park, by the beach, is a protected area under the Bermuda National Parks Act 1986; where its boundary runs is not stated. The park regulations count windsurf boards and surfboards as vessels. No one may use a vessel where a notice closes the area to vessels, use one in a way likely to endanger other people, or store one in the park except where a notice allows it. Sport is allowed only where a notice permits it. Read the notices before you ride.
People, the fort and the old jettyThe local spot guide says to watch out for people on the beach, the fort and the old rusty jetty. The beach is small, and space is limited when the sun chairs are out. Keep lines and kites well clear of all three.
Gusty launchThe launch can be gusty depending on the wind direction. The spot guide says the wind gets better once you are out on the water.
Winter fronts and hurricane seasonWinter fronts often bring gales or strong winds (Bermuda Weather Service). The US National Hurricane Center gives the Atlantic hurricane season as 1 June to 30 November. Check the Bermuda Weather Service forecast before every session.
A small beach, the fort and the old jetty

The spot guide calls it a smaller sandy beach, with limited space when the sun chairs are out, and says to watch out for people on the beach, the fort and the old rusty jetty. The launch can be gusty depending on the wind direction and gets better out on the water.

Public access, the resort and the park rules

The St. George’s Resort Act 2018 gives the public free access to any beach and foreshore on the resort property, apart from hotel facilities kept for guests and residents. With the Minister’s agreement and after reasonable notice, the hotel operator may limit access to parts of the beach at set times for special events or maintenance. The Royal Gazette (20 July 2018) reported the Act as a guarantee of free access to the beach at Fort St Catherine. The Bermuda National Parks Act 1986 lists Fort St Catherine Park, by the beach, as a protected area; where its boundary runs is not stated. Read the notices before you ride.

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Getting there, packing & best months

Nearest airportL.F. Wade (BDA)About 6 km by road (OSRM routing). The speed limit is 32 km/h (Go To Bermuda), so allow 15 minutes or more.
SeasonOctober to MarchThe months the record shows the most rideable days, from any direction. February is the pick. The beach works in winds around easterly.
Getting aroundBus, taxi or scooterNo conventional car hire; visitors can rent electric cars. Routes 10 and 11 run from Hamilton to St George’s. The fort is not on a major bus route: from King’s Square it is a 20 to 25 minute walk, uphill, or a minibus (Bermuda Attractions). Plenty of parking by the beach.
What to pack
BeachSmall, sandy. Limited space when the sun chairs are out. The launch can be gusty.WaterMostly chop. Choppy off the beach. A break about a mile out works on a hurricane swell.Wetsuit18 to 20°C. Sea temperature December to March, Bermuda Weather Service mean for 1949 to 1992. Bring a full wetsuit.ParkingPlenty. Plenty of parking, the spot guide says, by the beach below the St Regis hotel.KitBring your own. No rental at this beach. Island Winds rents kite kit at Somerset Long Bay or Elbow Beach.
Kite sizes for March

Derived from the 18 to 20 kt mean over the season’s rideable hours in the record, October to March, not from a fitted quiver. Fronts can blow much harder.

60 to 70 kg7 and 9 m70 to 85 kg8 and 10 m85 kg and up9 and 11 m
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Best months, Kite. Record.

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Sources, and their limits

Where each section of this report comes from. Record is measured. Modelled is computed by a formula because no measurement exists yet; it looks like data and is not. Written is WindChaser's editorial copy, compiled from the sources below.

§WhatSourceLimit
01Kite month sharesRecordCounted at 12 kt for three daylight hours from gem_hrdps_continental (ECCC HRDPS Continental) at 2.5 km, cell 0.74 km from the spot, April 2023 to September 2026, 3 to 4 years a month, no station correction. Wind from every direction is counted, though the beach works only in winds around easterly, so the days that work are fewer than the share.
01Windsurf and Wing month sharesRecordCounted at 13 kt (Windsurf) and 12 kt (Wing) from the same series, by the same rule as the Kite share. No source names windsurfing or wing foiling at this beach.
01Direction, strength, when it blowsWrittenDirection from the Bermuda Kitesurfing spot guide. Strength read from the record. Prevailing wind and winter fronts from the Bermuda Weather Service.
02The month’s recordsRecordThree to four years a month. ERA5, an independent model, agrees within about 2.4 points a month on average. No station check yet: the airport’s station is about 3 km away but has not been screened against this spot.
03Stays, schools and kitWrittenSchool and rental confirmed on their own sites and the Go To Bermuda directory; none operates at the beach. Stays confirmed on their own sites, the Go To Bermuda directory and Google (operational) on 29 September 2026; distances are straight lines.
04Tide windowsMissingNo tide source in the pipeline. The section renders its empty state.
05Hazards, access and the park rulesWrittenPublic access from the St. George’s Resort Act 2018 and The Royal Gazette’s report of it (20 July 2018). Park listing from the Bermuda National Parks Act 1986, rules from the Regulations 1988. People, the fort, the jetty and the gusts from the spot guide, not surveyed. Achilles Bay Park from the Act; its restored path from the Government of Bermuda (2025).
06Airports, access, packing, kite sizesWrittenRoad distance from OSRM routing; time from the 32 km/h speed limit, not a timed drive. Sea temperature from the Bermuda Weather Service climatology, an island-wide mean for 1949 to 1992. Sizes derived from the session mean.
MapsMissingNo drawn maps for this spot. No surveyed coordinates for the launches.

The record

Hourly wind, 2023 to 2026, from ECCC HRDPS Continental via Open-Meteo: a 2.5 km grid, read at the cell 0.7 km from the spot. It knows the wind over the cell, not the gust on the sand in front of you, and it knows the bearing, not the coastline: "side-onshore" is a rider's reading of the bearing. Each month is counted over three to four years.

What we could not source for Fort St Catherine

A count of crowds by month. A water quality reading. Tide information. A station check on the wind record, and a record of wind direction. Surveyed launch coordinates. Where any of these is missing above, the section says so rather than filling itself.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

Compiled by WindChaser, 29 Sep 2026. Hero photograph on the spot page by Tomwsulcer, CC0. Report generated 22 Oct 2026 from record version 2026.08; a report and its spot page are rendered from the same data and cannot disagree.

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