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Road Town, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Joe Shlabotnik, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Tortola - Apple Bay

Surf spot · British Virgin Islands

Is it worth the trip?

40Poor out of 100 for your dates

Usually stay home

Every day scores the same, usually

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 40 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Tue 3 · 40 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 40 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 40 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 40 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 40 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 40 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Ntakes swell from the N
  • Offshore: Swind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 4–16 ftof swell
  • Water 29 °Cno wetsuit

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual surf conditions at Tortola - Apple Bay, each day of your trip
DaySwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2to 8usually5 ft6 s138kJE27°C

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Tortola - Apple Bay

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces N (342°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (162°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Road Town, 7.6 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 dive site.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$891–US$1,650 each

about US$891–US$1,650 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to STT, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$281–US$590
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$100–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$201–US$328
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$891–US$1,650

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Road Town

Closest

Road Town

13 min by car · 14 places to stay

See 14 places to stay in Road Town · Booking.com

About Road Town its beds, food and every spot near it

Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 9h 35m

About 9h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → STT, direct, then 1h by road

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