Check the Beach

Dover Beach

Christ Church, Barbados

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 8 am, sunset 5:35 pm
6 am
8.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 6 am to 8 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
29°C85°F
Wind
85 km/hmph E
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
5:35 pm
Today
8.2Great6 am96
7.6Great7 am127
7.0Great8 am138
6.9Good9 am138
6.7Good10 am159
5.8Good11 am1510
5.8Good12 pm1610
6.4Good1 pm1610
6.0Good2 pm1610
6.5Good3 pm159
7.0Great4 pm1610
7.6Great5 pm1610
Sat
5.3Fair6 am149
5.3Fair7 am1710
4.9Fair8 am1811
5.0Fair9 am2113
4.7Fair10 am2213
5.0Fair11 am2314
3.0Poor12 pm2113
4.8Fair1 pm2214
3.8Poor2 pm2415
4.5Fair3 pm1912
5.2Fair4 pm1711
5.1Fair5 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -<0.1 m. High at 1 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.1 mLow 7 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 7 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms130 m430 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 330 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink71 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 120 m390 ft
  • Picnic tables170 m550 ft away
  • Playground170 m550 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
310 m0.2 miElizabeth
Nearest town
570 m0.4 miSt. Lawrence (village)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miGrantley Adams International Airport (BGI)

Nearby places

  • Sea Fans Beach BarFood and drink
    120 m390 ft
  • Richard BarFood and drink
    130 m420 ft
  • Steak House Grill & St. Lawrence Pizza HutFood and drink
    130 m430 ft
  • Sand Dollar CaféCaribbean
    140 m450 ft
  • Suki King PalaceFood and drink
    140 m470 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Dover Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 68%
  • Sun6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 58%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 40%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 55%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 46%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 48%