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Soup Bowl

Bathsheba, Barbados
🪸Sharp reef🦔Urchins🌀Strong rips

Soup Bowl is widely considered the Caribbean's best wave—a powerful right-hand reef break on Barbados' rugged east coast. When NE groundswells hit this exposed section of coastline, Soup Bowl produces thick, barreling waves that have hosted WSL events. The setting is stunning: dramatic rock formations, palm trees, and the Bathsheba area's natural beauty. The reef is sharp and unforgiving, but the wave quality attracts top surfers from around the world. Caribbean surfing's crown jewel.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
0
Poor
1.5m
@12s
28km/h
Mon
22
0
Poor
1.5m
@7s
28km/h
Tue
23
0
Poor
1.6m
@7s
27km/h
Wed
24
0
Poor
1.7m
@11s
25km/h
Thu
25
0
Poor
1.5m
@11s
23km/h
Fri
26
0
Poor
1.4m
@7s
20km/h
Sat
27
0
Poor
1.2m
@10s
21km/h
Sun
28
0
Poor
1.1m
@7s
17km/h
Mon
29
0
Poor
1.2m
@6s
23km/h
Tue
30
0
Poor
1.5m
@7s
21km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
1.5m
ESE(102°)
Score: 10/25
Period
12s
Medium period swell
Score: 14/25
Wind
28km/h
E(81°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
29°C
0.4mm42%
Windswell Component
0.9mE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.1mNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 27 km/h E|PM: 27 km/h E
Lighter winds early (27 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 Size10/25
Swell Period14/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score25/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-3
🌊 Tide-1
⚠️ Weak Component-15
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊 Slightly below optimal tide
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NE (45°)
Direction range
20° - 90°
Size range
1m - 3.5m
Ideal size
2.9m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
W (270°)
Offshore range
225° - 315°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.2m

Water temp

27°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

5/10

Best Season

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

Secondary: Sep, Oct

NE groundswells in winter. Hurricane swells in autumn.

Getting There

Airport
BGI
Drive time
30 min
Data quality
community

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