Overview

Silver Sands is a world-renowned kitesurfing spot located at the southern tip of Barbados. The trade winds are particularly strong and constant, offering exceptional conditions for kitesurfing and windsurfing. The body of water features a mix of flat water and waves depending on the area.

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Spot forecast for Silver Sands

Sunrise 05:49 · 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 5.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 05:16 · 0.3 m High tide 12:23 · 0.7 m Low tide 17:31 · 0.5 m High tide 23:36 · 0.7 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 06:05 · 0.3 m High tide 12:51 · 0.7 m Low tide 18:26 · 0.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 00:36 · 0.7 m Low tide 06:43 · 0.3 m High tide 13:14 · 0.8 m Low tide 19:08 · 0.4 m
Friday 23 October High tide 01:23 · 0.8 m Low tide 07:18 · 0.3 m High tide 13:37 · 0.8 m Low tide 19:46 · 0.3 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 02:05 · 0.8 m Low tide 07:51 · 0.3 m High tide 14:03 · 0.9 m Low tide 21:24 · 0.2 m

Silver Sands: 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

457h

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 457 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 29 °C. The wettest month is November, with 151 mm.

Monthly averages: Silver Sands

Monthly averages — Silver Sands — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	30.0	385 h	29 °C	70 mm
February	28.0	376 h	29 °C	37 mm
March	29.5	396 h	30 °C	67 mm
April	29.0	424 h	30 °C	38 mm
May	31.0	457 h	31 °C	72 mm
June	30.0	449 h	30 °C	93 mm
July	29.5	432 h	30 °C	133 mm
August	29.5	383 h	31 °C	132 mm
September	26.0	277 h	31 °C	136 mm
October	25.0	289 h	31 °C	115 mm
November	30.0	371 h	30 °C	151 mm
December	29.5	367 h	29 °C	97 mm

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Technical details of Silver Sands spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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GRANTLEY ADAMS3.8 km

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Ogimet - Grantley Adams (Barbados)2.8 km

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