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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 May 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
27.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Trunk Bay - Shark Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Trunk Bay - Shark Bay at 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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 Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
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)
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
29
28
41
39
58
51
50
50
47
42
41
27
27
26
25
25
25
31
37
37
36
35
32
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
9:00AM0.25m
10:25PM0.48m
9:37AM0.24m
11:07PM0.47m
10:17AM0.24m
11:49PM0.46m
Low Tide
2:56PM0.04m
5:20AM0.17m
3:33PM0.04m
6:07AM0.17m
4:11PM0.05m
6:56AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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5:48
5:48
5:48
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6:39
6:40
6:40
6:40
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
28
27
26
25
25
26
25
25
27
25
26
27
26
27
25
24
27
28
27
27
25
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Energy kJ
31
29
28
41
39
58
51
50
50
47
42
41
27
27
26
25
25
25
31
37
37
36
35
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
N
7
0.1
NE
4
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
NW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
Energy kJ
11
10
9
1
12
9
2
2
2
2
1
5
8
8
8
8
7
12
2
4
10
14
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
W
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.3
NE
8
0.1
NW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
4
9
3
2
2
3
1
4
2
2
2
1
11
4
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
Energy kJ
24
24
28
35
34
22
31
32
28
17
34
32
39
37
39
37
37
51
41
43
48
43
25
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
39
39
39
39
39
39
6
140
265
908
151
112
39
39
39
149
587
200
39
6
39
39
6
146
Best forecast wave conditions in Tortola - BVI
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in British Virgin Islands
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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