Somerset Long Bay is a quiet beach on the West End, in Sandys Parish, backed by a park with a playground and picnic areas and by a nature reserve whose trails lead to freshwater ponds; Go To Bermuda says the nature reserve is managed by the Bermuda Audubon Society.
The local kite community’s spot guide calls it the best kiting spot on the island: not too choppy, quite friendly for beginners, with room to rig on grass. Graykite, a kite school, says it often has the flattest water anywhere on the island.
In the record, each of those months clears 12 knots for three daylight hours on about two days in three or more, and February is the pick at about 82 per cent, roughly 25 days in 30.
No weather station near enough to check these figures against.
February on the record
The month's own figures, not the year's average.
Rideable days23 of 28Three Februaries in the record
Air19.2°CMaximum
Take it with you
The full Somerset Long Bay report
Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.
01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind02The month's own records03Full stays, schools & kit04Per-launch tide notes05Glass, gusts & the park rules06Getting there, packing & best months07Sources, and their limits
WindChaser spot reportSomerset Long BaySandys Parish, Bermuda · February82% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
When it gets busy
Crowds
Go To Bermuda says the beach rarely gets crowded. WindChaser has no count of kites on the water.
On the water
What February usually does
Wind directionWNW to NNEThe local spot guide’s range. Graykite: the go-to beach in WNW to NW, and it works in NNE too.
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 blowsWith the frontsBermuda’s gales come most often from the west and north-west (a 1947 study, Bermuda Weather Service archive).
Your playground
Launches & safety
Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.
Launch
Hazard
Parking
School
Stay
Webcam
Approximate
Local intel
Getting there & on the ground
Nearest airportL.F. Wade (BDA)About 34 km by road, the far end of the island. The speed limit is 32 km/h, so allow an hour or more.
On the groundOctober to MarchThe windiest months in the record. February is the pick.
Getting aroundBus, taxi or scooterNo conventional car hire, though visitors can rent electric cars. Routes 7 and 8 stop on Somerset Road, about a 10 minute walk from the beach.
Stay, schools & kit
Who works this beach
SchoolGraykite BermudaSchoolKiteKite school with IKO-qualified instructors. Its beginner lessons meet at Somerset Long Bay Park, off Daniel’s Head Road.Website
SchoolIsland WindsSchoolKite · WindsurfPrivate and semi-private kite lessons, and windsurf lessons.Website