High Surf Advisory issued February 11 at 4:59AM ChST until February 13 at 4:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 8 to 11 feet and dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...West and north facing reefs of the Marianas. * WHEN...Until 4 PM ChST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Large, long-period north-northwest swell is producing hazardous surf and dangerous rip currents. Surf and rip risk could subside briefly later today, however, both are expected to again build as another round of large swell moves into the region. As the swell shifts more toward the north-northeast
High Surf Advisory issued February 10 at 3:29AM ChST until February 13 at 4:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 8 to 11 feet and dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...West and north facing reefs of the Marianas. * WHEN...From 6 AM Monday to 4 PM ChST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Large, long-period north-northwest swell is approaching the Marianas and will arrive early this morning. This swell will produce hazardous surf and dangerous rip currents. Surf and rip risk could subside briefly Tuesday, however, both are expected to again build as another
Rip Current Statement issued February 10 at 3:29AM ChST until February 13 at 4:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 8 to 11 feet and dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...West and north facing reefs of the Marianas. * WHEN...From 6 AM Monday to 4 PM ChST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Large, long-period north-northwest swell is approaching the Marianas and will arrive early this morning. This swell will produce hazardous surf and dangerous rip currents. Surf and rip risk could subside briefly Tuesday, however, both are expected to again build as another
Rip Current Statement issued February 8 at 3:27AM ChST until February 8 at 5:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 7 to 9 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...North facing reefs of the Marianas. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 5 PM ChST this afternoon. For the High Rip Current Risk, through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
High Surf Advisory issued February 8 at 3:27AM ChST until February 8 at 5:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 7 to 9 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...North facing reefs of the Marianas. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 5 PM ChST this afternoon. For the High Rip Current Risk, through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
High Surf Advisory issued February 7 at 4:24AM ChST until February 8 at 6:00AM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
UPDATE TO INCREASE THE DURATION OF THE ADVISORIES. ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CHST SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 9 to 11 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...North facing reefs of the Marianas. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 6 AM ChST Saturday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best
Rip Current Statement issued February 7 at 4:24AM ChST until February 8 at 6:00AM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
UPDATE TO INCREASE THE DURATION OF THE ADVISORIES. ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CHST SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 9 to 11 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...North facing reefs of the Marianas. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 6 AM ChST Saturday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best
Rip Current Statement issued January 28 at 3:44PM ChST until February 2 at 4:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...East facing reefs of the Marianas. * WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strengthening trade swell will produce a high risk of rip currents along east facing reefs for the latter half of this week, especially Thursday night onward as a trade-wind surge builds across the region. Additionally, the high risk of rip currents may spread to north facing reefs as north swell increases across the Marianas, which would also produce hazardous surf for north reefs. These
High Surf Advisory issued January 23 at 2:12PM ChST until January 25 at 3:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 7 to 9 feet at Kosrae and 9 to 12 feet at Majuro. * WHERE...East facing reefs of Kosrae and Majuro. * WHEN...Until 3 PM ChST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion.
High Surf Advisory issued January 19 at 3:07PM ChST until January 20 at 4:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
* WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 6 to 9 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...North facing reefs of the Marianas. * WHEN...Until 4 PM ChST Monday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There is a pulse of north swell moving south across the far northern Marianas associated with a decaying shear line. Altimetry shows sea heights of 10 to 13 feet near Agrihan northward