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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 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
27.2° 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: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.3
NNW
12
0.5
N
11
0.6
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
48
47
45
26
43
52
33
33
31
28
61
82
100
123
150
154
123
123
128
128
92
88
84
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:40PM0.47m
7:13AM0.31m
8:23PM0.49m
7:49AM0.29m
9:04PM0.49m
Low Tide
12:42PM0.10m
2:07AM0.18m
1:14PM0.08m
2:58AM0.17m
1:46PM0.06m
3:47AM0.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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5:52
5:50
5:50
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6:38
6:38
6:39
6:39
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
28
29
29
29
27
28
28
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
26
25
25
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
SE
4
0.5
N
11
0.6
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
Energy kJ
86
48
47
45
26
43
52
33
33
31
7
61
82
100
123
150
154
123
123
128
128
92
88
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.3
NNE
11
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
NW
10
0.2
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
N
10
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.3
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
12
0.4
SE
5
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
SE
5
0.4
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
Energy kJ
1
25
11
10
10
7
4
4
17
30
16
21
19
35
33
30
6
48
43
7
42
25
23
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
11
0.1
NE
6
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
13
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.3
NNW
12
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.4
NNE
12
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
NNE
11
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
19
1
12
12
23
12
4
7
8
3
28
2
2
2
2
2
50
6
11
41
5
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
Energy kJ
15
15
21
22
22
1
7
7
7
5
8
5
5
5
12
12
3
6
14
15
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
45
144
0
45
0
0
4
135
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
141
45
45
135
Best forecast wave conditions in Tortola - BVI
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in British Virgin Islands
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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