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Sam Lords Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Barbados

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 11 m 13.12 | -59.43

Overview

Sam Lords Beach is a kitesurfing spot located on the Atlantic east coast of Barbados. This spot fully receives the trade winds and Atlantic swell, offering powerful conditions. The water is rough with waves, reserved for advanced and expert riders.
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Spot forecast for Sam Lords Beach

Sunrise 05:48 · Sunset 17:36

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 0.8 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now04:070.3 m11:380.6 m15:560.5 m22:070.7 m05:150.3 m12:190.6 m17:290.5 m23:360.7 m06:040.3 m12:480.7 m18:250.4 m00:350.7 m06:420.3 m13:120.8 m19:060.4 m01:210.8 m07:170.3 m13:360.8 m19:440.3 m
  • Monday 19 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m

Sam Lords Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

460h

in May · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 30 °C. It peaks in May, with 460 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 30.5 rideable days J February: 28 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 29 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 29.5 rideable days A September: 25.5 rideable days S October: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d O November: 30 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 30.5 rideable days J February: 28 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 29 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 29.5 rideable days A September: 25.5 rideable days S October: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d O November: 30 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 74%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 74% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 29 °C. The wettest month is July, with 158 mm.

Monthly averages: Sam Lords Beach
Monthly averages — Sam Lords Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 30.5 387 h 29 °C 94 mm
February 28.0 376 h 29 °C 54 mm
March 29.5 396 h 29 °C 71 mm
April 29.0 423 h 30 °C 57 mm
May 31.0 460 h 30 °C 102 mm
June 30.0 448 h 30 °C 120 mm
July 29.5 431 h 30 °C 158 mm
August 29.5 377 h 31 °C 140 mm
September 25.5 272 h 31 °C 132 mm
October 24.5 293 h 31 °C 109 mm
November 30.0 373 h 30 °C 131 mm
December 29.5 370 h 29 °C 108 mm

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Technical details of Sam Lords Beach spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SE.

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