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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 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
27.8° 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 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)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 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
9
0.1
N
9
1.2
E
5
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
5
0.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
21
29
29
29
29
135
29
29
28
29
132
162
2
0
38
35
33
24
23
10
0
8
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:48PM0.26m
1:55AM0.44m
1:52PM0.28m
2:36AM0.43m
3:00PM0.31m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.19m
6:25PM0.13m
9:09AM0.19m
7:27PM0.16m
9:42AM0.18m
8:42PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:48
5:47
5:47
5:46
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6:42
6:42
6:43
6:43
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
27
26
27
26
26
26
27
27
26
27
26
26
25
25
25
27
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
24
25
23
24
24
26
26
25
26
25
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
18
18
21
29
29
29
29
9
29
29
28
29
3
4
5
5
38
35
33
24
23
4
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
SE
5
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
N
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
21
21
10
10
10
7
9
9
8
4
3
6
5
2
12
5
5
4
4
2
10
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
5
3
10
8
3
2
2
3
5
10
11
12
11
4
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
E
4
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
9
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
Energy kJ
7
6
7
9
10
4
12
135
22
22
24
27
132
162
54
73
62
62
58
57
61
66
67
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
149
45
45
45
811
415
415
165
165
165
781
781
905
951
555
555
165
555
903
903
894
831
555
217
Best forecast wave conditions in Tortola - BVI
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in British Virgin Islands
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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