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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 1 am Wednesday 20 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
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 8AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 9 | N 9 | N 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | N 12 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 206 | 187 | 178 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 156 | 163 | 176 | 159 | 172 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 5 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:29PM0.57m | 10:53AM0.28m | 00:23AM0.55m | 12:00PM0.29m | 1:14AM0.51m | 1:12PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.16m | 4:52PM0.00m | 7:18AM0.17m | 5:56PM0.05m | 8:07AM0.16m | 7:05PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | SE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 117 | 144 | 206 | 187 | 178 | 138 | 100 | 117 | 167 | 156 | 163 | 176 | 159 | 172 | 177 | 93 | 89 | 83 | 83 | 69 | 77 | 94 | 115 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 141 | 145 | 145 | 894 | 145 | 262 | 555 | 145 | 165 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 257 | 165 | 157 | 165 | 165 | 145 | 894 | 0 | 773 | 165 |
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