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Nathan, Brandons

7:30 am 14 Jan 2012

Barbados East Coast, Soup Bowl

3:00 am 30 Jan 2011


Brandons ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Wind and kite surfing: 4.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Brandons Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Barbados – West Coast)

Nathan, Brandons photo

Photo credit: Jenn Allen
Surf Break: Brandons

Name: Brandons
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: ESE Offshore Wind: NNE

Brandons on the West Coast is an exposed reef break that has quite consistent surf. Winter and spring are the favoured times of year to visit. Offshore winds are from the north northeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the east southeast. The left hand reef break is better than the right.. Often Crowded. Take care of rocks and urchins.

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Overall Brandons Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Brandons:

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Closest break Thunder 1 mi
Second closest break Bridgetown Harbour 2 mi
Third closest break Freights 4 mi
Fourth closest break South Point 5 mi
Fifth closest break Batts Rock 6 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Brandons:

Closest wave buoy East of Martinique Buoy 251 mi
Second closest wave buoy Eastern Caribbean Buoy 352 mi
Third closest wave buoy West Atlantic Buoy 453 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy SE Atlantic Buoy 593 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy SW Atlantic Buoy 652 mi

Tide stations nearest to Brandons:

Closest tide station Vieux Fort Bay, St. Lucia 103 mi
Second closest tide station Kingstown, St. Vincent 109 mi
Third closest tide station Castries, St. Lucia 115 mi
Fourth closest tide station Fort-de-France, Martinique 143 mi
Fifth closest tide station Scarborough, Tobago 152 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Brandons:

Closest ski area Mount Pleasant (United States) 1797 mi
Second closest ski area Huascaran (Peru) 1971 mi
Third closest ski area Wintergreen Resort (United States) 2086 mi
Fourth closest ski area Wolf Ridge Ski Resort (United States) 2087 mi
Fifth closest ski area Yawgoo Valley (United States) 2098 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Brandons:

Closest city location Bridgetown (Barbados) 2 mi
Second closest city location Oistins (Barbados) 4 mi
Third closest city location Holetown (Barbados) 9 mi
Fourth closest city location Bathsheba (Barbados) 11 mi
Fifth closest city location Speightstown (Barbados) 13 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Brandons is Grantley Adams International (Bridgetown) Airport (BGI) in Barbados, 11 km (7 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Brandons is Hewanorra International (Hewandorra) Airport (UVF) in St. Lucia Island, 164 km (102 miles) away.
  • Third is Mustique Airport (MQS) in St.vincent/grenadines, 173 km (107 miles) away.
  • E T Joshua (Kingstown) Airport (SVD) in St.vincent/grenadines is 175 km (109 miles) away.
  • George F L Charles (Castries) Airport (SLU) in St. Lucia Island is the fifth nearest airport to Brandons and is 184 km (114 miles) away.
Brandons break location map and break info
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