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East Side surfForecast / Peter Island / British Virgin Islands
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 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
27.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at East Side today?
The current surf forecast for East Side at 11AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 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 night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
240 | 348 | 399 | 408 | 373 | 373 | 339 | 382 | 408 | 331 | 371 | 443 | 407 | 373 | 428 | 381 | 252 | 396 | 396 | 396 | 363 | 329 | 329 | 321 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:54PM0.39m | 11:44PM0.38m | 00:30AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05PM-0.05m | 2:54PM-0.04m | 3:45PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | — | N 7 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 28 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 8 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 240 | 348 | 399 | 408 | 373 | 373 | 339 | 382 | 408 | 331 | 371 | 443 | 407 | 373 | 428 | 381 | 252 | 396 | 396 | 396 | 363 | 329 | 329 | 321 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 567 | 567 | 284 | 898 | 760 | 276 | 177 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 284 | 279 | 284 | 494 | 219 | 279 | 153 | 279 | 276 | 286 | 279 | 229 |
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