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Turner Bay 70.5

#2494 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇻🇮 United States Virgin Islands · Saint John · near Christiansted

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

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score70.5 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days14% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell15% period 11 s+
Typical size1.4 m 4.5 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Turner Bay

The best time to surf Turner Bay is January, September, December. It rarely works. In January the water sits around 27°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.5 m. The nearest airport is EIS (30 km) and the nearest town is Christiansted (64 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%30%1.5 m27°Cboardies
Feb100%11%1.7 m27°Cboardies
Mar100%23%1.5 m27°Cboardies
Apr100%10%1.4 m27°Cboardies
May100%7%1.3 m28°Cboardies
Jun99%1%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Jul100%0%1.4 m29°Cboardies
Aug100%0%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Sep100%25%1.2 m30°Cboardies
Oct100%20%1.2 m30°Cboardies
Nov100%18%1.4 m29°Cboardies
Dec100%24%1.6 m28°Cboardies

Why 70.5

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%
8.3
Groundswell 12%
2.8
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
3.6
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
8.0

The detail

Faces 238° with 75% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 94% of days. Mean peak period 8.0 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 32%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 18.326, -64.797 (OpenStreetMap).

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