Cupecoy, Saint Martin

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Philipsburg, 10 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SXM (SXM), 3 km.

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About Cupecoy

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

The spot faces SW (220°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (40°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 38). 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 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Philipsburg, 10 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SXM (SXM), 3 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SXM, direct.
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Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Cupecoy.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Philipsburg, 10 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SXM (SXM), 3 km.
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Forecast

Cupecoy 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 Cupecoy, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, too small	1 ft9 shollow	21kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft8 scrumbling	24kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	241kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	158kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	114kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	164kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	130kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	30°C
Mon 26Oct	4, too small	2 ft6 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Tue 27Oct	11, too small	3 ft8 smushy	89kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	29°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
Direct flight ORD to SXM, then 25 min by road. About 9h 10 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to SXM, then 25 min by road. About 9h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £525–£1,010 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 SXM, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£255–£525
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		£525–£1,010

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

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