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Icon Global 1

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

GFS GRAPES 13

GFS global 13

BOM ACCESS 15

GEM Global 15

ECMWF IFS 25

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF AIFS 28

ECMWF IFS 44

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Model	Icon Global 11 km run: 30/04 05:58																																																																GFS 13 km run: 30/04 05:58
Date Optimal	We 30 6h	We 30 7h	We 30 8h	We 30 9h	We 30 10h	We 30 11h	We 30 12h	We 30 13h	We 30 14h	We 30 15h	We 30 16h	We 30 17h	We 30 18h	Th 1 6h	Th 1 7h	Th 1 8h	Th 1 9h	Th 1 10h	Th 1 11h	Th 1 12h	Th 1 13h	Th 1 14h	Th 1 15h	Th 1 16h	Th 1 17h	Th 1 18h	Fr 2 6h	Fr 2 7h	Fr 2 8h	Fr 2 9h	Fr 2 10h	Fr 2 11h	Fr 2 12h	Fr 2 13h	Fr 2 14h	Fr 2 15h	Fr 2 16h	Fr 2 17h	Fr 2 18h	Sa 3 6h	Sa 3 7h	Sa 3 8h	Sa 3 9h	Sa 3 10h	Sa 3 11h	Sa 3 12h	Sa 3 13h	Sa 3 14h	Sa 3 15h	Sa 3 16h	Sa 3 17h	Sa 3 18h	Su 4 6h	Su 4 7h	Su 4 8h	Su 4 9h	Su 4 10h	Su 4 11h	Su 4 12h	Su 4 13h	Su 4 14h	Su 4 15h	Su 4 16h	Su 4 17h	Su 4 18h	Mo 5 6h	Mo 5 7h	Mo 5 8h	Mo 5 9h	Mo 5 10h	Mo 5 11h	Mo 5 12h	Mo 5 13h	Mo 5 14h	Mo 5 15h	Mo 5 16h	Mo 5 17h	Mo 5 18h	Tu 6 6h	Tu 6 7h	Tu 6 8h	Tu 6 9h	Tu 6 10h	Tu 6 11h	Tu 6 12h	Tu 6 13h	Tu 6 14h	Tu 6 15h	Tu 6 16h	Tu 6 17h	Tu 6 18h	We 7 6h	We 7 7h	We 7 8h	We 7 9h	We 7 10h	We 7 11h	We 7 12h	We 7 13h	We 7 14h	We 7 15h	We 7 16h	We 7 17h	We 7 18h	Th 8 6h	Th 8 7h	Th 8 8h	Th 8 9h	Th 8 10h	Th 8 11h	Th 8 12h	Th 8 13h	Th 8 14h	Th 8 15h	Th 8 16h	Th 8 17h	Th 8 18h	Fr 9 6h	Fr 9 7h	Fr 9 8h	Fr 9 9h	Fr 9 10h	Fr 9 11h	Fr 9 12h	Fr 9 13h	Fr 9 14h	Fr 9 15h	Fr 9 16h	Fr 9 17h	Fr 9 18h	Sa 10 6h	Sa 10 7h	Sa 10 8h	Sa 10 9h	Sa 10 10h	Sa 10 11h	Sa 10 12h	Sa 10 13h	Sa 10 14h	Sa 10 15h	Sa 10 16h	Sa 10 17h	Sa 10 18h	Su 11 6h	Su 11 7h	Su 11 8h	Su 11 9h	Su 11 10h	Su 11 11h	Su 11 12h	Su 11 13h	Su 11 14h	Su 11 15h	Su 11 16h	Su 11 17h	Su 11 18h	Mo 12 6h	Mo 12 7h	Mo 12 8h	Mo 12 9h	Mo 12 10h	Mo 12 11h	Mo 12 12h	Mo 12 13h	Mo 12 14h	Mo 12 15h	Mo 12 16h	Mo 12 17h	Mo 12 18h	Tu 13 6h	Tu 13 7h	Tu 13 8h	Tu 13 9h	Tu 13 10h	Tu 13 11h	Tu 13 12h	Tu 13 13h	Tu 13 14h	Tu 13 15h	Tu 13 16h	Tu 13 17h	Tu 13 18h	We 14 6h	We 14 7h	We 14 8h	We 14 9h	We 14 10h	We 14 11h	We 14 12h	We 14 13h	We 14 14h	We 14 15h	We 14 16h	We 14 17h	We 14 18h	Th 15 6h	Th 15 7h	Th 15 8h	Th 15 9h	Th 15 10h	Th 15 11h	Th 15 12h	Th 15 13h	Th 15 14h	Th 15 15h	Th 15 16h	Th 15 17h	Th 15 18h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kn)	5	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	6	7	7	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	5	7	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	6	6	7	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	6	5	5	5	4	3	5	6	7	11	12	12	12	11	10	10	9	8	7	6	7	7	8	7	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	7	5	7	9	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	13	14	15	15	14	14	15	15	16	15	14	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	11	12	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12
Gusts (kn)	10	12	15	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	14	12	15	18	19	19	19	18	18	19	18	17	16	15	11	13	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	14	14	13	12	12	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	15	14	13	12	11	13	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	16	15	14	13	11	12	12	14	15	16	16	15	14	13	12	12	10	12	14	15	16	16	17	15	14	12	12	11	10	9	12	13	14	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	5	7	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	19	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	15
Wave Direction
Wave Ht. (m)	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
Wave Per.	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Wave Energy (Kj)	69	69	68	67	66	65	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	68	68	67	67	67	68	68	68	69	69	69	70	71	71	71	69	70	71	71	72	72	72	72	73	71	72	65	65	65	64	63	62	61	60	60	60	60	58	59	54	54	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	50	50	48	48	46	46	44	44	42	42	42	40	40	32	32	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	26	26	26	26
Temp. (°C)	25	26	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	26	27	28	28	29	30	30	30	30	30	29	28	28	26	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	28	26	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	26	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	26	26	27	28	29	29	29	28	27	26	26	25	25	25	26	27	28	29	30	30	30	30	29	28	28	27	26	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	28	28	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	28	28	26	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	26	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	29	28	28	26	27	28	29	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	28
Rain (mm)																																																																					0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2																																											0.1																																																																																											0.1
Cloud Cov. (%)	43	84	95	100	100	100	100	75	59	57	56	49	38	100	95	100	93	64	100	92	49	52	100	100	57	99	89	100	84	78	84	72	71	91	99	100	100	66	81	63	53	57	71	86	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	97	96	95	93	92	95	97	100	100	96	96	97	98	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	98	97	99	100	87	73	60	70	81	91	84	77	70	70	99	97	96	95	95	94	96	98	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	89	80	70	63	55	48	65	83	100	100	90	79	69	54	38	23	37	52	66	58	49	41	44	89	95	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	96	92	89	93	89	79	68	55	43	30	35	41	46	54	63	71	75	41	39	38	32	26	20	16	11	7	6	6	5	5	32	22	13	12	10	9	12	14	17	16	14	13	12	12	16	21	19	16	14	9	5					3
Tide Ht.	0.3	0.2	0.0	-0.2	-0.4	-0.5	-0.5	-0.4	-0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.1	-0.0	-0.2	-0.3	-0.4	-0.4	-0.4	-0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	-0.0	-0.2	-0.3	-0.4	-0.4	-0.3	-0.2	-0.1	-0.0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.0	-0.1	-0.2	-0.3	-0.3	-0.3	-0.2	-0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	-0.0	-0.1	-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	-0.0	-0.1	-0.2	-0.1	-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.2	-0.3	-0.3	-0.2	-0.1	-0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.0	-0.1	-0.2	-0.3	-0.3	-0.3	-0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.2	-0.3	-0.4	-0.4	-0.3	-0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	-0.1	-0.2	-0.3	-0.4	-0.4	-0.3	-0.2	-0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	-0.2	-0.3	-0.4	-0.4	-0.3	-0.3	-0.1	-0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	-0.1	-0.2	-0.3	-0.4	-0.4	-0.3	-0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1
Tide Dir.						low							high							low							high							low							high							low							high								low							high							low							high							low	low						high						low		low						high								low						high							low							high							low						high							low							high							low						high							low							high							low						high
Tide Time						11:40							18:20							12:40							06:20							13:40							07:20							14:50							08:40								16:10							10:20							17:10							11:40							18:10	06:50						12:50						18:50		07:30						13:40								08:10						14:20							08:40							15:00							09:10						15:40							09:40							16:10							10:10						16:40							10:40							17:20							11:20						17:50

Level: Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Shallow, Small wave, Medium wave

Water hazards: Reefs

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Small hooked bay with waves.

Beach type & size: Sand - Small

Infos: Small sandy beach. A few rocks on the beach.

Identified hazards: Rocks

Beachgoer: None

Weather specificities: Warm and sunny year round - leave the wet suit at home. Best season is from November thru June. It is possible to surf year round.

Wind type: Trade

Wind specificities: NE trade winds. The best time to spend your surfing vacation in Barbados is the period of time when the cooling trade winds blow with high consistency over the island's shores, namely from mid November to the end of June. But that does not mean the rest of the year couldn't be as good or even better. During the hurricane season which starts 1st of June all the way through to November all sorts of conditions are possible. The trades usually blow at a moderate windspeed of 12-25 knots. The wind force hardly changes at all on most days.

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, November, December

Access description: by Car - Get to the south and follow signs to Surfers Point.

Specific rules: None

Accommodations: Shop, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking

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