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carambola, United States Virgin Islands

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Rooftops in Frederiksted St Croix USVI 04
Frederiksted, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Cumulus Clouds, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

About carambola

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

The spot faces N (351°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (171°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 3). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually September and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Frederiksted, 7.6 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.

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 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to STX, direct.

    See flights ORD → STX · Skyscanner from about £250 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to carambola.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in FrederikstedAd

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Frederiksted · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Frederiksted · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct182 ft7 shollow25kJ31°C
Mon 19Oct151 ft8 shollow21kJ31°C
Tue 20Oct362 ft11 shollow101kJ31°C
Wed 21Oct282 ft9 shollow53kJ32°C
Thu 22Oct242 ft9 shollow38kJ32°C
Fri 23Oct292 ft10 shollow61kJ31°C
Sat 24Oct232 ft9 shollow44kJ31°C
Sun 25Oct212 ft7 shollow19kJ32°C
Mon 26Oct141 ft6 shollow10kJ31°C
Tue 27Oct212 ft7 shollow34kJ31°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 STX, then 30 min by road. About 9h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  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 STX, then 30 min by road. About 9h 05 door to door

The trip from Frederiksted, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £685–£1,285 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 STX, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£250–£520
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
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£685–£1,285

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

Places to eat near Frederiksted

  • Louie & Nacho's Beach BarMexican · 0.4 km from the centre
  • Beach Side CafeAmerican · 1.3 km from the centre
  • Bella’s SecretBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Roots-N-KulchahVegetarian · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Tap Deck Bistro and Bar0.3 km from the centre
  • Uca's Kitchen and Rastafarian Cultural CenterCaribbean · 0.3 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

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