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Great and Little Carrot Bays Surf Forecast
/ Tortola (12 surf breaks) /
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Great and Little Carrot Bays surfForecast / Tortola / British Virgin Islands
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 ASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Great and Little Carrot Bays surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Great and Little Carrot Bays sea temperature is
27.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Great and Little Carrot Bays today?
The current surf forecast for Great and Little Carrot Bays at 7PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Great and Little Carrot Bays. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 13 | NNE 11 | NE 13 | |
78 | 83 | 78 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 54 | 51 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 103 | 82 | 51 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:07PM0.41m | 4:47AM0.37m | 6:04PM0.46m | 5:33AM0.34m | 6:59PM0.51m | 6:21AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM0.14m | 11:20PM0.20m | 11:17AM0.10m | 00:30AM0.19m | 11:54AM0.06m | 1:36AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 |
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Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | NE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | ENE 8 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | ENE 7 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 13 | NNE 11 | NE 13 |
 kJ | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 54 | 51 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 103 | 82 | 51 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | NNE 14 | ENE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 14 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 9 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 6 | NW 10 | NE 13 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 7 | NE 9 | N 6 | — | N 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 78 | 83 | 78 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 49 | 59 | 56 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 51 | 67 | 75 | 90 | 97 | 94 | 97 | 93 | 62 | 85 | 91 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 45 | 145 | 145 | 165 | 165 | 147 | 208 | 583 | 894 | 268 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 137 | 141 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 141 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 |
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