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Anse des Cayes, Saint Barthélemy

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St Jean Beach, St Barths, Oct 2014
Near Anse des Cayes, 1 km away. Photo: alljengi from Edinburgh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Anse des Cayes

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NE (36°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (216°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 28). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 26°C in March, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, March, April and September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Gustavia, 2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 13 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 9 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SXM, direct.

    See flights ORD → SXM · Skyscanner from about £255 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Anse des Cayes.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Anse des Cayes does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct182 ft8 smushy33kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct132 ft8 smushy31kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct151 ft9 shollow23kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct212 ft8 smushy33kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct111 ft8 shollow19kJ30°C
Fri 23Oct71 ft8 smushy21kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct41 ft5 smushy10kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct162 ft5 smushy18kJ30°C
Mon 26Oct102 ft5 smushy19kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct132 ft6 smushy27kJ29°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to SXM, then 50 min by road. About 9h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Petite Anse

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 2 ft at 8 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to SXM, then 50 min by road. About 9h 35 door to door

The plan picks the best of 15 spots near Gustavia each day: Airport left, Anse des Cayes, Anse des Lézards, Flamand, Grand Mère, Kawa, La passe de Colombier, La Tortue, Le Bec à Chéry, Lorient, Petite Anse, point milou, The Ledge, Toiny, Washing Machine.

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Rough cost

About £745–£1,380 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to SXM, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£255–£525
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£745–£1,380

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Gustavia

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