Cane Garden Bay surf break

Cane Garden Bay surfForecast / Tortola / British Virgin Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 AST
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Cane Garden Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cane Garden Bay sea temperature is
27.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cane Garden Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cane Garden Bay at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

Table - waves today at Cane Garden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
43
31
47
31
31
31
31
30
29
29
29
29
17
11
148
154
182
157
157
181
187
228
3
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:47PM0.58m
8:01AM0.27m
9:41PM0.59m
8:54AM0.26m
10:35PM0.59m
Low Tide
1:20PM-0.02m
3:37AM0.16m
2:08PM-0.04m
4:35AM0.16m
2:59PM-0.05m
5:31AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
25
25
24
24
24
26
26
26
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
24
24
24
23
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
48
43
31
47
31
31
31
31
30
29
29
29
29
17
4
16
15
10
10
9
9
9
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
NE
11
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
6
6
5
19
5
1
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
2
2
3
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
2
7
7
7
1
10
11
10
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.5
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
6
Energy kJ
68
72
71
53
47
59
78
78
80
74
85
96
68
87
129
148
154
182
157
157
181
187
228
151
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
146
273
896
273
256
166
166
146
146
146
774
275
275
142
218
556
905
905
0
265
158
148
142
146
Best forecast wave conditions in Tortola - BVI
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in British Virgin Islands
Rating
(10 max)
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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