North Side surfForecast / Necker Island / British Virgin Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 AST
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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
27.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at North Side today?

The current surf forecast for North Side at 7AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)99999999999991211111010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)351351306304304298299299257262224224224341372379352338218209210156152148
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43AM
0.36
5:57AM
0.37
7:02AM
0.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:24PM
-0.01
10:27PM
-0.02
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise---6:50-------6:50-------6:50----
Sunset------6:07-------6:08-------6:08-
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C262525252525252525252424242525252525252525252626
Feels °C (?)252324242324242524242323232726252525252525252626
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