What you can see on the Island Harbour cam
The camera looks from a hillside above the village, over low green scrub, to the bay and the coast. The water is a patchwork of turquoise and darker reef, the line of the breaking surf marks the edge of the reef, and the shore curves away towards distant houses on the point. A time-lapse replays the last 24 hours.
Island Harbour and its reef
From a hillside above Island Harbour, over green scrub in the foreground, this camera looks down on the bay. The water is a patchwork of turquoise sand and dark reef, the white line of the surf marks the outer reef, and the coast curves away towards the houses on the far point.
It shows how rough the sea is outside the reef and how calm it is inside. The owner shares it on Windy, live and as a day-long replay.
Fishermen and Scilly Cay
Island Harbour's boats go out through a gap in the reef, and the village is known for its fresh lobster and crayfish. Just offshore lies Scilly Cay, a tiny islet, and the reef along this coast makes for some of the clearest snorkelling on the island.
When to watch Island Harbour
The coast faces the trade wind, so the surf on the reef is strongest in winter, and the water inside it is calmest early in the day.
Nearby
Shoal Bay East, often listed among the best beaches in the Caribbean, is a few minutes to the west, and The Valley is a quarter of an hour's drive inland.
Getting there
The village is at the end of the main road east from The Valley. The beach is used by the fishing boats, so swimmers keep away from the channel through the reef.
