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Sprat Bay 65.0

#2896 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇻🇮 United States Virgin Islands · Saint Thomas · near Christiansted

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

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score65.0 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days6% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell15% period 11 s+
Typical size1.3 m 4.4 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Sprat Bay

The best time to surf Sprat Bay is January, March, December. It rarely works. In December the water sits around 28°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.6 m. The nearest airport is EIS (45 km) and the nearest town is Christiansted (67 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%15%1.5 m27°Cboardies
Feb100%5%1.7 m27°Cboardies
Mar100%13%1.5 m27°Cboardies
Apr100%4%1.3 m27°Cboardies
May100%2%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Jun99%1%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Jul100%0%1.3 m29°Cboardies
Aug100%0%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Sep100%13%1.2 m30°Cboardies
Oct100%3%1.2 m30°Cboardies
Nov100%8%1.4 m29°Cboardies
Dec100%18%1.6 m28°Cboardies

Why 65.0

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%
3.3
Groundswell 12%
2.8
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
3.5
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
7.8

The detail

Faces 192° with 58% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 41% of days. Mean peak period 8.0 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 34%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 18.320, -64.945 (OpenStreetMap).

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