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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.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
10
Poor
1.6m
@12s
28km/h
Mon
22
0
Poor
1.7m
@7s
29km/h
Tue
23
0
Poor
2.0m
@8s
27km/h
Wed
24
0
Poor
2.2m
@12s
24km/h
Thu
25
3
Poor
1.9m
@12s
24km/h
Fri
26
0
Poor
1.9m
@7s
20km/h
Sat
27
16
Poor
1.6m
@11s
21km/h
Sun
28
21
Poor
1.6m
@11s
18km/h
Mon
29
0
Poor
1.5m
@7s
22km/h
Tue
30
0
Poor
1.9m
@7s
20km/h

Today's Conditions

Find Flights
Swell
1.6m
E(87°)
Score: 23/25
Period
12s
Medium period swell
Score: 25/25
Wind
28km/h
E(84°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
28°C
0.2mm65%
Windswell Component
1.4mE@5s
Secondary Swell
0.2mE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 26 km/h E|PM: 28 km/h E
Lighter winds early (26 km/h)
Tide at 8am (0.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:15 am
Low tide - 0.07m
8:00 am
High tide - 0.39m
2:30 pm
Low tide - 0.00m
8:50 pm
High tide - 0.42m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

10
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size23/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score48/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-5
🌊 Tide+3
⚠️ Weak Component-15
Adjusted Score10/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score10
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell🌊 Mostly in the tide window
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSE (160°)
Direction range
130° - 190°
Size range
0.6m - 2m
Ideal size
1.6m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

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

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.

Best Season

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

Secondary: May, Jun

Winter swell season. South coast more sheltered.

Getting There

Airport
BGI
Drive time
25 min
Data quality
community

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