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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 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 8AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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 Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
0
0
1
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
NNE
13
0.4
NNE
13
0.4
NNE
13
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.6
NNE
12
0.5
NE
13
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
NE
13
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
69
67
59
58
58
58
103
83
51
82
71
71
69
69
69
66
61
44
59
31
31
47
31
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:33AM0.34m
6:59PM0.51m
6:21AM0.31m
7:53PM0.55m
7:10AM0.29m
8:47PM0.58m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.19m
11:54AM0.06m
1:36AM0.18m
12:35PM0.02m
2:38AM0.16m
1:20PM-0.02m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:45
6:45
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
24
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
27
27
27
27
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
13
0.4
NNE
13
0.4
NNE
13
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.6
NNE
12
0.5
NE
13
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
NE
13
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
NE
11
Energy kJ
69
69
67
59
58
58
58
103
83
51
82
71
71
69
69
19
66
61
44
59
31
31
25
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NW
10
0.3
NE
13
0.1
NW
9
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
NNW
8
0.5
NE
12
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.4
NNE
11
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
1
3
2
9
8
8
8
4
28
3
10
18
16
7
69
7
6
6
6
5
5
47
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.3
NE
11
Energy kJ
1
1
3
2
4
2
3
8
7
7
7
2
7
8
2
7
7
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
E
4
1.2
E
5
Energy kJ
41
64
100
107
110
100
99
102
87
78
82
57
66
64
78
27
56
81
80
89
95
101
37
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
135
137
165
145
145
145
145
141
135
135
145
145
145
0
145
165
147
135
145
145
145
903
903
555
Best forecast wave conditions in Tortola - BVI
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in British Virgin Islands
Rating
(10 max)
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
5
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