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Brewers Bay 59.8

#3595 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands · British Virgin Islands · near Christiansted

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score59.8 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days3% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell4% period 11 s+
Typical size1.3 m 4.2 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Brewers Bay

The best time to surf Brewers Bay is September, October, December. It rarely works. In October the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is EIS (12 km) and the nearest town is Christiansted (78 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%2%1.4 m27°Cboardies
Feb100%0%1.6 m27°Cboardies
Mar100%2%1.4 m27°Cboardies
Apr100%2%1.2 m27°Cboardies
May100%0%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Jun99%0%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Jul100%0%1.3 m28°Cboardies
Aug100%0%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Sep100%8%1.1 m30°Cboardies
Oct100%9%1.1 m30°Cboardies
Nov100%3%1.3 m29°Cboardies
Dec100%5%1.5 m28°Cboardies

Why 59.8

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
1.0
Groundswell 12%
0.3
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
3.3
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
7.5

The detail

Faces 325° with 58% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 77% of days. Mean peak period 6.6 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 38%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 18.442, -64.651 (OpenStreetMap).

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