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Josiahs Bay, British Virgin Islands

Stay in Road Town: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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About Josiahs Bay

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

The spot faces NW (336°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (156°). 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 350 m out (1 in 35). 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). The town to stay in is Road Town, 4.2 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 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 40 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. 1 h 05 from the airport to Josiahs Bay.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Road Town · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Road Town · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Josiahs Bay does not suit intermediates. 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

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct142 ft9 scrumbling63kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct112 ft8 smushy51kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct364 ft11 scrumbling379kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct304 ft9 scrumbling234kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct273 ft8 scrumbling148kJ30°C
Fri 23Oct314 ft9 scrumbling221kJ30°C
Sat 24Oct263 ft9 scrumbling178kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct173 ft8 scrumbling83kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct102 ft10 scrumbling54kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct304 ft9 scrumbling220kJ29°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to STT, then 1h 05 by road. About 9h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 5 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to STT, then 1h 05 by road. About 9h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 7 spots near Road Town each day: Brewers Bay, carot bay, Josiahs Bay, Lava Flow, Tortola - Apple Bay, Tortola - Cane Garden Bay, Tortola, Tortola - Cooten Bay.

The trip from Road Town, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £735–£1,365 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
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£735–£1,365

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

Places to eat near Road Town

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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