East Side 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.34° N 64.56° W

Issued: 1 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's East Side sea temperature is

29.8°C

East Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at East Side today (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for East Side at 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Evening (17 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

Table - waves today at East Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 17								Sunday 18								Monday 19
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	E 9	E 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 9	NNE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	61	58	81	74	69	75	94	55	73	69	33	32	31	34	34	33	50	54	79	81	55	27	16	15
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					1:32PM0.29m									2:15PM0.29m								2:55PM0.29m
Low Tide		4:46AM0.04m									5:27AM0.06m								6:14AM0.09m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	29	28	30	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	30	29	30	29	28	29	30	30	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	ESE 4	E 8	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9
kJ	61	58	81	74	69	75	94	55	50	34	33	32	10	34	32	20	20	28	79	81	55	16	16	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	E 9	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 8	ENE 9	ENE 8	NNE 13	NNE 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	SSE 5	SSE 5	NNE 12	NNE 9	NNW 10	NNW 10	SSE 5	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	26	25	16	25	25	10	26	40	17	17	22	24	31	32	5	5	30	15	10	10	5	14	13	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 7	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNW 10	NNE 13	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNE 13	NNE 12	ENE 8	SSE 5	NNE 13	NNE 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 8	NNE 12	SSE 4	SSE 5
kJ	5	5	5	4	20	20	9	17	8	8	17	15	23	5	16	16	7	7	7	7	14	27	4	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 4	ESE 4	E 9	E 8	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 9	ESE 9	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4
kJ	15	15	15	15	15	10	10	5	73	69	9	11	6	34	34	33	50	54	54	59	5	11	6	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Caballos Puerto Rico	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Capoons Bay - Bombas Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Cane Garden Bay Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Rogues Bay - Lava Flows Tortola	Cooten Bay Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	153	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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Rating (10 max)		1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	4	4	4	4	9	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	5

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