Snow Bay Beach
San Salvador · Bahamas
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Snow Bay Beach is a S-facing sand beach on the Bahamas shoreline, opening onto the Caribbean Sea — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE 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: ~28.6°C (83.5°F) on average
Jan
25.5°C
77.9°F · 24.1–26.8°C
Feb
25.2°C
77.4°F · 23.7–26.3°C
Mar
24.8°C
76.6°F · 23–26.2°C
Apr
25.4°C
77.7°F · 23.7–26.4°C
May
26.5°C
79.7°F · 25–27.4°C
Jun
27.7°C
81.9°F · 26.8–29°C
Jul
28.7°C
83.7°F · 27.4–29.7°C
Aug
29.1°C
84.4°F · 28–30.5°C
Sep
29.1°C
84.4°F · 27.2–30.1°C
Oct
28.6°C
83.5°F · 27.4–30.1°C
Nov
27.4°C
81.3°F · 25.8–28.5°C
Dec
26.4°C
79.5°F · 25.4–27.9°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
SE–SW
Best wind
NW–NE
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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