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
16
2
Poor
1.9m
@11s
37km/h
Tue
17
3
Poor
2.0m
@11s
35km/h
Wed
18
3
Poor
2.4m
@11s
30km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.9m
E(101°)
Score: 22/25
Period
11s
Medium period swell
Score: 8/25
Wind
37km/h
ENE(78°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
27°C
0.0mm38%
Windswell Component
1.9mE@5s
Secondary Swell
0.6mENE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:06 am
High tide - 0.49m
7:40 am
Low tide - 0.13m
1:47 pm
High tide - 0.60m
8:10 pm
Low tide - -0.01m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

2
Poor
Components
Swell Direction8/25
Swell Size22/25
Swell Period8/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score38/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-5
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score2/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score2
🤢 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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