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Barbarons 61.5

#3399 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇸🇨 Seychelles · Grand'Anse · near Victoria

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score61.5 /100
Surfable days96% of the year
Clean days2% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell5% period 11 s+
Typical size1.2 m 3.8 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Barbarons

The best time to surf Barbarons is February, March, April. It rarely works. In March the water sits around 29°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.8 m. The nearest airport is SEZ (6 km) and the nearest town is Victoria (8 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan75%1%0.8 m28°Cboardies
Feb82%5%0.8 m29°Cboardies
Mar97%9%0.8 m29°Cboardies
Apr100%5%0.9 m30°Cboardies
May100%1%1.2 m29°Cboardies
Jun100%0%1.5 m27°Cboardies
Jul100%0%1.7 m26°Cboardies
Aug100%0%1.6 m26°Cboardies
Sep100%0%1.6 m26°Cboardies
Oct100%1%1.2 m27°Cboardies
Nov100%3%0.9 m28°Cboardies
Dec95%5%1.0 m29°Cboardies

Why 61.5

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
0.6
Groundswell 12%
0.6
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.8
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
10.0

The detail

Faces 210° with 47% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 40% of days. Mean peak period 9.1 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 53%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -4.687, 55.456 (OpenStreetMap).

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