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Level 5/10

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.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
0
Poor
1.5m
@12s
26km/h
Mon
22
0
Poor
1.5m
@7s
26km/h
Tue
23
0
Poor
1.6m
@7s
25km/h
Wed
24
0
Poor
1.7m
@11s
23km/h
Thu
25
0
Poor
1.5m
@11s
22km/h
Fri
26
0
Poor
1.4m
@7s
19km/h
Sat
27
0
Poor
1.2m
@10s
19km/h
Sun
28
0
Poor
1.1m
@7s
15km/h
Mon
29
0
Poor
1.2m
@6s
22km/h
Tue
30
0
Poor
1.5m
@7s
19km/h

Today's Conditions

Find Flights
Swell
1.5m
ESE(102°)
Score: 11/25
Period
12s
Medium period swell
Score: 14/25
Wind
26km/h
E(82°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
28°C
0.3mm51%
Windswell Component
0.9mE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.1mNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 23 km/h E|PM: 25 km/h E
Lighter winds early (23 km/h)
Tide at 8am (0.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:15 am
Low tide - 0.08m
8:00 am
High tide - 0.38m
2:30 pm
Low tide - 0.01m
9:00 pm
High tide - 0.41m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction1/25
Swell Size11/25
Swell Period14/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score26/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-3
🌊 Tide-2
⚠️ Weak Component-15
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊 Too low for this tide window
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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°

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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