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Trunk Bay - Shark Bay surfForecast / Tortola / British Virgin Islands
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 May 2026 ASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Trunk Bay - Shark Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Trunk Bay - Shark Bay sea temperature is
27.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Trunk Bay - Shark Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Trunk Bay - Shark Bay at 5PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trunk Bay - Shark Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 6 | |
71 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 60 | 48 | 59 | 43 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 107 | 135 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 163 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:53PM0.55m | 7:10AM0.29m | 8:47PM0.58m | 8:01AM0.27m | 9:41PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:35PM0.02m | 2:38AM0.16m | 1:20PM-0.02m | 3:37AM0.16m | 2:08PM-0.04m | 4:35AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — |
 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
 kJ | 30 | 30 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 60 | 48 | 59 | 43 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SE 8 | NE 11 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 11 | N 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — |
| kJ | 71 | 69 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | W 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 13 | N 8 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 36 | 28 | 26 | 77 | 45 | 61 | 85 | 91 | 97 | 82 | 56 | 47 | 67 | 85 | 95 | 87 | 87 | 97 | 107 | 135 | 74 | 87 | 94 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 145 | 141 | 140 | 170 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 908 | 836 | 487 | 170 | 211 | 560 | 151 | 151 | 908 | 277 | 560 | 487 | 170 | 560 |
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