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Harbour Island Guide

Pink Sands
Beach

Briland Bound

Three miles of blush-pink sand on the Atlantic side of Harbour Island — the color comes from microscopic red foraminifera mixed with white coral, and it glows warmest at sunrise.

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

Getting Here

Ferry, water taxis & golf carts

Harbour Sunset

Sunset over the Caribbean side

Dining

Conch, lobster & rum punches

Things to Do

Snorkel, sail & island hops

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Pink Sands Main Stretch

Full 3-mile Atlantic beach · clearest water mid-beach

Heart of Briland

North End (quietest)

Few hotels · calmest surf · ideal for families

North Briland

Rock House Beach

Boutique hotel stretch · secluded coves

South end

Valentines Resort Beach

Water sports rentals · marina steps away

Central

Dunmore Town Harbour

Colourful clapboard village · restaurants & ferry dock

West side

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Dunmore Town

5 min walk

Bahamas' oldest settlement · pastel clapboard & bougainvillea

Glass Window Bridge

25 min by ferry

The one spot where Atlantic meets Caribbean in one frame

Current Cut

40 min north

Fast-drift snorkel with nurse sharks and eagle rays

Governor's Harbour

30 min by ferry

Laid-back Eleuthera town with excellent local restaurants

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Pink Sands, the water is 88°F, surf is running 1–2 ft and the air is 85°F but feels like 90°F. Wind is 16 mph from the NE and the UV index peaks at 8 (very high) today.