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Family Beach

Bahamas, Bahamas

No photo of Family Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:30 pm
8 am
9.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.5
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
6.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
28°C82°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:30 pm
Today
9.4Excellent8 am127
9.5Excellent9 am75
9.6Excellent10 am85
9.6Excellent11 am106
9.6Excellent12 pm64
9.4Excellent1 pm42
6.9Good2 pm64
6.8Good3 pm1811
6.0Good4 pm2013
6.5Good5 pm127
6.5Good6 pm159
Sat
5.4Fair8 am106
5.6Good9 am127
5.7Good10 am85
4.5Fair11 am21
4.5Fair12 pm106
4.6Fair1 pm63
5.2Fair2 pm127
5.1Fair3 pm1711
4.9Fair4 pm1811
5.0Fair5 pm1811
5.0Fair6 pm1711
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.8 m. Low at 12 pm, <0.1 m. High at 6 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 12 am, -<0.1 mHigh 5 am, 0.8 m2 ftLow 12 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 12 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 5 am, 0.8 m2 ft
  • Low 12 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 12 am, -<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

  • LifeguardStation 90 m280 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms70 m220 ft away
  • Showers60 m200 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m750 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.4 km2.7 miBannerman Town (village)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miRock Sound Airport (RSD)

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 Family Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.7 GoodBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 83%
  • Sun6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 67%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 47%
  • Tue3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 46%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 44%