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East Side surfForecast / Peter Island / British Virgin Islands
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 ASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
East Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's East Side sea temperature is
28.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at East Side today?
The current surf forecast for East Side at 7AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at East Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | |
408 | 398 | 443 | 358 | 421 | 417 | 427 | 427 | 418 | 443 | 432 | 432 | 388 | 355 | 323 | 363 | 339 | 320 | 277 | 314 | 209 | 276 | 299 | 277 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:44PM0.38m | 00:30AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM-0.04m | 3:45PM-0.01m | 4:36PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 10 | N 7 | SSE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 11 | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 408 | 398 | 443 | 358 | 421 | 417 | 427 | 427 | 418 | 443 | 432 | 432 | 388 | 355 | 323 | 363 | 339 | 320 | 277 | 314 | 209 | 276 | 299 | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 284 | 286 | 276 | 169 | 169 | 153 | 153 | 284 | 278 | 274 | 276 | 153 | 177 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 262 | 229 |
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