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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 18 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
27.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
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 (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)8888888889999999101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)297297297297260347390354320343306313289380450450426435470460486486556508
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57AM
0.49
7:49PM
0.27
9:33AM
0.50
8:45PM
0.29
10:07AM
0.50
9:39PM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:42PM
0.20
2:03AM
0.04
4:13PM
0.20
2:48AM
0.06
4:42PM
0.19
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-6:52-------6:52-------6:52------
Sunset----6:02-------6:04-------6:05---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1--------1-1----
Temp. °C262626262626262626262626262626262626262626262626
Feels °C (?)232324242323232323232424242423232323232323232323
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