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Exumas Beach Guide

Stocking
Island

Exumas Life

The beach bar in the middle of the Bahamas — Stocking Island is only reachable by water taxi from George Town, and that's exactly the point. The Chat 'N' Chill holds court over one of the clearest stretches of turquoise water in the Exumas.

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

Water taxi & boat access only

Chat N Chill

Sunset at the Exumas' best bar

Dining

Conch, pig roast & rum punch

Things to Do

Pigs, grottos & cay hopping

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Chat 'N' Chill Beach

Famous beach bar · volleyball · pigs on the sand

South end

Ocean Side Beach

Atlantic-facing · waves & surfing in winter

East side

Monument Beach

WWII monument · wide quiet sand

North

Hamburger Beach

Local nickname for the protected western cove

West cove

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

George Town

10 min by taxi boat

Exuma's capital — markets, restaurants and the weekly regatta

Swimming Pigs Cay

30 min by boat

The original swimming pigs of Big Major's Spot, Staniel Cay

Thunderball Grotto

30 min by boat

Stunning underwater cave from the James Bond film — snorkel inside

Staniel Cay

45 min by boat

The hub of the Exumas — great reef, yacht club and Thunderball

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Stocking Island, the water is 85°F, surf is running 1–2 ft and the air is 84°F but feels like 92°F. Wind is 3 mph from the NE and the UV index peaks at 7 (high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 193 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 12 PM to 3 PM.