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Grand Bahama Guide

Gold Rock
Beach

Grand Bahama Wild

The wild heart of Lucayan National Park — a pristine mile of casuarina-framed white sand on Grand Bahama's Atlantic coast, untouched by development and rated among the Bahamas' most beautiful beaches.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Garages, lots & meters

Sunset

Sunset countdown & live cam

Dining

Where to eat after the sand

Things to Do

Cruises, sails & tours

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Gold Rock Main Beach

Pristine · no vendors · national park

Main stretch

North End Dunes

Wind-sculpted dunes · undisturbed

North

Lucayan Inlet

Creek mouth · birds & mangroves

East end

Gold Rock Creek

Shallow calm tidal creek · good for kids

West

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Lucayan Sea Caves

On site

Largest charted underwater cave system in the world — kayak in

Freeport

25 min west

Grand Bahama's main city — casinos, duty-free shopping and dining

Taino Beach

30 min west

Grand Bahama's busier resort beach strip with water sports

Peterson Cay NP

20 min by boat

Offshore national park cay with excellent reef snorkelling

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Gold Rock Beach. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.

Rough water today. No weather alert for Gold Rock Beach, but the forecast has waves to 4 ft and wind to 27 mph. Fine for a walk, not for a swim. Right now at Gold Rock, the water is 83°F, surf is running 3–4 ft and the air is 80°F. Wind is 19 mph from the ENE and the UV index peaks at 6 (high) today. Dogs are allowed right now, on a leash.