Josiahs Bay Surf Forecast

/ Tortola (12 surf breaks) /

British Virgin Islands (22 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (18.45° N 64.59° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Josiahs Bay surfForecast / Tortola / British Virgin Islands

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 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 29.7° C
(Which is 1.3°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 7AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (22 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

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		Wednesday 22								Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE
Period(s) (?)	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	121	90	85	80	57	57	57	58	62	64	64	58	58	72	78	79	78	78	78	76	75	53	51	51
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	8:13PM 0.30				9:15AM 0.48				8:46PM 0.28				9:55AM 0.48				9:19PM 0.26				10:36AM 0.47
Low Tide / height (m)			2:06AM 0.08				3:53PM 0.16				2:38AM 0.06				4:40PM 0.16				3:12AM 0.05					5:28PM 0.17

		Wednesday 22								Thursday 23								Friday 24
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	2	1	-	1	-	1	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	5	2	2	6	7
Temp. °C	28	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	27
Feels °C (?)	25	26	24	26	26	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	26	27	25	25	24	26	26	27	27	27

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Tortola

Wind Update Cross-off winds at Josiahs Bay are now cross-shore so expect speed-bumps in the surf (strong winds from the SE at South of St. John- VI 29 km from Josiahs Bay). 0.6m 6s windswell from the NNE with a 0.4m 10s swell, also from the NNE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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29 km away, 1 h 8 min ago

43 km/h

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29.7

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