Soup Bowl Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Barbados – East Coast)
| Name: | Soup Bowl |
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| Type: | reef |
| Reliability: | very consistent |
| Best Swell: NE | Offshore Wind: SW |
Soup Bowl on the East Coast is an exposed reef break that has very consistent waves, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. A right hand reef break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Watch out for urchins, rips and rocks.
Overall Soup Bowl 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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Also see Soup Bowl surf quality by season and Soup Bowl surf quality by month.
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Visitor Reviews of Soup Bowl |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Soup Bowl:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | High Rock | 0 mi |
| Second closest break | Parler | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | Tent Bay Right | 1 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Sandbank | 1 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Tent Bay | 1 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Soup Bowl: |
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| Closest wave buoy | East of Martinique Buoy | 243 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Eastern Caribbean Buoy | 349 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | West Atlantic Buoy | 446 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | SE Atlantic Buoy | 582 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | SW Atlantic Buoy | 646 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Soup Bowl: |
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| Closest tide station | Vieux Fort Bay, St. Lucia | 103 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Castries, St. Lucia | 114 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Kingstown, St. Vincent | 114 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 139 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Scarborough, Tobago | 163 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Soup Bowl: |
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| Closest ski area | Huascaran (Peru) | 1981 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Wintergreen Resort (United States) | 2080 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Yawgoo Valley (United States) | 2090 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States) | 2098 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Massanutten (United States) | 2106 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Soup Bowl: |
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| Closest city location | Bathsheba (Barbados) | 1 mi |
| Second closest city location | Holetown (Barbados) | 9 mi |
| Third closest city location | Speightstown (Barbados) | 9 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Bridgetown (Barbados) | 11 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Oistins (Barbados) | 11 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Soup Bowl is Grantley Adams International (Bridgetown) Airport (BGI) in Barbados, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Soup Bowl is Hewanorra International (Hewandorra) Airport (UVF) in St. Lucia Island, 165 km (102 miles) away.
- Third is George F L Charles (Castries) Airport (SLU) in St. Lucia Island, 182 km (113 miles) away.
- Mustique Airport (MQS) in St.vincent/grenadines is 183 km (114 miles) away.
- E T Joshua (Kingstown) Airport (SVD), also in St.vincent/grenadines is the fifth nearest airport to Soup Bowl and is 183 km (114 miles) away.
