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Freights

South Coast, Barbados
🪸Sharp reef🦔Urchins

Freights is Barbados' most accessible quality reef break—a fun, playful right on the island's mellower south coast that offers a welcome contrast to the east coast's intensity. Named after the old sugar freight trains that once chugged past, this wave peels with reliable form over shallow reef, providing barrel opportunities without the punishing consequences of spots like Wilderness. The break sits near the island's surf hub, making it easy to combine sessions with the Bajan beach bar culture. When north swells wrap around and the trades back off, Freights becomes a Caribbean reef break playground.

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSE (160°)
Direction range
130° - 190°
Size range
0.6m - 2m
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NNW (340°)
Offshore range
300° - 20°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.3m - 1.2m

Water temp

27°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: Beach access.

Getting There

Airport
BGI
Drive time
25 min

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

Secondary: May, Jun

Winter swell season. South coast more sheltered.

Data Quality

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