Josiahs Bay surfForecast / Tortola / British Virgin Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 08 Jan 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
27.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Josiahs Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Josiahs Bay at 11PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNE
0.5
NE
0.7
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
NE
0.3
NNE
0.1
N
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)8128121212881111111111117977777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7871584343515343331351671671571261028585851101029911193
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
0.38
1:00PM
0.40
2:12AM
0.39
1:32PM
0.36
3:14AM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
0.13
7:00AM
0.19
7:38PM
0.12
8:10AM
0.22
8:16PM
0.10
9:27AM
0.24
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:52-------6:52--
Sunset5:57-------5:58-------5:58-------
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--1--1-------1--111-1--1
Temp. °C262525252525252525262525252525252526252525252626
Feels °C (?)272525252625252525262424242424242425232323232525
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