Check the Beach

Palmetto Bay

Saint Philip, Barbados

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 5:34 pm
Now
7.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7 am
8.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
28°C82°F
Water
29°C85°F
Wind
138 km/hmph E
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
17%
Sunset
5:34 pm
Today
7.6GreatNow138
8.2Great7 am138
7.3Great8 am149
7.3Great9 am149
7.2Great10 am1610
7.2Great11 am1610
7.2Great12 pm1711
6.7Good1 pm1811
5.8Good2 pm1811
5.4Fair3 pm1811
5.8Good4 pm1811
5.5Good5 pm1811
Sat
3.4Poor6 am127
4.6Fair7 am1811
4.6Fair8 am2314
4.5Fair9 am2515
4.9Fair10 am2415
4.6Fair11 am2415
4.8Fair12 pm2415
4.8Fair1 pm2415
4.7Fair2 pm2213
4.9Fair3 pm1811
4.5Fair4 pm2113
4.8Fair5 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest 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 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun6.5 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 68%
  • Mon5.8 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 48%
  • Tue6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed5.7 GoodBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 59%
  • Thu5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 65%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 450 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
430 m0.3 miBottom Bay (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miGrantley Adams International Airport (BGI)

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

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