Brewers Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Tortola – BVI, British Virgin Islands)

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Brewers Bay Surf Guide

Brewers Bay in Tortola is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the south southeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. The beach breaks consists of lefts. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Brewers Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	2
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	81°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Brewers Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Brewers Bay occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Brewers Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Brewers Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 8% of the time in January while 15% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 77% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

15%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

77%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Brewers Bay Location Map

Interactive Brewers Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Brewers Bay is Terrance B Lettsome International (Roadtown/beef Island) Airport (EIS) in Virgin Isl., 11 km (7 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Brewers Bay is Cyril E King (St. Thomas) Airport (STT), also in Virgin Isl., 36 km (22 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Brewers Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 14 April 2025, 14:08 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 14
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (ft)	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
Period (s)	7	7	7	10
Wind (mph)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross	cross

What does Brewers Bay look like?

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Tides at Brewers Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Road Town, 3 miles from Brewers Bay.

Next High Water: 10:10pm | 2ft

Next Low Water: 02:59pm | 0ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Brewers Bay Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 25.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (27.1 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Brewers Bay won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 81°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite