Josiahs Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Tortola – BVI, British Virgin Islands)
Josiahs Bay Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: very consistent
Best: Swell N | Wind NE
Sea Temperature Today is: 26.7 °C
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Period (s) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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Wind State | cross- off |
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Josiahs Bay in Tortola is a quite exposed beach break that has very consistent surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the north. The beach break offers mainly right hand waves. Rarely crowded here. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.
Tide Times:
For Road Town, 7 km from Josiahs Bay.
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Josiahs Bay Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Beef Island/Roadtown Airport, 8 km from Josiahs Bay.
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Overall Josiahs Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in April



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The two graphs above are also combined in the single Josiahs Bay surf consistency graph.
Also see Josiahs Bay surf quality by season and Josiahs Bay surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Tortola surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Josiahs Bay
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Josiahs Bay:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
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Wave buoys nearest to Josiahs Bay:
- Closest wave buoy18 mi
- Second closest wave buoy58 mi
- Third closest wave buoy99 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy153 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy178 mi
Tide stations nearest to Josiahs Bay:
- Closest tide station4 mi
- Second closest tide station11 mi
- Third closest tide station12 mi
- Fourth closest tide station19 mi
- Fifth closest tide station21 mi

Ski Resorts closest to Josiahs Bay:
- Closest ski areaWolf Ridge Ski Resort (United States)1590 mi
- Second closest ski areaWintergreen Resort (United States)1597 mi
- Third closest ski areaAppalachian Ski Mountain (United States)1607 mi
- Fourth closest ski areaSapphire Valley (United States)1610 mi
- Fifth closest ski areaSugar Mountain (United States)1614 mi

Town and city forecasts close to Josiahs Bay:
- Closest city locationFajardo (Puerto Rico)70 mi
- Second closest city locationCarolina (Puerto Rico)89 mi
- Third closest city locationTrujillo Alto (Puerto Rico)93 mi
- Fourth closest city locationCaguas (Puerto Rico)98 mi
- Fifth closest city locationCatano (Puerto Rico)100 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Josiahs Bay is Terrance B Lettsome International (Roadtown/beef Island) Airport (EIS) in Virgin Isl., 5 km (3 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Josiahs Bay is Cyril E King (St. Thomas) Airport (STT), also in Virgin Isl., 42 km (26 miles) away.
- Third is Henry E Rohlsen (St. Criox Island) Airport (STX) in Virgin Isl., 86 km (53 miles) away.
- Diego Jimenez Torres (Fajardo) Airport (FAJ) in Puerto Rico is 114 km (71 miles) away.
- Roosevelt Roads Ns Airport (NRR), also in Puerto Rico is the fifth nearest airport to Josiahs Bay and is 114 km (71 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Josiahs Bay, Tortola. Use the tab navigation above to view Josiahs Bay sea temperature, Josiahs Bay photographs, Josiahs Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Josiahs Bay webcams, current wind from Tortola live weather stations and Josiahs Bay tide predictions. The British Virgin Islands swell maps link will open up the big picture showing British Virgin Islands and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from British Virgin Islands wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Josiahs Bay.