Soup Bowl, Bathsheba

Saint Joseph, Barbados

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  • IAD → BGINearest airport
  • 86°F waterBoardshorts

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Soup Bowl, Bathsheba surf forecast

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Trip dates

Friday, Oct 23

2ft3/10Best in the morning

Swell
6s ENE
Wind
8kt onshore
Water
85°F
Suit
Boardshorts
Light
5:49am to 5:34pm
  1. Dawn5:49 to 8am2ft4kt onshore2/10
  2. Morning8 to 11am2ft8kt onshore3/10
  3. Midday11am to 2pm2ft8kt onshore2/10
  4. Afternoon2 to 4pm2ft9kt onshore2/10
  5. Dusk4 to 5:34pm2ft9kt onshore2/10

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Getting there

Straight there, 37 min from BGI

  • BGI
  • 24.0 km, about 37 min
  • the wave

Bathsheba sits on the rugged east coast. The road crosses the island.

Free-flow driving time, not traffic.

Directions in Google Maps

Where to stay

Price per night$92 – $300+

Checked Oct 2026

Season

Year-round · consistently good

Best months: Sep–Oct, Dec–Feb · typically 3–4 ft faces

Month by month

December is the strongest month. Worth surfing in five of the twelve months.

MonthRelative quality Typical faceSurfable days WaterWear Season
Jan 4 ft 69% 28 C / 82 F boardshorts Good
Feb 4 ft 74% 27 C / 81 F boardshorts Good
Mar 4 ft 65% 27 C / 81 F boardshorts Shoulder
Apr 4 ft 53% 28 C / 82 F boardshorts Shoulder
May 4 ft 11% 29 C / 83 F boardshorts Shoulder
Jun 4 ft 31% 29 C / 84 F boardshorts Shoulder
Jul 3 ft 63% 29 C / 84 F boardshorts Shoulder
Aug 3 ft 68% 30 C / 86 F boardshorts Shoulder
Sep 3 ft 81% 30 C / 87 F boardshorts Good
Oct 3 ft 72% 30 C / 86 F boardshorts Good
Nov 4 ft 58% 29 C / 84 F boardshorts Shoulder
Dec 4 ft 72% 28 C / 83 F boardshorts Best

Medians from years of hindcast, not a forecast (how we read the hindcast). Water temperatures come from an offshore model grid, which reads a little warm on an upwelling coast.