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Carot Bay 60.9

#3468 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 score60.9 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days3% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell4% period 11 s+
Typical size1.4 m 4.6 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Carot Bay

The best time to surf Carot Bay is September, October, December. It rarely works. In September the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.2 m. The nearest airport is EIS (11 km) and the nearest town is Christiansted (70 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%3%1.5 m27°Cboardies
Feb100%0%1.7 m27°Cboardies
Mar100%3%1.5 m27°Cboardies
Apr100%3%1.4 m27°Cboardies
May100%0%1.3 m28°Cboardies
Jun100%0%1.3 m28°Cboardies
Jul100%0%1.4 m29°Cboardies
Aug100%0%1.2 m29°Cboardies
Sep100%9%1.2 m30°Cboardies
Oct100%9%1.2 m30°Cboardies
Nov100%4%1.4 m29°Cboardies
Dec100%8%1.6 m28°Cboardies

Why 60.9

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%
1.5
Groundswell 12%
0.3
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
3.7
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
7.8

The detail

Faces 285° with 86% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 98% of days. Mean peak period 6.6 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 28%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 18.363, -64.603 (OpenStreetMap).

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