Smugglers cove Surf Forecast

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British Virgin Islands (22 surf breaks)

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Smugglers cove surfForecast / Tortola / British Virgin Islands

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 04 Nov 2025 AST

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Smugglers cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Smugglers cove sea temperature is 29.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Smugglers cove this week:

The surf forecast for Smugglers cove over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 04) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Smugglers cove in the next 12 days are 1.2m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 07) at 11AM. 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 6s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 09) at 11AM.

Wave Type	Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	5PM (Tue 4th Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m) 7s
Best Surf	5PM (Tue 4th Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m) 7s
Most Powerful	11AM (Fri 7th Nov)	4ft (1.2m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Smugglers cove over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tue 04		Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	E	E	E	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	7	16	15	10	13	12	12	11	10	10	12	12	12	11	10	10	9	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	61	26	68	67	21	44	94	440	469	367	198	98	65	50	117	111	91	55	48	28	15
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	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	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	5:37PM 0.19		9:03AM 0.40			9:58AM 0.41			10:52AM 0.41			11:43AM 0.41			12:32PM 0.39			1:21PM 0.37
Low Tide / height (m)	3:48PM 0.18	12:58AM 0.02			1:33AM -0.01			2:09AM -0.04			2:49AM -0.04			3:33AM -0.03			4:26AM 0.00				5:33AM 0.04

	Tue 04		Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10
Sunrise	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22
Sunset	5:45	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:42	-	-

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

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The above surf forecast table for Smugglers cove provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Smugglers cove can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Smugglers cove 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 (Smugglers cove) 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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Smugglers cove is 10 km (6 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.