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Caret Bay, United States Virgin Islands

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View of St. Thomas
Charlotte Amalie, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Sunil Pereira, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Caret Bay

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

The spot faces NW (326°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (146°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 18). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Charlotte Amalie, 6.4 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 dive site.

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

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

    See flights ORD → STT · Skyscanner from about £245 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Caret Bay.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Caret Bay 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 18Oct362 ft8 shollow80kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct372 ft8 shollow67kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct674 ft11 shollow418kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct694 ft9 shollow226kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct704 ft9 shollow184kJ29°C
Fri 23Oct714 ft9 shollow247kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct684 ft9 shollow221kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct453 ft8 shollow96kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct252 ft10 shollow67kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct664 ft9 shollow234kJ29°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 STT, then 25 min by road. About 9h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Caret Bay

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Caret Bay

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Caret Bay

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Caret Bay

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Caret Bay

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to STT, then 25 min by road. About 9h door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Charlotte Amalie each day: Caret Bay, Santa Maria (st. thomas), Sprat Bay, Water Island.

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Rough cost

About £680–£1,275 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 STT, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£245–£510
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£680–£1,275

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

Places to eat near Charlotte Amalie

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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