Cooten Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Tortola – BVI, British Virgin Islands)

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Cooten Bay Surf Guide

Cooten Bay in Tortola is a quite exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the south. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the north northeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Cooten Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	2.8
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	26.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cooten Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cooten Bay occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Cooten Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Cooten Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in October while 7% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 89% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

89%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Cooten Bay Location Map

Interactive Cooten Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Cooten Bay is Terrance B Lettsome International (Roadtown/beef Island) Airport (EIS) in Virgin Isl., 6 km (4 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Cooten Bay is Cyril E King (St. Thomas) Airport (STT), also in Virgin Isl., 42 km (26 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Cooten Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 15 April 2021, 11:20 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 15
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	NE	N	N	N
Period (s)	13	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross

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Tides at Cooten Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Road Town, 6.0 km from Cooten Bay.

Next High Water: 11:30pm | 0.47m

Next Low Water: 04:16pm | 0.09m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Cooten Bay Sea Temperature

Sunny with warm air temperatures at Cooten Bay today (feels like 24.0 °C once we account for wind), and warmer sea temperatures (26.4 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or perhaps a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 26.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite