Trunk Bay - Shark Bay surfForecast / Tortola / British Virgin Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 AST
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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
27.4° 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 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

Table - waves today at Trunk Bay - Shark Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.3
NNW
12
0.5
N
11
0.6
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
33
33
31
28
61
82
100
123
120
123
123
123
128
128
88
88
64
59
57
35
34
33
33
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:13AM0.31m
8:23PM0.49m
7:49AM0.29m
9:04PM0.49m
8:25AM0.26m
9:44PM0.49m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.18m
1:14PM0.08m
2:58AM0.17m
1:46PM0.06m
3:47AM0.17m
2:20PM0.04m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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5:52
5:50
5:50
5:50
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6:38
6:39
6:39
6:39
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
28
27
26
27
28
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
28
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.3
N
10
0.5
N
11
0.6
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
Energy kJ
52
33
33
31
16
61
82
100
123
120
123
123
123
128
128
88
88
64
59
57
35
34
22
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.1
NW
10
0.2
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
Energy kJ
7
4
17
30
28
21
2
35
33
30
29
48
43
41
42
35
23
22
23
20
35
33
33
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
13
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
SE
7
0.2
NNE
14
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
4
7
8
3
3
2
19
2
2
2
6
6
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
E
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
Energy kJ
5
7
5
7
6
5
3
8
8
5
11
8
12
17
9
13
15
23
28
31
28
24
25
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
39
6
6
3
39
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
146
39
39
39
6
6
265
273
170
146
Best forecast wave conditions in Tortola - BVI
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in British Virgin Islands
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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