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Hey there,
I'm moving to STX in mid jan. Found a place (today, ha, yay me) that's about a 15 min walk from Christiansted...no job yet but trying to work on it. Talked with my new landlord and he said there isn't really all that much surf, but was readin up on it and supposedly the waves are there now, Nov-March. Is this the case? Any suggestions on favorite spots? Any dangers to know about? Thank you much!
Posted : November 25, 2008 11:05 pm
Judyth's Fancy. Just watch out for the sea urchins. About 10 min drive from downtown C' Sted
Posted : November 25, 2008 11:32 pm
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Sea urchins, bad news bears, thanks for the warning. And if I may ask, longboard waves?!?...can't ride a shortboard......yet.
Posted : November 25, 2008 11:48 pm
Definitely long board waves, never that big. Around Judith Fancy/columbus cove area. Don't move here for the surf. Talking 3 or 4 ft waves.
Posted : November 26, 2008 2:51 am
i have tons of friends that surf down here - you gotta get up early and go find them. Usually Judith's Fancy is where they all hang out but they all travel down to Frederiksted to catch them there, too. Also Cane Bay and Carambola. People surf here year round, not just from November to March. I think you'll have fun. No huge waves, but still enough to have fun on.
Posted : November 26, 2008 12:16 pm
Twice in the last two months there have been swell warnings...Easy 10 foot waves at Carambola. Was a blast....the riptide is very strong over there, but there are no sea urchins 🙂 I have rasberrys on both shoulders from getting thrown by waves lol... Lots of guys with power fins and boogy boards at Cane Bay and Carambola.
Posted : November 26, 2008 2:34 pm
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Wow, this is awesome info. Thanks! Small waves are cool, like you said, as long as there are enough to have fun...that and ah, big waves and I aren't the best of friends yet, HA. I'll look up these places on-line and scope out the scene before I get there, this is exciting...hopefully I can catch some of you out there. Surfin buddies followed by maybe, hmmmm, beers?!? 🙂 Thank you and have a good one today!
Posted : November 26, 2008 8:21 pm
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
514 AM AST THU NOV 27 2008
...LONG PERIOD NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS HAVE INVADED THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS...BRINGING LARGE BREAKING WAVES TO THE NORTH THROUGH NORTHEAST
EXPOSED COASTLINES...SHOALS AND REEFS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS...
PRZ001-002-005-008-012-013-VIZ001-002-271715-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081129T0000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA-
VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
514 AM AST THU NOV 27 2008
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST FRIDAY...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST FRIDAY.
THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL GENERATE STRONG AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS
WITHIN THE SURF ZONE...CALLED RIP CURRENTS. THESE NARROW OUTWARD
FLOWING CURRENTS CAN CARRY PEOPLE AND ANIMALS AWAY FROM THE COAST
LINE AND OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT
PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE
BEACH...AND SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH. YOU WILL EVENTUALLY LEAVE
THE GRIP OF THIS NARROW CURRENT...AND BE ABLE TO SAFELY SWIM TO
SHORE.
LOCAL BEACH GOERS...AND INEXPERIENCED SURFERS AND SWIMMERS ARE URGED
TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THESE HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS
SUBSIDE. IF YOU ARE ON THE BEACH...MAINTAIN 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.
THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH EROSION
AND MINOR SALT WATER INTRUSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
THE TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR: 9:08 AM THURSDAY MORNING AT 1.8 FEET
8:05 PM THURSDAY EVENING AT 0.8 FEET
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 9:29 AM THURSDAY MORNING AT 1.5 FEET
CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 7:40 AM THURSDAY MORNING AT 1.0 FEET
Posted : November 27, 2008 1:16 pm
