Side Hill Bay
Saint John · Antigua and Barbuda
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Side Hill Bay is a NW-facing sand beach on the Antigua and Barbuda shoreline, opening onto the Caribbean Sea — it catches W–N swell, and offshore E–S winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
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
26.6°C
79.9°F · 25.3–27.6°C
Feb
26.4°C
79.5°F · 25.7–27.1°C
Mar
26.3°C
79.3°F · 25.1–27.4°C
Apr
26.8°C
80.2°F · 26–28.1°C
May
27.5°C
81.5°F · 26.2–28.7°C
Jun
28°C
82.4°F · 27–29.4°C
Jul
28.3°C
82.9°F · 27.4–29.4°C
Aug
28.7°C
83.7°F · 28–29.6°C
Sep
29.1°C
84.4°F · 28.5–30°C
Oct
29°C
84.2°F · 28–30.6°C
Nov
28.5°C
83.3°F · 27.8–29.9°C
Dec
27.4°C
81.3°F · 26.7–29.1°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
W–N
Best wind
E–S
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
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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