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Level 7/10

Maycocks

North West Coast, Barbados
🪸Sharp reef🦔Urchins🌀Strong rips

Maycocks is Barbados's answer to J-Bay—a long, perfectly lined-up right that peels along a coral reef on the northwest coast. When clean N-NW swells arrive in winter, the wave offers multiple barrel sections connected by racing walls. The east trade winds blow offshore here, creating groomed conditions most mornings. One of the Caribbean's true world-class waves.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
42
Poor
1.9m
@11s
37km/h
Mon
16
34
Poor
1.9m
@11s
37km/h
Tue
17
36
Poor
2.1m
@11s
34km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Groomed
Clean faces from offshore winds
Swell
1.9m
NE(47°)
Score: 14/25
Period
11s
Medium period swell
Score: 8/25
Wind
37km/h
ENE(77°)
Score: 23/25
Weather
27°C
0.1mm68%
Windswell Component
1.5mENE@5s
Secondary Swell
0.5mE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:50 am
High tide - 0.46m
7:10 am
Low tide - 0.24m
1:00 pm
High tide - 0.53m
7:42 pm
Low tide - 0.04m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

42
Poor
Components
Swell Direction1/25
Swell Size14/25
Swell Period8/25
Wind23/25
Raw Score46/100
Adjustments
Wind History+6
🌊💨 Windswell-5
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score42/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score42
✨ Groomed🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
N (350°)
Direction range
320° - 20°
Size range
1.2m - 3m
Ideal size
2.5m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

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

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid
Optimal range
0.3m - 1.2m

Water temp

27°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: Northwest coast. Reef entry.

Best Season

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

Secondary: Sep, Oct

Winter N-NW swells. Hurricane swells in fall.

Getting There

Airport
BGI
Drive time
40 min
Data quality
verified

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