Dickenson Bay, Antigua tide times

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.

Conditions as of 00:00 local time. Refreshes daily.

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.

The angler tradition for major/minor fishing windows: major ≈3-hour windows around moon transit and opposition; minor ≈2-hour windows around moonrise and moonset. Times are America/Antigua local. Folk tradition, not a scientific forecast.

Dickenson Bay is on Antigua's north coast, facing the sheltered water between the island and the reef line that defines the northern approach. The bay is roughly 1.5 km of continuous sandy beach, calm enough for family swimming across most of the year, and backed by a concentration of hotels that makes it the most consistently visited beach strip on the island. The water is clear and shallow — the bay shoals gently, and the fringing reef on the northern end of the bay produces a natural breakwater effect that further reduces the wave energy at the shore. Snorkelling on the reef fringe at the bay's northern point is accessible by swimming from the beach; the coral begins at 2 to 4 metres depth, with trumpet fish, parrotfish, and sergeant majors on the shallow sections and occasional reef squid at the drop-off. Watersports operators on the beach run kayak rentals, paddleboards, Hobie cats, banana boat rides, and glass-bottom boat tours to the offshore reef. The trade wind at Dickenson Bay arrives from the northeast and builds from mid-morning; the glass conditions in the early morning make the first two hours after sunrise the best window for calm-water kayaking and the clearest snorkelling visibility. The beach itself is accessible on foot along the full length and is not reserved or gated for any specific hotel; the watersports operators maintain the middle section, and the less-trafficked southern end toward Sandals Resort has a more settled character in the early morning. Kite-surfing at Dickenson Bay is possible but not the island's primary kite venue — the fringing reef on the north reduces the wind consistency across the bay itself. The dedicated kite spot on Antigua is Jabberwock Beach, roughly 3 km east along the north coast road. The tidal regime at Dickenson Bay is Caribbean microtidal: mixed semidiurnal, spring range roughly 0.3 to 0.5 metres. The bay shoals to knee depth over wide areas on a spring low, which is relevant for launching inflatable SUPs and for families with very young children — the walk to swimming depth on a spring low tide can be 30 to 40 metres from the waterline. High water brings the swimming depth closer to shore. All tide predictions on this page come from Open-Meteo Marine gridded model — accuracy within plus or minus 45 minutes on timing and 0.2 to 0.3 metres on height.