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Foul Bay

Saint Philip, Barbados

Foul Bay 6 photos

  • St. Philip, East Coast Barbados

    St. Philip, East Coast Barbados. Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • View of Foul Bay from the southern end in 2004. Note there were only two new Crane buildings then.

    View of Foul Bay from the southern end in 2004. Note there were only two new Crane buildings then.. Johnmartindavies, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Tropical species growing along Foul Bay Beach

    Tropical species growing along Foul Bay Beach. Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Dane surfing on a rough day on Foul Bay.

    Dane surfing on a rough day on Foul Bay.. Johnmartindavies, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • at Foul Bay, Barbados

    at Foul Bay, Barbados. Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Sargassum is a genus of brown (class Phaeophyceae) macroalgae (seaweed) in the order Fucales. Numerous species are distributed throughout the temperate and tropical oceans of the world, where they gen

    Sargassum is a genus of brown (class Phaeophyceae) macroalgae (seaweed) in the order Fucales. Numerous species are distributed throughout the temperate and tropical oceans of the world, where they gen. Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 8 am, sunset 5:34 pm
6 am
8.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.1
19 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.7
18 km/h11 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
28°C83°F
Water
29°C85°F
Wind
128 km/hmph E
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
5:34 pm
Today
8.1Great6 am138
7.6Great7 am159
6.7Good8 am1610
6.7Good9 am1710
7.5Great10 am1610
6.4Good11 am1711
6.0Good12 pm1711
6.3Good1 pm1711
6.2Good2 pm1610
6.4Good3 pm1711
7.1Great4 pm1911
7.7Great5 pm1811
Sat
4.9Fair6 am1912
5.3Fair7 am1811
4.8Fair8 am2214
4.8Fair9 am2515
5.0Fair10 am2415
5.2Fair11 am2515
5.4Fair12 pm2314
5.2Fair1 pm2515
4.8Fair2 pm2415
4.8Fair3 pm2214
5.3Fair4 pm1811
5.0Fair5 pm2012
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

  • Drinking water250 m830 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m790 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 640 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
550 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
810 m0.5 miCrane (village)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miGrantley Adams International Airport (BGI)

Nearby places

  • Le Shack Restaurant & BarItalian
    640 m0.4 mi
  • The Carriage HouseBar and grill
    820 m0.5 mi
  • DiOnofrio's TrattoriaItalian
    960 m0.6 mi
  • L'Azure RestaurantBreakfast
    980 m0.6 mi

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.

  • Sat5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 68%
  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 58%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 40%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 55%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 46%
  • Thu5.6 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 48%