North Side surfForecast / Necker Island / British Virgin Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 May 2026 AST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
North Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North Side sea temperature is
27.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at North Side today?

The current surf forecast for North Side at 8PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (15 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (15 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

Table - waves today at North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
7
0.8
NE
12
0.7
NE
12
0.7
NE
12
0.7
NE
12
0.6
NE
11
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
0.6
NE
11
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
172
141
139
137
104
320
329
99
291
305
305
396
432
432
382
432
432
422
418
477
466
553
581
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:51PM0.41m
5:29AM0.21m
8:48PM0.43m
5:50AM0.20m
9:44PM0.44m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.03m
2:57AM0.20m
12:42PM-0.01m
4:18AM0.20m
1:29PM-0.04m
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:44
6:44
6:45
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
25
25
24
24
24
25
27
27
25
25
24
24
24
26
26
24
25
25
24
23
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
12
0.8
NE
12
0.7
NE
12
0.7
NE
12
0.7
NE
12
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Energy kJ
172
172
141
139
137
104
101
99
99
99
76
76
77
77
79
76
72
40
55
54
55
54
37
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.2
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
NE
10
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
15
8
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
18
15
17
5
5
1
7
9
8
8
13
39
8
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
8
8
14
2
2
11
5
5
5
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
Energy kJ
212
251
258
258
265
292
320
329
308
291
305
305
396
432
432
382
432
432
422
418
477
466
553
581
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
24
35
24
174
170
169
198
180
180
180
925
864
516
198
240
588
180
180
925
306
588
516
198
588
Best forecast wave conditions in Necker Island - BVI
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in British Virgin Islands
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our North Side surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest