Heywoods Beach

Saint Peter, Barbados

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:35 pm

6 am
8.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

7 am
9.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

8 am
8.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

9 am
7.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

10 am
7.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

11 am
6.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

12 pm
5.3
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair

1 pm
4.4
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair

2 pm
3.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor

3 pm
3.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor

4 pm
3.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor

5 pm
4.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 am to 9 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: 3%
Sunset: 5:35 pm

Today

8.9Excellent6 am85

9.0Excellent7 am127

8.1Great8 am138

7.8Great9 am138

7.0Great10 am149

6.3Good11 am149

5.3Fair12 pm1510

4.4Fair1 pm1710

3.9Poor2 pm1710

3.8Poor3 pm1710

3.8Poor4 pm1811

4.1Fair5 pm1710

Sat

4.8Fair6 am1911

4.7Fair7 am149

6.0Good8 am1912

5.4Fair9 am2214

5.2Fair10 am2314

4.7Fair11 am2214

4.5Fair12 pm2213

4.1Fair1 pm2314

3.6Poor2 pm2213

3.8Poor3 pm1912

4.2Fair4 pm1911

4.6Fair5 pm1912

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

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

Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m440 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 610 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest town: 1.1 km0.7 miRetreat (village)
Nearest airport: 26 km16 miGrantley Adams International Airport (BGI)

Nearby places

CabooseCaribbean
610 m0.4 mi
Dr. Addy's BarFood and drink
830 m0.5 mi
BaiaFood and drink
880 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Mullins Beach3.0 km1.9 mi south away
8.7 Excellent later
Gibbes Beach3.3 km2.1 mi south away
8.7 Excellent later
Reed's Bay Beach4.5 km2.8 mi south away
8.7 Excellent later
Archer's Bay7.7 km4.8 mi north away
8.0 Great later
River Bay8.5 km5.3 mi north-east away
8.0 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

Sat6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 95%
Sun7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 53%
Mon7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 71%
Tue6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 75%
Wed7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 75%
Thu6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 78%