Reef
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Level 7/10

South Point

Christ Church, Barbados
🪸Sharp reef🦔Urchins

South Point is Barbados's SE swell magnet—the first spot on the island to catch incoming SE swells. When conditions align, a hollow left peels along the reef with speed and power. Less consistent than the east coast but worth checking when SE swells are running.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
0
Poor
1.6m
@9s
38km/h
Mon
16
1
Poor
2.1m
@9s
38km/h
Tue
17
0
Poor
2.2m
@9s
35km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.6m
E(81°)
Score: 16/25
Period
9s
Short period / windswell
Score: 4/25
Wind
38km/h
E(79°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
26°C
0.1mm69%
Windswell Component
2.0mE@5s
Secondary Swell
0.4mE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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0°45°90°135°180°225°270°315°NESW
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Tide Times

1:42 am
High tide - 0.47m
7:00 am
Low tide - 0.23m
1:00 pm
High tide - 0.56m
7:42 pm
Low tide - 0.02m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction2/25
Swell Size16/25
Swell Period4/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score22/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-7
⚠️ Weak Component-15
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SE (135°)
Direction range
100° - 170°
Size range
0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.1m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NW (315°)
Offshore range
280° - 350°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid to high
Optimal range
0.6m - 1.8m

Water temp

27°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: Southern tip of Barbados. SE swell magnet.

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Sep, Oct

First to catch SE swell. Hollow left, long and fast.

Getting There

Airport
BGI
Drive time
20 min
Data quality
verified

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