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Mullins, Barbados

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About Mullins

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

The spot faces W (265°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (85°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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, 4.9 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots and 5 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. 2 h 55 from the airport to Mullins.

  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

Mullins does not suit intermediates. 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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Mullins, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct17, too small3 ft10 shollow144kJwind from the east, 9 knots, offshore31°C
Mon 19Oct15, too small3 ft9 shollow109kJwind from the east, 10 knots, offshore31°C
Tue 20Oct13, too small2 ft8 shollow72kJwind from the east, 9 knots, offshore30°C
Wed 21Oct11, too small2 ft11 shollow68kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore32°C
Thu 22Oct12, too small2 ft9 shollow64kJwind from the east, 8 knots, offshore32°C
Fri 23Oct9, too small2 ft8 shollow44kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore31°C
Sat 24Oct10, too small2 ft9 shollow46kJwind from the east, 10 knots, offshore30°C
Sun 25Oct10, too small2 ft8 shollow38kJwind from the east, 9 knots, offshore32°C
Mon 26Oct6, too small1 ft8 shollow19kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore31°C
Tue 27Oct8, too small2 ft6 shollow21kJwind from the east, 10 knots, offshore31°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 2h 55 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 2h 55 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.

Rough cost per person for this trip
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.

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