Check the Beach

River Bay Cliff

Saint Lucy, Barbados

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 8 am, sunset 5:34 pm
6 am
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.1
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

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
28°C82°F
Water
29°C85°F
Wind
127 km/hmph E
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
6%
Sunset
5:34 pm
Today
8.3Great6 am138
7.6Great7 am149
6.7Good8 am1710
7.1Great9 am1711
6.9Good10 am1811
6.9Good11 am1811
6.5Good12 pm1912
5.9Good1 pm2113
5.2Fair2 pm2113
5.1Fair3 pm2113
5.1Fair4 pm2213
5.3Fair5 pm2113
Sat
4.1Fair6 am2214
4.4Fair7 am2012
4.1Fair8 am2717
4.2Fair9 am2717
4.2Fair10 am2918
4.3Fair11 am2817
4.6Fair12 pm2616
4.8Fair1 pm2716
3.9Poor2 pm2817
4.4Fair3 pm2515
4.3Fair4 pm2415
4.5Fair5 pm2415
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 m. High at 2 am, 0.4 mLow 7 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 2 am, 0.4 m1 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • Low 7 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.4 m1 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

  • Drinking water420 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
700 m0.4 mi
Nearest town
780 m0.5 miHope (village)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miGrantley Adams International Airport (BGI)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 75%
  • Sun6.1 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 68%
  • Mon5.6 GoodBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 48%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed5.6 GoodBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 59%
  • Thu4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 65%