Continent |
Caribbean |
Country |
Bermuda |
Next Big City |
Hamilton, Bermuda International |
Next Town |
Paget |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Chop |
Hazards: |
No information |
Quality: |
Crystal clear |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
There is a reef line about 100 m out. Waves are never clean and it is never flat. Can be really choppy and awful.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
Bystanders |
Beach Users: |
May, June, July, August, September |
The beach is wide and clear. Soft sand, plenty of space in winter, but not advised during summer (May to September).
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Spring:
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Shorty |
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Summer:
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Shorts, Shorty |
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Fall:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Winter:
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Normal |
Good to have a wetsuit, but can also be without. Sea temps 55-70°F, air temps 60-75°F.
Best Months: |
January, February, March, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NE, ENE, E, SW, WSW, W |
Main Direction: |
No information |
Winds in winter are better. You can surf this spot from East/Northeast all the way around to West/Southwest. During winter at least 3 days a week are rideable. Winds vary from 10-30 knots. Many 15-25 knot days during winter. Easterly or West/Southwesterly are nice because they're directly sideoffshore keeping the water mostly flat. Some Southeasterly and Southwesterly winds give rollers, not waves, but they're just enough to give you a little boost upwards.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
Just past the entrance to Elbow Beach Hotel on South Shore Road, round the corner there is a turning next to a pay-phone. Take that strip road down to the beach.
Rules |
Time |
It's a beach for 2 hotels and many locals. Far too busy to safely launch and land during summer. If riding during summer, go up to Warwick Long Bay. This beach is less popular and even has a 20ft reef rock to jump over! Elbow Beach is fine for the winter months though.
