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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 17 Jan 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 1.1°C warmer than 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 7PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (17 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNE
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)1277888888888889999999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13168210282373339339297297304304364364363328299351359372380450426469469
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19AM
0.48
6:52PM
0.25
8:57AM
0.49
7:49PM
0.27
9:33AM
0.50
8:45PM
0.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:08PM
0.20
1:19AM
0.03
3:42PM
0.20
2:03AM
0.04
4:13PM
0.20
2:48AM
0.06
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52
Sunset--6:02-------6:02-------6:04-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1--------11-------
Temp. °C262626262626262626262626262626262626262626262626
Feels °C (?)242323232223232323232323232324242324242323232323
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