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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.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
0
Poor
0.8m
@8s
18km/h
Tue
31
0
Poor
0.8m
@9s
19km/h
Wed
1
6
Poor
1.1m
@9s
20km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.8m
ESE(105°)
Score: 2/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
18km/h
ENE(64°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
25°C
0.0mm88%
Windswell Component
0.2mENE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.3mNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 20 km/h ENE|PM: 18 km/h ENE
Lighter winds later (18 km/h)
Tide at 1pm (0.5m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:50 am
High tide - 0.38m
7:42 am
Low tide - -0.05m
1:56 pm
High tide - 0.48m
8:18 pm
Low tide - -0.10m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score4/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-11
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-11
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness

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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