Grotto Beach
Coastal areas · Bahamas
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Grotto Beach is a W-facing sand beach on the Bahamas shoreline, opening onto the Caribbean Sea — it catches SW–NW swell, and offshore NE–SE 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: ~29.1°C (84.4°F) on average
Jan
25.6°C
78.1°F · 24.1–27°C
Feb
25.3°C
77.5°F · 23.8–26.5°C
Mar
25°C
77°F · 22.9–26.4°C
Apr
25.5°C
77.9°F · 23.7–26.8°C
May
26.6°C
79.9°F · 25.1–27.8°C
Jun
27.8°C
82°F · 26.7–28.8°C
Jul
28.7°C
83.7°F · 27.5–29.7°C
Aug
29.1°C
84.4°F · 28.2–30.4°C
Sep
29.1°C
84.4°F · 27.4–30°C
Oct
28.7°C
83.7°F · 27.7–30.1°C
Nov
27.6°C
81.7°F · 26.2–28.5°C
Dec
26.4°C
79.5°F · 25.3–27.9°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
SW–NW
Best wind
NE–SE
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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