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Which Beach Today?

Live swell + wind vs. every bay’s exposure — USVI & BVI

North-shore swell

loading forecast

South-shore swell

Wind

ST. THOMASST. JOHNTORTOLAJOST VAN DYKEVIRGIN GORDANORMANST. CROIXANEGADA

😌 Calmest picks today

Reading the live swell forecast…

🌊 Where it’s bumpy today

How this works

  • Every bay has a curated exposure profile — the compass direction it opens toward and how much reef or headland protection it has.
  • We pull the live 7-day swell and wind forecast for seven offshore points around the islands (Open-Meteo marine model), then score each beach by how squarely that swell enters its bay.
  • The classic pattern: winter north swells wash out Magens, Cinnamon and Cane Garden Bay while the south shores stay flat; steady east trades put afternoon chop on east-facing beaches like Sapphire.
  • The cruise-ship crowd forecast is overlaid from our port schedule, so you can trade a point of calm for a beach without four ships’ worth of company.
  • Scores are a planning guide, not a safety rating — obey posted flags and lifeguards, and remember conditions change through the day.

Swell and wind from the Open-Meteo marine and weather models, refreshed on load. Exposure profiles curated by VIslandGuide. Map outlines: US Census Bureau & geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0).

Full guides for every beach on the map: Magens Bay · Coki Beach · Sapphire Beach · Lindquist Beach (Smith Bay Park) · Secret Harbour · Hull Bay · Brewers Bay · Morningstar Beach · Trunk Bay · Cinnamon Bay · Maho Bay · Hawksnest Beach · Honeymoon Beach · Francis Bay · Salt Pond Bay · Leinster Bay / Waterlemon Cay · Lameshur Bay · Lovango Cay Beach · White Bay Beach · Great Harbour Beach · Sandy Spit · Little Harbour Beach · Cane Garden Bay · Brewers Bay · Apple Bay · Smuggler's Cove · Long Bay (West) · Deadman's Bay (Peter Island) · Cooper Island Beach · Norman Island Beach (The Bight) · The Baths (Devil's Bay) · Spring Bay Beach · Savannah Bay · Mahoe Bay · Trunk Bay (Virgin Gorda) · Loblolly Bay · Cow Wreck Beach · Flash of Beauty Beach · Pomato Point Beach · Keel Point Beach · Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge · Cane Bay Beach (The Wall) · Rainbow Beach · Protestant Cay Beach · Buck Island Reef National Monument

Planning the rest of the day? Check cruise crowds, the weather, and official taxi fares to get there.

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