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Horseshoe Bay Beach 60.8

#3483 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇧🇲 Bermuda · Southampton · near Hamilton

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

Works all yearWarm waterBig waveIntermediate
Surf score60.8 /100
Surfable days95% of the year
Clean days1% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell3% period 11 s+
Typical size1.8 m 5.8 ft median
Water24°C a rash vest or 2 mm

Best time to surf Horseshoe Bay Beach

The best time to surf Horseshoe Bay Beach is March, September, October. It rarely works. In September the water sits around 29°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.6 m. The nearest airport is BDA (16 km) and the nearest town is Hamilton (6 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan80%0%2.8 m21°C2mm
Feb94%0%2.1 m20°C2mm
Mar88%2%2.4 m20°C2mm
Apr95%0%1.9 m21°C2mm
May100%0%1.4 m23°Cvest
Jun98%0%1.1 m25°Cboardies
Jul100%0%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Aug96%0%1.0 m29°Cboardies
Sep95%4%1.6 m29°Cboardies
Oct99%2%1.8 m26°Cboardies
Nov93%1%2.3 m24°Cvest
Dec97%1%2.5 m22°Cvest

Why 60.8

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%
0.0
Groundswell 12%
0.1
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
5.3
Water comfort 10%
7.9
Access 10%
10.0

The detail

Faces 189° with 86% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 35% of days. Mean peak period 8.1 s. Days over 3 m: 15%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 24%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 32.252, -64.821 (OpenStreetMap).

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