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Gold Rock Beach

Bahamas, Bahamas

Gold Rock Beach 4 photos

  • Gold Rock Beach - panoramio (1)

    Gold Rock Beach - panoramio (1). Pietro Valocchi, CC BY 3.0. Source

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    LucayanNationalParkGoldRockBeach. Pietro, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • GoldRockBeach

    GoldRockBeach. Pietro, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • GoldRockBeachLucayanNationalPark

    GoldRockBeachLucayanNationalPark. Pietro, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:37 pm
8 am
9.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
8.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
6.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
3 pm
8.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.4
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
6 pm
9.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C73°F
Water
29°C84°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
3%
Sunset
6:37 pm
Today
9.6Excellent8 am128
9.0Excellent9 am159
8.6Excellent10 am2214
8.2Great11 am2113
6.5Good12 pm2113
8.5Excellent1 pm2113
6.6Good2 pm2113
8.1Great3 pm2113
6.4Good4 pm2213
7.2Great5 pm2113
9.3Excellent6 pm1811
Sat
6.7Good8 am138
7.4Great9 am159
6.2Good10 am2214
6.3Good11 am2214
7.7Great12 pm2214
5.7Good1 pm2113
7.4Great2 pm2314
6.7Good3 pm2616
5.8Good4 pm2113
5.7Good5 pm2213
5.7Good6 pm2214
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, 0.8 m. Low at 12 am, -<0.1 mHigh 5 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 12 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.8 m2 ftLow 12 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 5 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.8 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

  • Picnic tables270 m900 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
4.7 km2.9 miFreetown (town)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miGrand Bahama International Airport (FPO)

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 Gold Rock Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 25%
  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 71%
  • Mon4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 47 km/h29 mph, rain 60%
  • Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 38%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 34%