Freights Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Freights Surf Guide

Freights on the South Coast is an exposed beach break. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Works best in offshore winds from the east northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the east southeast. The beach break offers mainly left hand waves. It's often crowded here. Hazards include urchins and rocks.

Freights Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	3	rarely breaks	27.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Freights:

The best conditions reported for surf at Freights occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Freights (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Freights with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 100% of the time in June while 0% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

100%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Freights Location Map

Interactive Freights surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Freights is Grantley Adams International (Bridgetown) Airport (BGI) in Barbados, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Freights is Hewanorra International (Hewandorra) Airport (UVF) in St. Lucia Island, 171 km (106 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Freights Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 08:00 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	7	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off

What does Freights look like?

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Credit: manoel santos

Tides at Freights

Current tide and informaton

For Freights, 0 km from Freights.

Next High Water: 06:30pm | 0.57m

Next Low Water: 11:58am | 0.11m

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Freights Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 28.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (27.6 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Freights won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 27.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite