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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 7 pm Saturday 16 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 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
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 ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat night, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 10 | N 9 | NNE 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | E 8 | |
31 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 150 | 135 | 153 | 182 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 217 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:47PM0.58m | 8:01AM0.27m | 9:41PM0.59m | 8:54AM0.26m | 10:35PM0.59m | 9:51AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM0.16m | 2:08PM-0.04m | 4:35AM0.16m | 2:59PM-0.05m | 5:31AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 8 | NNE 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
 kJ | 31 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NE 11 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 12 | N 7 | NNE 11 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 62 | 64 | 50 | 73 | 78 | 84 | 97 | 119 | 82 | 88 | 71 | 77 | 110 | 137 | 150 | 135 | 153 | 182 | 71 | 83 | 104 | 139 | 127 | 217 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 831 | 250 | 165 | 165 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 903 | 261 | 255 | 141 | 217 | 555 | 145 | 903 | 894 | 773 | 190 | 141 | 141 | 165 | 145 | 145 |
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