Copper Mine Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Copper Mine Bay in Virgin Gorda is an exposed beach break that has unreliable waves. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast.. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Be warned that sharks have been sighted.

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Overall Copper Mine 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Copper Mine Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Yacht Harbour	1 mi
Second closest break	North Side	7 mi
Third closest break	Elizabeth Bay	10 mi
Fourth closest break	Josiahs Bay	11 mi
Fifth closest break	Cooten Bay	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Copper Mine Bay:
Closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	147 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	179 mi
Third closest wave buoy	SE Atlantic Buoy	433 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	559 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	607 mi
Tide stations nearest to Copper Mine Bay:
Closest tide station	Lameshur Bay, St. Johns, Virgin Islands	21 mi
Second closest tide station	Redhook Bay, St. Thomas Island, Virgin Islands	29 mi
Third closest tide station	Benner Bay, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands	30 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Magens Bay, St. Thomas Island, Virgin Islands	32 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands	33 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Copper Mine Bay:
Closest ski area	Mount Pleasant (United States)	1306 mi
Second closest ski area	Wolf Ridge Ski Resort (United States)	1597 mi
Third closest ski area	Wintergreen Resort (United States)	1603 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	1613 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sapphire Valley (United States)	1618 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Copper Mine Bay:
Closest city location	Road Town (British Virgin Islands)	15 mi
Second closest city location	Charlotte Amalie (U.S. Virgin Islands)	34 mi
Third closest city location	Culebra (Puerto Rico)	58 mi
Fourth closest city location	Vieques (Puerto Rico)	70 mi
Fifth closest city location	Esperanza (Puerto Rico)	73 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Copper Mine Bay is Terrance B Lettsome International (Roadtown/beef Island) Airport (EIS) in Virgin Isl., 12 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Copper Mine Bay is Cyril E King (St. Thomas) Airport (STT), also in Virgin Isl., 59 km (37 miles) away.
• Third is Henry E Rohlsen (St. Criox Island) Airport (STX) in Virgin Isl., 91 km (57 miles) away.
• Roosevelt Roads Ns Airport (NRR) in Puerto Rico is 130 km (81 miles) away.
• Diego Jimenez Torres (Fajardo) Airport (FAJ), also in Puerto Rico is the fifth nearest airport to Copper Mine Bay and is 131 km (81 miles) away.