Botany Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(U.S.-Virgin-Islands – North Coast)
Photo credit: brett
Surf Break: Botany Bay
| Name: | Botany Bay |
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| Type: | point |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: NNE | Offshore Wind: SE |
Overall Botany Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
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Also see Botany Bay surf quality by season and Botany Bay surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to U.S.-Virgin-Islands - North Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Botany Bay
Visitor Reviews of Botany Bay |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Botany Bay:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Caret Bay | 3 mi |
| Second closest break | Hull Bay | 5 mi |
| Third closest break | Sandy Cay | 22 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Smugglers cove | 22 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Green cay | 22 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Botany Bay: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Eastern Caribbean Buoy | 163 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | SW Atlantic Buoy | 181 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | SE Atlantic Buoy | 470 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | East of Bahamas Buoy | 534 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | East of Martinique Buoy | 640 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Botany Bay: |
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| Closest tide station | Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (2) | 7 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands | 7 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Magens Bay, St. Thomas Island, Virgin Islands | 7 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Benner Bay, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands | 11 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Redhook Bay, St. Thomas Island, Virgin Islands | 12 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Botany Bay: |
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| Closest ski area | Mount Pleasant (United States) | 1287 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Wolf Ridge Ski Resort (United States) | 1578 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Wintergreen Resort (United States) | 1589 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States) | 1594 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Sapphire Valley (United States) | 1597 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Botany Bay: |
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| Closest city location | Charlotte Amalie (U.S. Virgin Islands) | 7 mi |
| Second closest city location | Culebra (Puerto Rico) | 18 mi |
| Third closest city location | Road Town (British Virgin Islands) | 26 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Vieques (Puerto Rico) | 30 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Esperanza (Puerto Rico) | 34 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Botany Bay is Cyril E King (St. Thomas) Airport (STT) in Virgin Isl., 7 km (4 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Botany Bay is Terrance B Lettsome International (Roadtown/beef Island) Airport (EIS), also in Virgin Isl., 53 km (33 miles) away.
- Third is Roosevelt Roads Ns Airport (NRR) in Puerto Rico, 66 km (41 miles) away.
- Diego Jimenez Torres (Fajardo) Airport (FAJ) in Puerto Rico is 67 km (42 miles) away.
- Henry E Rohlsen (St. Criox Island) Airport (STX) in Virgin Isl. is the fifth nearest airport to Botany Bay and is 77 km (48 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Botany Bay, U.S.-Virgin-Islands - North Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Botany Bay sea temperature, Botany Bay photographs, Botany Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Botany Bay webcams, current wind from U.S.-Virgin-Islands - North Coast live weather stations and Botany Bay tide predictions. The U.S. Virgin Islands swell maps link will open up the big picture showing U.S. Virgin Islands and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from U.S. Virgin Islands wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Botany Bay.
