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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 May 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
27.9° 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 5AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (11 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (11 May)4ft (1.2m)7s

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 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
5
0.1
E
10
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.1
E
10
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.3
NNE
14
0.3
NNE
15
0.3
NNE
14
0.3
NNE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NNE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
2
17
17
2
112
127
128
123
103
85
86
81
80
78
20
20
41
42
41
41
54
51
70
Wind (km/h)
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:18AM0.42m
4:06PM0.35m
4:02AM0.40m
5:07PM0.41m
4:47AM0.37m
6:04PM0.46m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.17m
10:03PM0.20m
10:44AM0.14m
11:20PM0.20m
11:17AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:46
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:43
6:44
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
23
24
25
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
25
25
27
25
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
27
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
15
0.1
NW
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.3
NNE
14
0.3
NNE
15
0.3
NNE
14
0.3
NNE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NNE
13
Energy kJ
4
2
17
17
2
2
3
1
4
2
4
7
19
20
20
20
41
42
41
41
54
51
70
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
N
15
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
15
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
Energy kJ
2
4
4
2
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
6
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
6
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
1
1
4
8
3
4
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
4
1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
5
Energy kJ
57
74
57
85
108
112
127
128
123
103
85
86
81
80
78
48
48
54
47
56
65
69
65
47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
217
555
555
272
272
903
272
165
145
165
145
0
0
0
145
145
142
135
136
145
145
145
141
137
Best forecast wave conditions in Tortola - BVI
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in British Virgin Islands
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
9
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