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Freights Bay

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 7:30 PM AST

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Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

No upcoming daytime sample has current, finite wind evidence.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 1.4 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 0 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
Tide unavailable: assessment incomplete, especially at shallow reef breaks.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind E 9.4 kt

Tide Unavailable

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellESE 1.7 ft @ 7sValid 2026-09-22 20:00 · America/BarbadosMarine grid 13.0417, -59.5417 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea3.1 ft @ 5.8sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-22 20:00 · America/Barbados

Model windE 9.4 ktoffshoreValid 2026-09-22 20:00 · America/Barbados9.0 kt offshore component

TideUnavailableunavailableNo verified local tide station connected; no tide height estimated

Barbados Meteorological Services · Zone 6 · Freights Bay

Coastal-zone swell range 0.5 to 1.5 metres; forecast confidence 80%.

Tonight from 2026-09-22 22:00ZOfficial BMS coastal-zone swell range converted from metres to feet; not breaking surf height at the named breakIssued Sep 22, 5:56 PM AST

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Freights Bay
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	ENE 7.1 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	E 2.4 ft @ 7s
1 AM	ENE 6.7 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	E 2.3 ft @ 7s
2 AM	NE 6.5 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	E 2.3 ft @ 7s
3 AM	NE 6.6 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	E 2.4 ft @ 7s
4 AM	NE 6.9 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	E 2.4 ft @ 6s
5 AM	NE 6.9 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	E 2.5 ft @ 6s
6 AM	NE 6.9 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	E 2.4 ft @ 6s
7 AM	NE 8.7 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	E 2.4 ft @ 6s
8 AM	ENE 7.8 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	E 2.4 ft @ 6s
9 AM	ENE 9.1 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	E 2.4 ft @ 6s
10 AM	E 9.6 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	E 2.4 ft @ 6s
11 AM	E 9.7 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	E 2.4 ft @ 6s
Noon	E 9.8 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	E 2.3 ft @ 6s
1 PM	ESE 10.3 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	E 2.2 ft @ 6s
2 PM	ESE 10.6 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	E 2.2 ft @ 6s
3 PM	ESE 9.9 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	E 2.2 ft @ 6s
4 PM	E 10.4 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	E 2.1 ft @ 6s
5 PM	E 10 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	E 2.1 ft @ 7s
6 PM	E 9.8 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	ESE 2.0 ft @ 7s
7 PM	E 9.4 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	ESE 1.8 ft @ 7s
8 PM	E 9.4 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	ESE 1.7 ft @ 7s
9 PM	E 10.5 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	ESE 1.7 ft @ 7s
10 PM	E 11.6 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	ESE 1.7 ft @ 7s
11 PM	E 11.9 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	ESE 1.7 ft @ 7s

12 AMUnavailable

WindENE 7.1 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellE 2.4 ft @ 7s

1 AMUnavailable

WindENE 6.7 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellE 2.3 ft @ 7s

2 AMUnavailable

WindNE 6.5 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellE 2.3 ft @ 7s

3 AMUnavailable

WindNE 6.6 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellE 2.4 ft @ 7s

4 AMUnavailable

WindNE 6.9 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellE 2.4 ft @ 6s

5 AMUnavailable

WindNE 6.9 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellE 2.5 ft @ 6s

6 AMUnavailable

WindNE 6.9 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellE 2.4 ft @ 6s

7 AMUnavailable

WindNE 8.7 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellE 2.4 ft @ 6s

8 AMUnavailable

WindENE 7.8 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellE 2.4 ft @ 6s

9 AMUnavailable

WindENE 9.1 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellE 2.4 ft @ 6s

10 AMUnavailable

WindE 9.6 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellE 2.4 ft @ 6s

11 AMUnavailable

WindE 9.7 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellE 2.4 ft @ 6s

NoonUnavailable

WindE 9.8 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellE 2.3 ft @ 6s

1 PMUnavailable

WindESE 10.3 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellE 2.2 ft @ 6s

2 PMUnavailable

WindESE 10.6 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellE 2.2 ft @ 6s

3 PMUnavailable

WindESE 9.9 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellE 2.2 ft @ 6s

4 PMUnavailable

WindE 10.4 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellE 2.1 ft @ 6s

5 PMUnavailable

WindE 10 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellE 2.1 ft @ 7s

6 PMUnavailable

WindE 9.8 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellESE 2.0 ft @ 7s

7 PMUnavailable

WindE 9.4 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellESE 1.8 ft @ 7s

8 PMUnavailable

WindE 9.4 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellESE 1.7 ft @ 7s

9 PMUnavailable

WindE 10.5 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellESE 1.7 ft @ 7s

10 PMUnavailable

WindE 11.6 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellESE 1.7 ft @ 7s

11 PMUnavailable

WindE 11.9 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellESE 1.7 ft @ 7s

Tide

Local tide station unavailable

Tide predictions are unavailable for this period.

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Point break. Named OSM feature inside BMS coastal Zone 6; Surf-Forecast identifies the south-coast break and ESE swell window.

Mapped spot coordinate: 13.0529211, -59.5352343.

Barbados · Caribbean south/southwest coast · Ocean-facing bearing 247.5° · Location provenance

Model request point: Freights Bay (13.0529211, -59.5352343). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 3/5 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier D · MODEL_FIRST_AMERICAS · spot-level model point

Barbados Meteorological Services · Zone 6 · Freights Bay
Barbados Meteorological Services · Zone 6 · Freights Bay; Official BMS coastal-zone swell range converted from metres to feet; not breaking surf height at the named breakCurrentSep 22, 5:56 PM AST
The Buoy API
Normalized nearest-buoy discovery and readings; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
WorldTides API
Tide predictions and station lookup; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 7:30 PM AST
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 7:30 PM AST
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.