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Carambola 59.3

#3651 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇻🇮 United States Virgin Islands · Saint Croix · near Christiansted

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

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score59.3 /100
Surfable days98% of the year
Clean days1% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell3% period 11 s+
Typical size1.1 m 3.6 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Carambola

The best time to surf Carambola is March, September, October. It rarely works. In September the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.9 m. The nearest airport is EIS (82 km) and the nearest town is Christiansted (9 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%0%1.1 m27°Cboardies
Feb100%0%1.4 m27°Cboardies
Mar100%1%1.1 m27°Cboardies
Apr99%0%1.1 m27°Cboardies
May99%0%1.0 m28°Cboardies
Jun98%0%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Jul100%0%1.2 m29°Cboardies
Aug98%0%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Sep95%5%0.9 m30°Cboardies
Oct94%4%0.9 m30°Cboardies
Nov100%1%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Dec99%1%1.2 m28°Cboardies

Why 59.3

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%
0.0
Groundswell 12%
0.2
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.6
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
9.0

The detail

Faces 350° with 42% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 24% of days. Mean peak period 6.6 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 63%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 17.763, -64.834 (OpenStreetMap).

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