Mount Irvine Bay, Trinidad and Tobago

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Buccoo, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list.

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About Mount Irvine Bay

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

The spot faces NW (315°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (135°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 40). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Buccoo, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Within 5 km we also list 3 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 13 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to TAB, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
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Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Mount Irvine Bay.
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No town nearby
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Forecast

Mount Irvine Bay does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Mount Irvine Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	138kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	54kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	55kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	45kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	1 ft8 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft8 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 26Oct	7, too small	2 ft6 smushy	23kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 27Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	28°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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to TAB, changing at JFK, then 25 min by road. About 13h 55 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to TAB, changing at JFK, then 25 min by road. About 13h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £565–£1,095 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to TAB, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£295–£610
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£15–£25
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£565–£1,095

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

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