Great and Little Carrot Bays surfForecast / Tortola / British Virgin Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 AST
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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
27.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Great and Little Carrot Bays today?

The current surf forecast for Great and Little Carrot Bays at 8PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

Table - waves today at Great and Little Carrot Bays. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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)
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
13
0.7
NNE
13
0.8
NNE
13
0.7
NNE
13
0.7
NNE
13
0.6
NNE
13
0.6
NNE
12
0.6
N
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
181
195
178
176
127
117
106
58
58
58
58
103
101
98
89
86
48
47
45
26
43
52
48
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:00PM0.41m
5:57AM0.37m
6:53PM0.44m
6:36AM0.34m
7:40PM0.47m
7:13AM0.31m
Low Tide
11:37AM0.14m
00:10AM0.18m
12:11PM0.12m
1:11AM0.18m
12:42PM0.10m
2:07AM0.18m
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5:52
5:52
5:52
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6:37
6:38
6:38
6:38
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
27
26
26
26
27
26
25
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
30
27
28
27
27
28
29
26
26
28
27
28
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
29
28
28
28
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
13
0.7
NNE
13
0.8
NNE
13
0.7
NNE
13
0.7
NNE
13
0.6
NNE
13
0.6
NNE
12
0.6
N
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
N
9
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
Energy kJ
201
181
195
178
176
127
117
106
58
15
15
41
103
101
98
89
86
48
47
45
26
43
52
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.3
NE
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
7
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.4
N
10
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
10
7
4
6
7
17
18
2
31
58
58
11
11
11
16
11
1
11
11
11
13
9
9
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NNE
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NE
7
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
NNE
12
0.1
E
6
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNW
9
0.1
NE
6
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
14
Energy kJ
7
26
5
5
5
5
2
3
2
30
28
58
1
27
15
1
20
25
12
12
23
12
4
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
E
3
0.4
ESE
5
Energy kJ
13
16
10
20
29
19
19
18
20
11
5
5
1
1
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
39
30
0
0
0
0
45
144
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Tortola - BVI
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in British Virgin Islands
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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