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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 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 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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)
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
N
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
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
57
35
34
33
33
32
45
45
29
41
41
39
58
51
50
50
47
42
27
27
27
26
25
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
ESE
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:25AM0.26m
9:44PM0.49m
9:00AM0.25m
10:25PM0.48m
9:37AM0.24m
11:07PM0.47m
Low Tide
2:20PM0.04m
4:33AM0.16m
2:56PM0.04m
5:20AM0.17m
3:33PM0.04m
6:07AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
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5:50
5:48
5:48
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6:39
6:39
6:40
6:40
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
25
25
24
26
24
26
24
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
N
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
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Energy kJ
59
57
35
34
21
22
32
45
45
29
41
41
39
58
51
50
50
47
42
27
27
27
26
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNW
7
0.2
E
8
0.1
NE
10
0.3
NNW
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
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
0.1
NW
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
23
20
35
34
33
33
18
5
4
10
3
3
12
9
2
2
2
2
1
1
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
2
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
Energy kJ
11
27
27
25
17
22
22
26
22
36
37
40
23
30
32
30
28
44
51
47
41
40
42
33
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)
6
6
39
255
141
6
140
6
170
39
39
39
6
39
39
6
151
6
39
39
39
146
112
151
Best forecast wave conditions in Tortola - BVI
Rating
(10 max)
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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