Josiahs Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(British-Virgin-Islands – Tortola)

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Josiahs Bay Spot ID:

Type: beach

Reliability: very consistent

Best: Swell N | Wind NE

Sea Temperature Today is: 27.4 °C

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Thursday, 23 May 2013, 14:39 Local time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 23
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period (s)	8	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	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.

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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs

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For Coral Harbor, Saint Johns Island, Virgin Islands, 18 miles from Josiahs Bay.

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At Beef Island/Roadtown Airport, 8 km from Josiahs Bay.

moderate winds from the ESE

km/h

Dry and partly cloudy

Air temperature
30 °C

Current weather near Josiahs Bay

Overall Josiahs Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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Also see Josiahs Bay surf quality by season and Josiahs Bay surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Josiahs Bay: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cooten Bay	1 mi
Second closest break	Elizabeth Bay	1 mi
Third closest break	Trunk Bay to Shark Bay	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Brewers Bay	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Cane Garden Bay	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Josiahs Bay:
Closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	152 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	177 mi
Third closest wave buoy	SE Atlantic Buoy	442 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	551 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	617 mi
Tide stations nearest to Josiahs Bay:
Closest tide station	Coral Harbor, Saint Johns Island	11 mi
Second closest tide station	Lameshur Bay, Saint Johns	12 mi
Third closest tide station	Redhook Bay, Saint Thomas Island	19 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Benner Bay, Saint Thomas	21 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Magens Bay, Saint Thomas Island	22 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Josiahs Bay:
Closest ski area	Wolf Ridge Ski Resort (United States)	1590 mi
Second closest ski area	Wintergreen Resort (United States)	1597 mi
Third closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	1607 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sapphire Valley (United States)	1610 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sugar Mountain (United States)	1614 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Josiahs Bay:
Closest city location	Fajardo (Puerto Rico)	70 mi
Second closest city location	Carolina (Puerto Rico)	89 mi
Third closest city location	Trujillo Alto (Puerto Rico)	93 mi
Fourth closest city location	Caguas (Puerto Rico)	98 mi
Fifth closest city location	Catano (Puerto Rico)	100 mi

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.

Josiahs Bay break location map and break info

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.

Josiahs Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(British-Virgin-Islands – Tortola)

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Overall Josiahs Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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