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About this spot
Upwind Kitesurf School calls Silver Rock the main beach for kitesurfing and kite lessons on Barbados, and Endless Kiteboarding is based right on it. The beach is only about 350 m long and ten minutes from the airport, and it is mostly kiters and windsurfers rather than ordinary beachgoers.
The north-east trades average 15–22 knots per the school and can reach 30; peak season runs December to July, busiest late December to April. The school notes the angle is side-off in the winter months and side-on in summer, so a winter lesson relies on the school's rescue cover.
Between a small shore break and an outer reef about 250 m out is a generally flat area with moderate chop; the reef break carries clean 1–3 m waves for wave riders. Tide range is about 50 cm and the school says there is roughly 1.5 m of water over the reef. Watch the rocks at the downwind end towards Silver Sands and the downwind current.
3-day forecast
Speed / gusts in knots. Colour = rideability for this spot. Bottom row = recommended kite size for your weight — not recommended outside this spot's 12–30 kn range.
Conditions
- Water
- choppy, waves
- Depth
- Roughly 1.5 m minimum over the reef per the school; inside depth not surveyed
- Seabed
- sand, reef offshore
- Skill
- beginner, intermediate, expert
- Beginners
- Beginner friendly
- Wind range
- 12 kn – 30 kn
Access & parking
Silver Rock beach, Christ Church; a minute's walk from the Silver Rock Hotel, buses and taxis on the coast road.
Parking: Parking near the beach is unverified — ask the schools.
Amenities
- Several kite schools on the beach, IKO lessons and rental
- Hotels, buses and taxis along the south coast
Needs local verification: Sources: http://upwindkitesurfschool.com/spots/ (Upwind school: Silver Rock main kite and lesson beach, 350 m long, NE trades 15–22 kt up to 30, side-off in winter and side-on in summer, shore break inside, reef ~250 m out with ~1.5 m minimum depth, rocks towards Silver Sands and downwind current; Long Beach 1.5 km, side-on to onshore, quiet), https://www.kiteboardingbarbados.com/kiteboarding-lessons-barbados-kitesurfing-barbados/ (school: Silver Rock and Long Beach ideal for learners, peak Dec–Jul and heaviest late Dec–Apr, 12–25 kt, 8–12 m kites), https://endlesskiteboarding.com/ (school based at Silver Rock, cross-shore wind). Water temperatures are estimates. Coordinates approximate the beaches, not surveyed launches. Windy links are searches/maps, not verified local webcams.
Local hazards
- Side-offshore angle in winter — ride with school cover
- Rocks at the downwind end towards Silver Sands
- Downwind current
- Shore break inside and reef break outside