Josiahs Bay surfForecast / Tortola / British Virgin Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AST
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Josiahs Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Josiahs Bay sea temperature is
27.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Josiahs Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Josiahs Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
10
0.8
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
128
192
186
179
169
173
140
137
111
111
111
90
92
82
180
128
125
133
100
98
96
96
74
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:38AM0.51m
1:07PM0.28m
2:36AM0.49m
2:22PM0.30m
3:32AM0.46m
3:41PM0.33m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.18m
7:12PM0.06m
9:33AM0.18m
8:28PM0.10m
10:20AM0.17m
9:47PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:54
5:54
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6:37
6:37
6:37
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
25
25
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
10
0.8
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
Energy kJ
76
128
192
186
179
169
173
140
137
111
111
111
90
92
82
180
128
125
133
100
98
96
96
74
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
NNE
11
0.3
E
7
0.1
W
8
0.3
E
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
NE
19
0.1
NE
18
Energy kJ
40
29
28
28
28
29
18
7
7
19
18
18
17
17
51
9
1
9
1
1
14
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.5
E
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
E
7
0.1
W
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
NNW
10
0.1
NE
19
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
20
36
35
32
31
15
14
29
1
7
5
17
31
38
17
1
7
1
7
19
14
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
29
28
2
3
1
35
6
7
7
5
3
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
8
0
8
8
10
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Tortola - BVI
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in British Virgin Islands
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
8
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