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 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 27.2° 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 5PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Apr)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (26 Apr)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Evening (26 Apr)	2ft (0.6m)	15s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 26					Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wed 29
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 16	NE 16	NE 15	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	65	86	113	107	132	167	162	149	111	140	138	138	106	100	93	72	53	53	72	71	72	71	66	60
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:55PM0.37m					5:13AM0.40m				6:00PM0.41m				5:57AM0.37m				6:53PM0.44m				6:36AM0.34m
Low Tide		11:01AM0.16m				11:02PM0.16m				11:37AM0.14m				00:10AM0.18m				12:11PM0.12m				1:11AM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—
	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	6:38
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	2	—	3	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	26	26	26	26	26
Feels °C	28	28	29	29	28	29	29	28	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	27	26	27	29	28	28	28	27	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	SE 6	SE 6	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	SE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	51	50	36	107	132	167	162	149	111	140	138	138	106	100	93	72	25	19	72	71	69	30	20	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 16	NE 16	NE 15	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	NE 7	SE 6	N 11	N 11	E 7	NNE 10	N 7	N 7	NE 12	NE 12	N 7	N 7	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11
kJ	65	86	113	32	31	28	15	23	7	37	55	57	8	34	1	1	53	53	1	1	72	68	66	60
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	SSE 4	ESE 4	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	N 9	N 11	E 6	E 6	N 8	NE 7	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 11	NNE 10	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	NE 12	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	8	2	2	1	3	13	14	11	6	58	19	19	1	7	35	33	22	19	15	9	17	71	10	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	—	—	ESE 5	SE 5	—	—	—	ESE 6	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	E 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 5	E 6	E 5	E 6
kJ	3	—	—	2	3	—	—	—	25	—	23	22	11	22	32	32	—	27	21	31	29	33	20	28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cooten Bay Tortola	Cooten Bay Tortola	Cooten Bay Tortola	Elizabeth Bay Tortola	Elizabeth Bay Tortola	Carot Bay Tortola	Carot Bay Tortola	Elizabeth Bay Tortola	Elizabeth Bay Tortola	Elizabeth Bay Tortola	Cooten Bay Tortola	Josiahs Bay Tortola	Cooten Bay Tortola	Josiahs Bay Tortola	Josiahs Bay Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Cooten Bay Tortola	Josiahs Bay Tortola	West End Anegada	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Cane Garden Bay Tortola
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	10	10	10	10	1	0	37	10	8
Best forecast wave conditions in Tortola - BVI	Long Bay	Long Bay	Long Bay	Long Bay	Long Bay	Long Bay	Long Bay	Long Bay	Long Bay	Long Bay	Long Bay	Great and Little Carrot Bays	Long Bay	Long Bay	Long Bay	Long Bay	Long Bay	Long Bay	Long Bay	Long Bay	Long Bay		Great and Little Carrot Bays	Great and Little Carrot Bays
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in British Virgin Islands	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	Long Bay Tortola	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	Long Bay Tortola	Long Bay Tortola	Long Bay Tortola	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Supertubes Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Yellow sands Point South Africa	Banana Beach South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Double Mouth South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	7	9	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	6	6	9

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