St John Cruz Bay 3 — 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 beginners: 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 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 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 Intermediate

Spot

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Cinnamon Bay5.2 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft76 kJ

3 ft79 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

2 ft69 kJ

2 ft57 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cinnamon Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	2 ft7 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft7 smushy	26kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	76kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	79kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft8 smushy	60kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft8 smushy	69kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	2 ft8 smushy	57kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, offshore	29°C

John's Folley10 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft15 kJ

1 ft14 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

3 ft23 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at John's Folley, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	1 ft7 shollow	15kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft7 shollow	14kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	1 ft7 shollow	8kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	1 ft6 shollow	6kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft5 shollow	5kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	3 ft4 smushy	23kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	29°C

Turner Bay0.7 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft22 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

1 ft31 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

1 ft24 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Turner Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	2 ft7 smushy	22kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft7 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	2 ft10 shollow	42kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 shollow	31kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	2, too small	1 ft9 shollow	20kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	1 ft9 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	1, too small	2 ft4 smushy	19kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	29°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

USVI St John 5.8 km · stays here

Dive near Cruz Bay

Great Tobago 13.9 km · stays here

Places to eat near Cruz Bay

Cafe RomaItalian · in the centre
De' Coal PotCaribbean · in the centre
The Tap and StillBurger · in the centre
Upstairs Bar and GrilleBar and grill · in the centre
Woody's Seafood SaloonSeafood · in the centre
Extra Virgin BistroItalian · 0.1 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

Cruz Bay, United States Virgin Islands