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Trunk Bay to Shark Bay in Tortola is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the south. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the north. Waves at the beach break both left and right. It very rarely gets crowded here. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

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Overall Trunk Bay to Shark Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Trunk Bay to Shark Bay surf quality by season and Trunk Bay to Shark Bay surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Trunk Bay to Shark Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Brewers Bay	2 mi
Second closest break	Cooten Bay	2 mi
Third closest break	Cane Garden Bay	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Josiahs Bay	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Elizabeth Bay	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Trunk Bay to Shark Bay:
Closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	154 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	177 mi
Third closest wave buoy	SE Atlantic Buoy	444 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	549 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	618 mi
Tide stations nearest to Trunk Bay to Shark Bay:
Closest tide station	Lameshur Bay, St. Johns, Virgin Islands	11 mi
Second closest tide station	Redhook Bay, St. Thomas Island, Virgin Islands	17 mi
Third closest tide station	Benner Bay, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands	19 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Magens Bay, St. Thomas Island, Virgin Islands	20 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands	21 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Trunk Bay to Shark Bay:
Closest ski area	Wintergreen Resort (United States)	1596 mi
Second closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	1605 mi
Third closest ski area	Sugar Mountain (United States)	1613 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Hawksnest (United States)	1614 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Beech Mountain Resort (United States)	1618 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Trunk Bay to Shark Bay:
Closest city location	Road Town (British Virgin Islands)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Charlotte Amalie (U.S. Virgin Islands)	21 mi
Third closest city location	Culebra (Puerto Rico)	45 mi
Fourth closest city location	Vieques (Puerto Rico)	58 mi
Fifth closest city location	Esperanza (Puerto Rico)	60 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Trunk Bay to Shark Bay is Terrance B Lettsome International (Roadtown/beef Island) Airport (EIS) in Virgin Isl., 9 km (6 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Trunk Bay to Shark Bay is Cyril E King (St. Thomas) Airport (STT), also in Virgin Isl., 39 km (24 miles) away.
• Third is Henry E Rohlsen (St. Criox Island) Airport (STX) in Virgin Isl., 85 km (53 miles) away.
• Diego Jimenez Torres (Fajardo) Airport (FAJ) in Puerto Rico is 110 km (68 miles) away.
• Roosevelt Roads Ns Airport (NRR), also in Puerto Rico is the fifth nearest airport to Trunk Bay to Shark Bay and is 110 km (68 miles) away.