Spanish Town, British Virgin Islands

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Spanish Town, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: giggel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Spanish Town

Spanish Town is a town in the British Virgin Islands. From Spanish Town you can reach 2 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 31 dive sites. The nearest is Spanish town, a surf spot 1.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is VIJ, 1 km away.

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Staying in Spanish Town

  • 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: VIJ, 1 km, EIS, 11 km, STT, 59 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner 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 Spanish Town each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for beginnersUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Spanish Town: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Virgin Gorda Pass7.6 kmabout 15 min by car2 ft29 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, too small2 ft37 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, too small3 ft180 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, good, best spot that day3 ft127 kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day3 ft107 kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots, offshore, fair3 ft130 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, fair3 ft90 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, fair
All readings for Virgin Gorda Pass: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Virgin Gorda Pass, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct29, too small2 ft7 smushy29kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct30, too small2 ft8 smushy37kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct52, good3 ft11 shollow180kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct49, good3 ft9 scrumbling127kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore29°C
Thu 22Oct47, fair3 ft8 scrumbling107kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct40, fair3 ft9 scrumbling130kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct40, fair3 ft8 scrumbling90kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots29°C
Spanish town1.9 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+1 ft23 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore2 ft26 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore3 ft176 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore3 ft113 kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore2 ft77 kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots, offshore3 ft110 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore2 ft82 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore
All readings for Spanish town: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Spanish town, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct7, too small1 ft9 s23kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore29°C
Mon 19Oct8, too small2 ft8 s26kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 20Oct24, too small3 ft10 s176kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct19, too small3 ft9 s113kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore29°C
Thu 22Oct17, too small2 ft9 s77kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct20, too small3 ft9 s110kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 24Oct15, too small2 ft9 s82kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Spanish 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 Spanish Town

Dive near Spanish Town

Places to eat near Spanish Town

  • Good Vibes Bar & Grill BVIBar and grill · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Saucez Bar N GrillBar and grill · 0.4 km from the centre
  • Bath & Turtle Chez Bamboo Restaurant0.6 km from the centre
  • CocoMaya Restaurant0.7 km from the centre
  • Snapper's Bar & GrillBar and grill · 1.3 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