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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 16 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 6PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 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 (?)
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.9
ENE
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)13131284551512788888688899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3333311054568421713205255328373386331191355331317332297297299299
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:53PM
0.24
8:19AM
0.48
6:52PM
0.25
8:57AM
0.49
7:49PM
0.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:32PM
0.21
12:34AM
0.03
3:08PM
0.20
1:19AM
0.03
3:42PM
0.20
2:03AM
0.04
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52
Sunset--6:01-------6:02-------6:02-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------2--------11------
Temp. °C262626262625262626262626262626262626262626262626
Feels °C (?)252525252322242323232323232323232323242324232324
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