View of St. Thomas — Charlotte Amalie, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Sunil Pereira, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Charlotte Amalie

Charlotte Amalie is a town in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands. From Charlotte Amalie you can reach 6 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 3 dive sites. The nearest is USVI St Thomas, a kite and windsurf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 39 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is STT, 5 km away.

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Staying in Charlotte Amalie

39 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: STT, 5 km, CPX, 39 km, EIS, 43 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 Charlotte Amalie.

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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 Charlotte Amalie each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Charlotte Amalie too.

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: Intermediate Expert

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Santa Maria (st. thomas)7 kmabout 15 min by car

2 ft79 kJ

2 ft67 kJ

4 ft418 kJ

4 ft295 kJ

4 ft182 kJ

4 ft252 kJ

3 ft162 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Santa Maria (st. thomas), each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	2 ft8 shollow	79kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	55, good	2 ft8 shollow	67kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	4 ft11 shollow	418kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	4 ft9 scrumbling	295kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	4 ft8 scrumbling	182kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	4 ft9 scrumbling	252kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	14, poor	3 ft9 shollow	162kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	29°C

Sprat Bay2.7 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft14 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

3 ft158 kJ

2 ft94 kJ

2 ft62 kJ

2 ft87 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Sprat Bay, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	1 ft7 s	14kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft7 s	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	3 ft11 s	158kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	2 ft9 s	94kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	2 ft9 s	62kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft10 s	87kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	2 ft7 s	45kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	29°C

Hull bay3.9 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Hull

2 ft64 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

4 ft364 kJ

4 ft252 kJ

3 ft155 kJ

4 ft221 kJ

3 ft153 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Hull bay, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	2 ft9 shollow	64kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	2 ft8 shollow	53kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	4 ft11 shollow	364kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	4 ft9 scrumbling	252kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	3 ft8 scrumbling	155kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	4 ft9 scrumbling	221kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	28, poor	3 ft9 shollow	153kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	29°C

Botany Bay10.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Hull, 9 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft80 kJ

2 ft76 kJ

4 ft439 kJ

4 ft295 kJ

4 ft184 kJ

4 ft252 kJ

3 ft178 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Botany Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	2 ft8 s	80kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	20, too small	2 ft8 s	76kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	62, good	4 ft11 s	439kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	4 ft9 s	295kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	46, fair	4 ft9 s	184kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	52, good	4 ft9 s	252kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	3 ft9 s	178kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore	29°C

Caret Bay6.4 kmabout 15 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

2 ft80 kJ

2 ft67 kJ

4 ft418 kJ

4 ft226 kJ

4 ft184 kJ

4 ft247 kJ

4 ft221 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Caret Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	2 ft8 shollow	80kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	2 ft8 shollow	67kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	418kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	69, good	4 ft9 shollow	226kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	70, good	4 ft9 shollow	184kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	71, good	4 ft9 shollow	247kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	68, good	4 ft9 shollow	221kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, offshore	29°C

Water Island3 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft20 kJ

1 ft21 kJ

3 ft221 kJ

3 ft115 kJ

2 ft91 kJ

3 ft128 kJ

3 ft97 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Water Island, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 s	20kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft8 s	21kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	3 ft10 s	221kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	3 ft9 s	115kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	2 ft9 s	91kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	3 ft9 s	128kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	3 ft9 s	97kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Charlotte Amalie, 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 Charlotte Amalie

USVI St Thomas 0.4 km · stays here

Windsurf near Charlotte Amalie

USVI St Thomas 0.4 km · stays here

Dive near Charlotte Amalie

WIT Shoal II Wreck 2.5 km · stays here
Grain Wreck (SS Grainton) 2.8 km · stays here
Cartanser Sr Wreck 2.9 km · stays here

Places to eat near Charlotte Amalie

Virgilio'sItalian · in the centre
Amalia CafeSpanish · 0.1 km from the centre
Gladys' CaféCaribbean · 0.1 km from the centre
Pasta Go GoItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
Benito's BurritosMexican · 0.2 km from the centre
Cafe AmiciItalian · 0.2 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

Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands

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