Sandbank surfForecast / Barbados / Barbados

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 AST
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Sandbank surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandbank sea temperature is
29.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Sandbank today?

The current surf forecast for Sandbank at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Sandbank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)88888888888999991010101011111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)188169158154154154154179165197239293293322322329351365318464560540436346
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38PM
0.60
12:52AM
0.72
2:11PM
0.64
1:46AM
0.75
2:40PM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:54AM
0.15
6:50PM
0.37
7:43AM
0.14
7:41PM
0.32
8:22AM
0.15
8:23PM
0.27
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
Sunrise-5:47-------5:47-------5:47------
Sunset----5:58-------5:57-------5:55---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------131----------
Temp. °C272829292928282828282929282828272728293029282828
Feels °C (?)293031313130293030303132313131303030313332313232
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Barbados

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Sandbank (moderate winds from the ENE at Grantley Adams International Airport 19 km from Sandbank). 1.0m 8s swell from the ENE with a 0.2m 8s swell from the ESE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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19 km away, 2 h 29 min ago

25 km/h
ENE
0.0
29.6
Air / Water (°C)
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