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Pine Cay 64.8

#2920 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands · Providenciales and West Caicos · near Grand Turk

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

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score64.8 /100
Surfable days99% of the year
Clean days12% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell13% period 11 s+
Typical size1.3 m 4.3 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Pine Cay

The best time to surf Pine Cay is January, September, October. It rarely works. In September the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.3 m. The nearest airport is GDT (110 km) and the nearest town is Grand Turk (110 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%19%1.6 m26°Cboardies
Feb100%2%1.6 m26°Cboardies
Mar99%16%1.6 m26°Cboardies
Apr100%9%1.3 m27°Cboardies
May99%10%1.3 m28°Cboardies
Jun97%1%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Jul99%0%1.2 m29°Cboardies
Aug99%1%1.1 m30°Cboardies
Sep99%29%1.3 m30°Cboardies
Oct100%24%1.3 m30°Cboardies
Nov100%11%1.5 m28°Cboardies
Dec100%19%1.6 m27°Cboardies

Why 64.8

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%
6.8
Groundswell 12%
2.2
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
3.4
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
4.7

The detail

Faces 270° with 75% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 95% of days. Mean peak period 8.1 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 37%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 21.864, -72.111 (OpenStreetMap).

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