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Batts Rock, Barbados

Stay in Holetown: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Holetown

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About Batts Rock

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces W (262°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (82°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 6). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Holetown, 5.3 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 8 dive sites.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 12 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to UVF, direct.

    See flights ORD → UVF · Skyscanner from about £280 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h from the airport to Batts Rock.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in HoletownAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Holetown · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Holetown · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Batts Rock does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct143 ft9 shollow117kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct153 ft8 shollow77kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct132 ft7 shollow57kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct92 ft11 shollow59kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct102 ft9 shollow59kJ30°C
Fri 23Oct92 ft8 shollow44kJ30°C
Sat 24Oct102 ft8 shollow39kJ30°C
Sun 25Oct102 ft5 shollow26kJ30°C
Mon 26Oct61 ft7 shollow18kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct82 ft6 shollow24kJ30°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to UVF, then 3h by road. About 12h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to UVF, then 3h by road. About 12h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 7 spots near Holetown each day: Batts Rock, Church Point, Gibbs, Mullins, Paradise, Sandy Lane, Tropicana.

The trip from Holetown, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £770–£1,435 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to UVF, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£280–£580
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£770–£1,435

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Holetown

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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