Gaulding Beach
North Eleuthera · Bahamas
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Gaulding Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the Bahamas shoreline, opening onto the Caribbean Sea — it catches NW–NE swell, and offshore SE–SW winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~28.3°C (82.9°F) on average
Jan
24.2°C
75.6°F · 22.1–25.6°C
Feb
23.9°C
75°F · 22.5–25.1°C
Mar
24°C
75.2°F · 21.7–25.8°C
Apr
25.1°C
77.2°F · 23.6–26.2°C
May
26.4°C
79.5°F · 25.3–28.4°C
Jun
28.1°C
82.6°F · 26.9–29.2°C
Jul
29.2°C
84.6°F · 27.9–30.5°C
Aug
29.7°C
85.5°F · 28.7–30.8°C
Sep
29.4°C
84.9°F · 27.6–30.6°C
Oct
28.3°C
82.9°F · 26.6–30.2°C
Nov
26.5°C
79.7°F · 24.4–28.1°C
Dec
25°C
77°F · 23.5–27°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NW–NE
Best wind
SE–SW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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