Check the Beach

River Bay

Saint Lucy, Barbados

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 8 am, sunset 5:34 pm
6 am
8.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.4
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

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
138 km/hmph E
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
6%
Sunset
5:34 pm
Today
8.0Great6 am159
7.4Great7 am1610
6.9Good8 am1711
6.8Good9 am1811
5.7Good10 am1912
5.3Fair11 am2012
5.2Fair12 pm2113
5.4Fair1 pm2113
5.4Fair2 pm2013
5.9Good3 pm1912
6.1Good4 pm2012
6.2Good5 pm2113
Sat
4.5Fair6 am2013
4.9Fair7 am2113
4.6Fair8 am2314
4.4Fair9 am2616
4.2Fair10 am2817
4.4Fair11 am2717
4.5Fair12 pm2616
4.2Fair1 pm2717
4.2Fair2 pm2717
3.8Poor3 pm2616
4.3Fair4 pm2214
4.5Fair5 pm2314
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

  • Restrooms50 m150 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 20 m70 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
420 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
850 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

Compare hotels and apartments near River Bay.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 75%
  • Sun5.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 68%
  • Mon5.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 48%
  • Tue5.7 GoodBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed5.7 GoodBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 59%
  • Thu4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 65%