Rogues Bay - Lava Flows Surf Forecast

/ Tortola (12 surf breaks) /

British Virgin Islands (22 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (18.45° N 64.61° W)

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Rogues Bay - Lava Flows surfForecast / Tortola / British Virgin Islands

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 AST

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Rogues Bay - Lava Flows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Rogues Bay - Lava Flows sea temperature is 29.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rogues Bay - Lava Flows this week:

The surf forecast for Rogues Bay - Lava Flows over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 20) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Rogues Bay - Lava Flows in the next 12 days are 0.4m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 20) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 24) at 11AM.

Wave Type	Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	5AM (Sat 20th Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m) 13s
Best Surf	5AM (Sat 20th Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m) 13s
Most Powerful	5AM (Sat 20th Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m) 13s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rogues Bay - Lava Flows over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period(s) (?)	10	7	5	6	9	10	13	12	12	12	12	11	7	7	11	14	14	13	12	12	12
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	20	43	0	16	15	17	53	50	25	27	24	23	12	9	9	21	18	34	30	50	28
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ESE	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	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:37PM 0.45		6:18AM 0.34	7:20PM 0.44		7:16AM 0.38	7:57PM 0.42		8:06AM 0.41		8:31PM 0.40	8:52AM 0.44		9:02PM 0.37	9:36AM 0.45		9:32PM 0.34	10:19AM 0.46		10:02PM 0.31
Low Tide / height (m)	11:30AM 0.08		12:58AM 0.19	12:30PM 0.10		1:30AM 0.17	1:26PM 0.11		2:00AM 0.16		2:18PM 0.13	2:29AM 0.14		3:07PM 0.14	2:57AM 0.12		3:56PM 0.15	3:27AM 0.10		4:45PM 0.16	3:58AM 0.08

	Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24
Sunrise	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-
Sunset	-	6:17	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:14	-	-	6:14	-	-	6:13	-

Rain (mm)	7	-	3	1	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	1	1	1	4	8	18
Temp. °C	26	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	28	29	28	28	28	26
Feels °C (?)	25	28	29	29	31	31	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	31	30	29	31	29	29	29	25

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Tortola

Wind Update The wind is still cross-off at Rogues Bay - Lava Flows (fresh winds from the E at South of St. John- VI 28 km from Rogues Bay - Lava Flows). 0.5m 6s windswell from the NNE with a 0.2m 8s swell from the N and a 0.2m 10s swell from the NNW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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The above surf forecast table for Rogues Bay - Lava Flows provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Rogues Bay - Lava Flows can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Rogues Bay - Lava Flows surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Rogues Bay - Lava Flows) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Rogues Bay - Lava Flows is 5 km (3 miles) from Road Town. If you plan a holiday in Tortola - BVI, look for hotels and other accommodation in Road Town. Road Town has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.