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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 21 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
28.0° 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 11AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (21 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (21 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
1.2
E
6
0.2
N
11
1.2
E
6
1
E
7
0.2
N
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
199
173
173
163
168
0
0
0
4
3
89
92
92
131
10
10
109
9
105
106
8
19
17
Wind (km/h)
30
E
35
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:00PM0.29m
1:14AM0.51m
1:12PM0.31m
2:04AM0.47m
2:26PM0.34m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.17m
5:56PM0.05m
8:07AM0.16m
7:05PM0.10m
8:53AM0.15m
8:22PM0.15m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:46
6:47
6:47
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
24
23
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.4
SE
6
0.2
N
11
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
N
10
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
2
6
10
9
9
9
13
13
19
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
11
10
3
9
8
8
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1
E
7
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
5
Energy kJ
159
199
173
173
163
168
113
108
91
88
91
89
92
92
131
59
82
109
62
105
106
59
83
90
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
141
157
145
145
145
250
145
145
145
145
145
145
773
268
272
555
165
490
831
894
903
555
555
165
Best forecast wave conditions in Tortola - BVI
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in British Virgin Islands
Rating
(10 max)
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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