Road Town, British Virgin Islands

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About Road Town

Road Town is a town in the British Virgin Islands. From Road Town you can reach 7 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 22 dive sites. The nearest is BVI Tortola, a kite and windsurf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is EIS, 9 km away.

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Staying in Road Town

14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: EIS, 9 km, VIJ, 21 km, STT, 39 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Road Town.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Road Town each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Brewers Bay3.8 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft75 kJ

2 ft56 kJ

5 ft408 kJ

4 ft266 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

4 ft234 kJ

4 ft199 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Brewers Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	75kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft8 smushy	56kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	408kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	266kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	172kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	234kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	199kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, offshore	29°C

Josiahs Bay4.2 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft63 kJ

2 ft47 kJ

4 ft373 kJ

4 ft234 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

4 ft221 kJ

3 ft167 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Josiahs Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	63kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 smushy	47kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft10 scrumbling	373kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	234kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	26, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	148kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	221kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	167kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, offshore	29°C

Lava Flow3.2 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft63 kJ

2 ft47 kJ

4 ft373 kJ

4 ft234 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

4 ft221 kJ

3 ft167 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lava Flow, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	63kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 smushy	47kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft10 scrumbling	373kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	234kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	26, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	148kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	221kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	167kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, offshore	29°C

carot bay3.8 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft63 kJ

2 ft51 kJ

4 ft379 kJ

4 ft234 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

4 ft215 kJ

3 ft136 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at carot bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	63kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	2 ft8 smushy	51kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	379kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	234kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	148kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	215kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	136kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	29°C

Tortola - Cooten Bay3.8 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft63 kJ

2 ft51 kJ

4 ft379 kJ

4 ft234 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

4 ft216 kJ

3 ft136 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tortola - Cooten Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	63kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	2 ft8 smushy	51kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	379kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	234kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	148kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	216kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	136kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	29°C

Tortola - Apple Bay7.6 kmabout 15 min by car

1 ft11 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft35 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tortola - Apple Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	1 ft6 s	11kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft6 s	10kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	2 ft7 s	21kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft8 s	32kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	2 ft6 s	21kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft6 s	21kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 s	35kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	29°C

Tortola - Cane Garden Bay, Tortola4.1 kmabout 10 min by car

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft35 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tortola - Cane Garden Bay, Tortola, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	1 ft6 shollow	11kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft6 shollow	11kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	2 ft7 shollow	21kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft8 shollow	32kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 shollow	21kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 shollow	21kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	35kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Road Town, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Road Town

BVI Tortola 0.6 km · stays here

Windsurf near Road Town

BVI Tortola 0.6 km · stays here

Dive near Road Town

Wreck Alley 2.8 km · stays here
Brewer's East 4.1 km · stays here
Brewers Pinnacle 4.4 km · stays here
RMS Rhone 5.8 km · stays here
Dry Rocks East 6.3 km · stays here
Monkey Point 7.2 km · stays here
Blonde Rock 7.3 km · stays here
Fearless and Willy T 8 km · stays here
Rhone's Anchor 8.1 km · stays here
Randy's Reef 8.2 km · stays here
Blackbeard's 8.9 km · stays here
Dead Chest 8.9 km · stays here
Dead Chest West 9.3 km · stays here
Painted Walls 9.7 km · stays here
The Playground 9.9 km · stays here
Diamond Reef 11.2 km · stays here
Rhone 11.3 km · stays here
Ginger Steps 11.4 km · stays here
Spyglass Wall 11.4 km · stays here
Rhone Reef 11.5 km · stays here
Carrot Shoal 12 km · stays here
Brown Pants 12.6 km · stays here

Places to eat near Road Town

Virgin Queen RestaurantCaribbean · 0.4 km from the centre
The Watering HoleBar and grill · 0.7 km from the centre
Bay 6 Fast FoodPizza · 0.8 km from the centre
Fantasia GiorgiosItalian · 0.8 km from the centre
SushiBarSushi · 0.8 km from the centre
Asia GardenIndo chinese · 0.9 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits