Beach forecast for Heywoods Beach
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (AST) · Barbados, Barbados Today, Thu, Oct 29 · AST- Swimming
- Calm · 4.5 ft
- Water
- 85 °F · very warm
- Max UV
- 9 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 11:31 am
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a fair beach day in Heywoods Beach (6/10). The best hours are from 8:00 am to 11:00 am: sunshine, beach weather, a calm sea, water at 85 °F and low tide at 11:31 am, though with fresh offshore wind. The best day this week is Wednesday, November 4, at 8/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6Fair beach day | 8:00–11:00 am | Calm · 4.5 ft | 85 °F | 9 |
| Fri 30 | 5Fair beach day | 7:00–11:00 am | Calm · 3.7 ft | 85 °F | 6 |
| Sat 31 | 6Fair beach day | 8:00–11:00 am | Calm · 3.5 ft | 85 °F | 10 |
| Sun 1 | 4Poor beach day | No good window | Calm · 3.7 ft | 85 °F | 10 |
| Mon 2 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Calm · 3.5 ft | 85 °F | 2 |
| Tue 3 | 6Fair beach day | 7:00–9:00 am | Calm · 3.6 ft | 85 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 8Good beach day | 7:00–11:00 am3:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 3.5 ft | 85 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
2 good hours- Mostly sunny
- Feels like 89 °F: beach weather
- Calm for swimming: 4.5 ft waves
- UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen
- Water at 85 °F (very warm)
- Low tide at 11:31 am: more sand
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 4.5 ft
4.5 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 85 °F
Very warm: barely refreshing.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 9 · SPF 50
Max UV 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 11:00 am–1:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 19 mph
Fresh offshore wind (19 mph): blowing sand. Skip the inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.
- Tide & sand 11:31 am
Low tide at 11:31 am: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 6:17 am and 5:46 pm.
The best window, 8:00 am to 11:00 am, brings sunshine, beach weather, a calm sea, water at 85 °F and low tide at 11:31 am, though with fresh offshore wind.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 5 | Mainly clear | 87 °F | 18 mph | 4.5 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 6 | Mainly clear | 87 °F | 19 mph | 4.5 ft | 2 |
| 9:00 am | 6 | Mainly clear | 87 °F | 18 mph | 4.5 ft | 5 |
| 10:00 am | 8 | Mainly clear | 89 °F | 17 mph | 4.4 ft | 7 |
| 11:00 am | 5 | Mainly clear | 91 °F | 16 mph | 4.4 ft | 9 |
| 12:00 pm | 4 | Light drizzle | 91 °F | 16 mph | 4.3 ft | 9 |
| 1:00 pm | 4 | Light drizzle | 91 °F | 16 mph | 4.3 ft | 8 |
| 2:00 pm | 2 | Light drizzle | 91 °F | 16 mph | 4.2 ft | 5 |
| 3:00 pm | 2 | Light drizzle | 89 °F | 16 mph | 4.2 ft | 3 |
| 4:00 pm | 2 | Light drizzle | 89 °F | 16 mph | 4.1 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Heywoods Beach
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- Mullins Beach 1.9 mi · S
- Gibbes Beach 2.1 mi · S
- Reed's Bay Beach 2.8 mi · S
- Archer's Bay 4.8 mi · N
- River Bay 5.3 mi · NE
- Restrooms
- Parking
- River Bay Cliff 5.4 mi · NE
- Creek Bay 5.4 mi · NE
- Sandy Lane Beach 6.0 mi · S
- Parking
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 2 of 3, warmth 4 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.9 of 1; minus wind 2.5; short window: the rating keeps 95%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Heywoods Beach
Is it a beach day in Heywoods Beach today?
A fair beach day: 6/10. Best from 8:00 am to 11:00 am, with sunshine, beach weather, a calm sea, water at 85 °F and low tide at 11:31 am, though with fresh offshore wind.
What are the swimming conditions in Heywoods Beach today?
4.5 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Heywoods Beach?
About 85 °F today: very warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Heywoods Beach today?
UV reaches 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.
When is low tide in Heywoods Beach?
Today low tide is at 11:31 am: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 6:17 am and 5:46 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Heywoods Beach?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a fair beach day (5/10), best from 7:00 am to 11:00 am.
What beaches are near Heywoods Beach?
Mullins Beach (1.9 mi), Gibbes Beach (2.1 mi), Reed's Bay Beach (2.8 mi), Archer's Bay (4.8 mi) and River Bay (5.3 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Heywoods Beach today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Bridgetown (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data