Caret Bay Surf Forecast

/ Saint Thomas (4 surf breaks) /

US Virgin Islands (4 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Caret Bay surfForecast / Saint Thomas / US Virgin Islands

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 AST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Caret Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Caret Bay sea temperature is 27.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Caret Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Caret Bay at 9PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 May)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Afternoon (23 May)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Evening (23 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	5s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.
	Sat 23					Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tue 26
	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 11	E 5	E 6	E 5	E 6	E 6	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 12	ENE 5	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NNE 10	NE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	11	129	125	109	125	138	19	17	17	8	8	14	87	13	25	24	23	26	19	19	24	23	18	23
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			2:39PM0.24m				2:58AM0.34m				4:04PM0.28m				3:30AM0.31m					5:21PM0.31m			3:56AM0.27m
Low Tide	9:46AM0.15m				8:23PM0.15m				10:10AM0.13m				9:59PM0.19m				10:35AM0.11m					11:22PM0.20m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—
	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	6:50
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1
Temp °C	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Feels °C	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	24	23	23	22	23	22	25	23	24	23	23	23	23	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NNE 10	NE 10
kJ	11	11	11	19	19	19	19	17	17	8	14	14	13	13	25	24	23	26	19	19	24	23	18	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 12	N 10	NNE 10	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	—	N 12	NNE 9	NNE 12	NNE 12	NE 9	NE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	9	3	8	19	4	4	—	—	—	3	8	14	14	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 12	NNE 9	NE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	8	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 5	E 6	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	153	129	125	109	125	138	153	164	164	192	176	181	87	214	206	181	205	199	208	269	270	262	274	290
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Cherry Hill East Coast	Cherry Hill East Coast	Guibia Caribbean Coast	Wilderness Puerto Rico	El Unico Puerto Rico	El Unico Puerto Rico	Guibia Caribbean Coast	Guibia Caribbean Coast	Cherry Hill East Coast	Cherry Hill East Coast	Guibia Caribbean Coast	Guibia Caribbean Coast	Guibia Caribbean Coast	Guibia Caribbean Coast	Guibia Caribbean Coast	Wilderness Puerto Rico	Punta de Guiria Sucre	Little Malibu (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Punta de Guiria Sucre	Little Malibu (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Wilderness Puerto Rico	Wilderness Puerto Rico	Guibia Caribbean Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	241	782	782	522	231	133	133	522	522	782	782	522	522	522	522	522	231	873	240	873	240	231	231	522
Best forecast wave conditions in Saint Thomas
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	7	9	9

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