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St. Kitts Marriott Reef 45.3

#4706 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis · Trinity Palmetto Point · near Basseterre

Wind is the enemy here, peaks in January, boardshorts water.

Warm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score45.3 /100
Surfable days56% of the year
Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell2% period 11 s+
Typical size0.6 m 2.1 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf St. Kitts Marriott Reef

The best time to surf St. Kitts Marriott Reef is January, March, September. It rarely works. In January the water sits around 27°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.6 m. The nearest airport is SKB (2 km) and the nearest town is Basseterre (2 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan57%1%0.6 m27°Cboardies
Feb80%0%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Mar61%1%0.7 m26°Cboardies
Apr53%0%0.6 m27°Cboardies
May51%0%0.6 m28°Cboardies
Jun60%0%0.6 m28°Cboardies
Jul80%0%0.7 m28°Cboardies
Aug39%0%0.6 m29°Cboardies
Sep35%1%0.6 m30°Cboardies
Oct39%0%0.5 m29°Cboardies
Nov54%0%0.6 m29°Cboardies
Dec70%1%0.7 m28°Cboardies

Why 45.3

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

Consistency 26%
16.4
Clean days 24%
0.0
Groundswell 12%
0.0
Season spread 10%
7.3
Wave size 8%
0.5
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
10.0

The detail

Faces 180° with 19% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 17% of days. Mean peak period 8.6 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 95%. Months that work: 9 of 12. Coordinates 17.309, -62.732 (OpenStreetMap).

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