The Bight

The Bight: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Bight

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach The Bight — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 17.22164, -88.35647. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Bight

• Five Blues Lake National Park · sanctuary · Cayo · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church · church · Stann Creek · ~39 km · Must-see
• Nohoch Che'en Archaeological Reserve · cave · Cayo · ~39 km · Must-see
• St. John's Anglican Cathedral · church · ~43 km · Must-see
• English Caye Light · beach · ~43 km · Must-see
• Baron Bliss Lighthouse · beach · ~44 km · Must-see
• Holy Redeemer Cathedral · church · ~44 km · Must-see
• Goff's Caye · river spot · ~46 km · Must-see
• Moho Caye · river spot · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bermudian Landing Community Baboon Sanctuary · sanctuary · ~53 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral · church · Cayo · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tobacco Caye · river spot · Stann Creek · ~60 km · Must-see
• St. George's Caye · river spot · ~60 km · Must-see
• Victoria Peak · viewpoint · Stann Creek · ~67 km · Must-see
• Actun Tunichil Muknal Natural Monument · cave · Cayo · ~68 km · Must-see
• Thousand Foot Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~69 km · Must-see
• Southern Lagoon · lake · ~3 km
• Black Creek Lagoon · lake · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Bight

Other beaches & coast near The Bight

• English Caye Light · beach · ~43 km · Must-see
• Baron Bliss Lighthouse · beach · ~44 km · Must-see
• Glover's Reef · beach · ~94 km · Must-see
• Mauger Caye Light · beach · ~94 km · Must-see
• Bugle Caye Light · beach · Stann Creek · ~102 km · Must-see
• Colson Point · beach · Stann Creek · ~26 km
• Blunt Point · beach · Stann Creek · ~32 km
• Sibun Beach · beach · ~35 km
• Columbus Reef · beach · Stann Creek · ~54 km
• False Sittee Point · beach · Stann Creek · ~55 km

All beaches & coast in Belize

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