Reef
both
Level 9/10

Batts Rock

St James, Barbados
🪸Sharp reef⚠️Shallow

Batts Rock is Barbados's west coast secret—a Pipeline-esque reef break that only turns on when rare N swells wrap around the island. When it works, the wave produces thick, wedging barrels that drop into shallow reef. One of the Caribbean's most elusive waves.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
17
Poor
1.5m
@11s
38km/h
Mon
16
21
Poor
1.8m
@11s
38km/h
Tue
17
17
Poor
1.7m
@11s
35km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Groomed
Clean faces from offshore winds
Swell
1.5m
ENE(77°)
Score: 7/25
Period
11s
Medium period swell
Score: 4/25
Wind
38km/h
E(79°)
Score: 23/25
Weather
27°C
0.1mm69%
Windswell Component
1.2mE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.6mNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:45 am
High tide - 0.46m
7:00 am
Low tide - 0.24m
1:06 pm
High tide - 0.54m
7:45 pm
Low tide - 0.04m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

17
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size7/25
Swell Period4/25
Wind23/25
Raw Score34/100
Adjustments
Wind History+6
🌊💨 Windswell-5
⚠️ Weak Component-10
📉 Undersized Swell-8
Adjusted Score17/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score17
✨ Groomed🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
N (350°)
Direction range
320° - 20°
Size range
1.5m - 3m
Ideal size
2.6m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Offshore range
60° - 120°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
high
Optimal range
1.2m - 2m

Water temp

27°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

9/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: West coast. Perfect when rare N swells wrap in.

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Needs big N swells. Rare but epic.

Getting There

Airport
BGI
Drive time
25 min
Data quality
verified

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