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Brandon's

St Joseph, Barbados
🪸Sharp reef

Brandon's is an east coast Barbados reef break that produces quality lefts on medium-sized swells. Located between Bathsheba and Soup Bowl, it offers a mellower alternative when the main breaks are too crowded or too big.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
0
Poor
1.5m
@11s
38km/h
Mon
16
0
Poor
1.8m
@11s
38km/h
Tue
17
0
Poor
1.8m
@11s
35km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.5m
E(100°)
Score: 11/25
Period
11s
Medium period swell
Score: 8/25
Wind
38km/h
E(79°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
25°C
0.1mm69%
Windswell Component
1.2mE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.5mENE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:42 am
High tide - 0.46m
7:00 am
Low tide - 0.23m
1:00 pm
High tide - 0.54m
7:42 pm
Low tide - 0.02m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction2/25
Swell Size11/25
Swell Period8/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score21/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-5
⚠️ Weak Component-15
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NE (45°)
Direction range
20° - 80°
Size range
1.2m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.2m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
W (270°)
Offshore range
240° - 300°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.6m - 1.5m

Water temp

27°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: East coast Barbados. Between Bathsheba and Soup Bowl.

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Sep, Oct

Winter swells. Prefers left on medium swells.

Getting There

Airport
BGI
Drive time
30 min
Data quality
verified

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