Cruz Bay, United States Virgin Islands

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Cruz Bay, the nearest town. Photo: Fred Hsu ( Wikipedia:User:Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Cruz Bay

Cruz Bay is a town in Saint John, United States Virgin Islands. From Cruz Bay you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 dive site. The nearest is Turner Bay, a surf spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 65 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is STT, 19 km away.

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Staying in Cruz Bay

  • 65 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: STT, 19 km, EIS, 30 km, VIJ, 41 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Cruz Bay each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Cruz Bay too.

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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Cruz Bay: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
John's Folley10 kmabout 20 min by car1 ft15 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, too small1 ft14 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, too small1 ft8 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, too small1 ft6 kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, too small3 ft23 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, too small
All readings for John's Folley: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at John's Folley, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct11, too small1 ft7 shollow15kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots28°C
Mon 19Oct7, too small1 ft7 shollow14kJwind from the east, 7 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small1 ft7 shollow8kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct6, too small1 ft6 shollow6kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct5, too small1 ft5 shollow5kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct4, too small1 ft4 smushy5kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct5, too small3 ft4 smushy23kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots29°C
Cinnamon Bay5.2 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+2 ft20 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore, too small for experts2 ft26 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small for experts2 ft76 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small for experts3 ft79 kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small for experts2 ft60 kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small for experts2 ft69 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small for experts2 ft57 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, offshore, too small for experts
All readings for Cinnamon Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cinnamon Bay, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct9, too small2 ft7 smushy20kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore29°C
Mon 19Oct8, too small2 ft7 smushy26kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 20Oct15, too small2 ft9 scrumbling76kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct18, too small3 ft8 scrumbling79kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore29°C
Thu 22Oct17, too small2 ft8 smushy60kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore30°C
Fri 23Oct17, too small2 ft8 smushy69kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, offshore30°C
Sat 24Oct15, too small2 ft8 smushy57kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, offshore29°C
Turner Bay0.7 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+2 ft22 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, too small for experts1 ft16 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, too small for experts2 ft42 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, too small for experts1 ft31 kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots, too small for experts1 ft20 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, too small for experts1 ft24 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, too small for experts2 ft19 kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, too small for experts
All readings for Turner Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Turner Bay, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct5, too small2 ft7 smushy22kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots28°C
Mon 19Oct4, too small1 ft7 smushy16kJwind from the east, 7 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small2 ft10 shollow42kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct3, too small1 ft9 shollow31kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct2, too small1 ft9 shollow20kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct2, too small1 ft9 smushy24kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct1, too small2 ft4 smushy19kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Cruz Bay, 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 Cruz Bay

Dive near Cruz Bay

Places to eat near Cruz Bay

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