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 Tuesday 16 Sep 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 29.9° 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 4PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (16 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

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	Tuesday 16					Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
	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	1	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 (?)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	124	127	127	134	161	137	156	156	157	161	133	133	133	161	190	157	103	103	117	114	80	10	10	9
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	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
High Tide / height (m)			4:48PM 0.47				3:55AM 0.28					5:47PM 0.46				5:10AM 0.31				6:37PM 0.45				6:18AM 0.34
Low Tide / height (m)	9:13AM 0.04					11:37PM 0.20			10:24AM 0.06					12:21AM 0.20				11:30AM 0.08				12:58AM 0.19

	Tuesday 16					Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05
Sunset	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:17	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	1	3	2	1	3	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	3	2	-	-
Temp. °C	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C (?)	31	30	30	30	29	29	30	29	29	28	28	27	26	27	27	28	28	29	30	29	29	28	28	29

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Tortola

Wind Update The wind is still offshore at Josiahs Bay (light winds from the NE at BeefIsland-Tortola 6 km from Josiahs Bay). 1.1m 8s swell from the ENE to make surfable waves.
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