Is Tortola - Apple Bay good for beginners?

Tortola - Apple Bay is rated Intermediate: the median wave is 1.3 m and 42% of days are mellow (0.4 to 1.2 m).

How warm is the water at Tortola - Apple Bay?

The yearly mean sea temperature is 28°C, so most of the year you want boardshorts.

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Tortola - Apple Bay 60.3

#3551 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 score60.3 /100

Surfable days100% of the year

Clean days3% groundswell + friendly wind

Groundswell4% period 11 s+

Typical size1.3 m 4.2 ft median

Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Tortola - Apple Bay

The best time to surf Tortola - Apple Bay is September, October, December. It rarely works. In September the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is EIS (17 km) and the nearest town is Christiansted (72 km).

Month	Surfable	Clean	Size	Water	Suit
Jan	100%	3%	1.4 m	27°C	boardies
Feb	100%	0%	1.6 m	27°C	boardies
Mar	100%	3%	1.4 m	27°C	boardies
Apr	100%	3%	1.2 m	27°C	boardies
May	100%	0%	1.1 m	28°C	boardies
Jun	99%	0%	1.1 m	28°C	boardies
Jul	100%	0%	1.3 m	28°C	boardies
Aug	100%	0%	1.1 m	29°C	boardies
Sep	100%	9%	1.1 m	30°C	boardies
Oct	100%	9%	1.1 m	30°C	boardies
Nov	100%	4%	1.3 m	29°C	boardies
Dec	100%	8%	1.5 m	28°C	boardies

Why 60.3

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%

1.5

Groundswell 12%

0.3

Season spread 10%

10.0

Wave size 8%

3.2

Water comfort 10%

10.0

Access 10%

7.7

The detail

Faces 267° with 72% 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): 42%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 18.398, -64.689 (OpenStreetMap).

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