Monitoring wave action....

what app are you using? I wouldnt mind having one for STX

This is pretty typical for this time of year. Swimmers need to beware and no exploring the rocky coasts as one can get swept away as every now and then you can get an exectionally large breaking wave in an incoming set. No time to be fishing off the rocks.

Meteorological - HIGH SURF ADVISORY

Issued By: NWS San Juan (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Affected Jurisdictions: St. John, St. Thomas Counties

Headline: (EXTENSION - time) High Surf Advisory issued March 13 at 6:38AM AST until March 14 at 6:00PM AST by NWS San Juan

...Dangerous Surf Conditions Will Now Continue Through Thursday Afternoon... .Large North To Northeast Swells Will Affect The Atlantic Coastline With Dangerous Surf Conditions Along North Facing Coastlines Of Puerto Rico...Culebra...Vieques And The Northern U.S. Virgin Islands And To Continue Forecast Through Thursday Afternoon. Therefore The High Surf Advisory Has Been Extended. ...High Surf Advisory Now In Effect Until 6 PM AST Thursday... The High Surf Advisory Is Now In Effect Until 6 PM AST Thursday. * Waves And Surf: Large Swells Of 8 To 10 Feet. This Will Result In Large Breaking Waves 12 To 15 Feet. * Timing: Through At Least Thursday Afternoon. * Impacts: Large Breaking Waves Will Create Dangerous Surf Conditions And Frequent Rip Currents. Minor Coastal Flooding Is Still Possible In Isolated Areas...Around The Time Of High Tide. The Times Of The Next High Tide For The Following Locations Are: Aguadilla Harbor: 10:22 AM AST This Morning At 1.18 Feet And 9:52 PM AST This Evening At 12.3 Feet. Arecibo Harbor: 10:33 AM AST This Morning At 1.25 Feet And 10:10 PM AST This Evening At 1.6 Feet. San Juan Harbor: 11:06 AM AST This Morning At 1.14 Feet And 10:38 PM AST This Evening At 1.4 Feet. Magens Bay St Thomas: 10:13 AM AST This Morning At 0.48 Feet.

A High Surf Advisory Means That High Surf Will Affect Beaches In The Advisory Area...Producing Rip Currents And Localized Beach Erosion. Local Beach Goers...And Inexperienced Surfers And Swimmers Should Stay Out Of The Water Until These Hazardous Surf Conditions Subside. Persons On The Beach Should Be Vigilant For Large Breaking Waves Surging Upon The Shore...Which Can Carry People Of All Sizes Into The Ocean. You Should Avoid Being Near The Shore Line And Stay Off Of Rock Formations.

this is what I use in addition to NWS

http://www.windfinder.com/

I'm using MSW magic seaweed app and "tide data" free so far. I also kinda judge on the waves crashing on outer brass lol. If I see that I assume northside snorkel is a no go.

Yeah, I see a wave that breaks out on an outer reef that I can see from my gallery, I call it indicator. If it is breaking I head for the south shore where the water isn't all stirred up

This is pretty typical for this time of year. Swimmers need to beware and no exploring the rocky coasts as one can get swept away as every now and then you can get an exectionally large breaking wave in an incoming set. No time to be fishing off the rocks.

A close longtime friend of mine just died this weekend and another got injured trying to save someone that got swept off the rocks in the BVI. Mother Nature can have a real vicious streak to her this time of year so please be careful in the water...

You can look at the buoy reports on www.weathercarib.com -- they are spread N and S - click on wave height for the 5 day graph - 41043 will give you a good Nside idea to compare to your visual -- [it is Magens bay not Megan's, named after an old island family.]

NOAA has an app for wave height that uses several buoys in the area.

Here is a link exit zero posted on the travel board.

[www.ndbc.noaa.gov]

This is a good graphic representation of the last 5 days

Don't fret AandA this soon will pass. Dust off the boogie board and enjoy it while it lasts!

sttanon, I'm so sorry! I just read about Jost closing the bubbly pool until further notice as a result of that tragedy.

Secret Harbour was overrun with cruise ship tourists yesterday since it is usually a pretty calm beach. It's rather overcast today over here on the East side, though. It looks like if you went along the left side and in the middle, Secret Harbour would be nice. No idea on the number of tourists on the beach and in the water, though.

Should I just assume that south side beaches will all be about the same surf and likewise for north side?

Nope, southside beaches are usually a lot more calm than on the northside especially this time of year...

Stanton I am so very deeply sorry for your friend and his family. I did hear about that over in Jost. I agree gotta be careful when it like this. It was downright scary at hull yesterday. Locals were talking about how unusual it was to see the surf so far into the bay. Saw two crazy surfers out there and saw two others who said no way sitting under the trees. You could see what looked like an extremely fast moving whirlpool as the tide went back out. Scary.

VI - Secret harbor was packed! You may have seen me 🙂 I did my first gig yesterday with Web and St. Thomas Adventures and loved it! It's really great to be able to share my passion of the ocean with the tourists. I hope I did a great job and they will be using me for a guide a lot. They are awesome to work with!