Strike Mission Surf Spots
type: ItemList
description: Expert-verified surf spot database with detailed swell/wind parameters, hazards, and travel information
number of items: 1
item list element: Long Caye
provider: Strike Mission
  type: Organization
  description: Surf forecast intelligence platform
date published: 2026-01-20
date modified: 2026-08-05T03:16:13.724Z

Long Caye
type: TouristAttraction
description: Long Caye on Lighthouse Reef is Belize's remote surf adventure—a reef break in the same atoll as the famous Blue Hole. Reaching it requires a long boat ride, but the uncrowded waves and diving potential make it a unique double-threat destination.
disambiguating description: 🕳️ Blue Hole atoll surf • Remote reef • Adventure destination
geo: GeoCoordinates
  latitude: 17.2167
  longitude: -87.5333
address: PostalAddress
  address locality: Lighthouse Reef
  address country: Belize
  address region: Caribbean
additional property: Wave Type
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Reef
  description: This is a reef break, breaking both.
additional property: Optimal Swell Direction
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 90°
  description: Works best with swells from 90° (E). Workable range: 60°-120°.
additional property: Swell Size Sweet Spot
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 0.8m - 2.5m
  description: Ideal size: 1.6m. Too small below 0.8m, too big (closeout) above 2.5m.
additional property: Swell Period
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 10s - 14s
  description: Needs at least 10s period. Ideal: 14s+ (long-period groundswell).
additional property: Optimal Wind
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 270° (W)
  description: Offshore wind from 270° (W). Offshore range: 240°-300°. Best window: morning.
additional property: Tide Preference
  type: PropertyValue
  value: mid
  description: Works best between 0.6m and 1.5m tide.
additional property: Primary Season
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
  description: Remote Belize reef.
tourist type: Intermediate to advanced
warning: Warning
  text: 🪸 Sharp reef, 🦈 Sharks, 🏝️ Remote
  description: Remote Belize reef.
accessibility API: Nearest airport: BZE
  type: Place
  description: Unknown minutes drive from BZE airport. Requires boat access ($200/day).
content rating: verified
contributor: Expedition reports
llm context:
  difficulty: 6
  crowd level: 1
  water temp c: 27
  best board: shortboard
  swell physics:
    explanation: Swell direction must be within the workable range AND within the spot's coastal orientation. A south-facing beach cannot receive north swells, no matter the size or period.
    optimal direction degrees: 90
    workable range min: 60
    workable range max: 120
    sweet spot size m: 1.65
  wind physics:
    explanation: Offshore wind (blowing from land toward ocean) grooms the wave face. Onshore wind (blowing from ocean toward land) destroys wave quality. Wind tolerance varies by wave type.
    optimal offshore degrees: 270
    offshore range min: 240
    offshore range max: 300
    max offshore speed kmh: 35
  travel logistics:
    nearest airport: BZE
    drive time minutes: 0
    boat required: true
    boat cost usd per day: 200
    access notes: Lighthouse Reef. Boat from mainland.
  best season:
    primary months: 11
    primary months: 12
    primary months: 1
    primary months: 2
    primary months: 3
    primary months names: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
    secondary months: 9
    secondary months: 10
    secondary months names: Sep, Oct
    season explanation: Remote Belize reef.