North Friars Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.28° N 62.67° W

Issued: 1 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's North Friars Bay sea temperature is

29.6°C

North Friars Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at North Friars Bay today (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for North Friars Bay at 6PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Evening (20 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s

Table - waves today at North Friars Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tue 20					Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	NNW 13	N 13	N 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	NNW 10	NNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	100	127	162	143	145	167	164	158	114	143	106	104	100	98	49	66	46	45	43	56	58
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			3:35PM0.27m								3:41PM0.26m				3:15AM0.21m				3:41PM0.25m
Low Tide								6:42AM0.15m						00:13AM0.20m		7:30AM0.18m					10:49PM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	31	31	31	31	30	31	31	30	30	30	31	30	30	31	28	29	29	29	30	29	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	NNW 13	N 13	N 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	NNW 10	NNW 10
kJ	47	116	162	143	145	167	164	158	114	143	106	104	100	98	49	66	46	45	43	56	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	N 12	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	E 8	E 8	NW 10	W 10	E 8	NW 10	NW 10	NNW 10	NNW 9	NNW 10	NNE 9	N 9
kJ	100	127	103	96	106	12	16	15	12	1	1	4	2	1	23	26	38	35	37	28	43
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 14	N 9	N 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	SE 8	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 7	W 9	NE 8	E 7	E 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 8	NE 8	SSE 4	S 5
kJ	95	38	38	24	23	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	4	3	3	7	3	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	E 8	—	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 2	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 2	SE 3	SE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 3	ESE 3
kJ	2	4	—	25	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	5	7	6	4	3	6	7	1	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	72	72	72	72	72	0	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	72	72	73	73	73
Best forecast wave conditions in St Kitts						North Friars Bay
Rating (10 max)						1
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Rating (10 max)						1
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	5

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