Soup Bowl Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Soup Bowl Surf Guide

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.

Soup Bowl Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	very consistent	27.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Soup Bowl:

The best conditions reported for surf at Soup Bowl occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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

septemberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Soup Bowl with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 12% of the time in September while 83% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

12%

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

blown out

83%

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 Soup Bowl Location Map

Interactive Soup Bowl 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 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.

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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.

Soup Bowl Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 14:38 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	7	6	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Soup Bowl look like?

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Credit: –Credit: Jenn Allen Credit: Richard Johnston

Tides at Soup Bowl

Current tide and informaton

For Barclays, 5 km from Soup Bowl.

Next High Water: 06:32pm | 0.55m

Next Low Water: 11:23pm | 0.38m

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Soup Bowl 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 Soup Bowl 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