A NEW MOON = HIGH WAVES! So pay attention to the moon.
More info on the moon/tide effect.
Some giant waves may appear during the Proxigean Tides
and
this site has the calendar of the next ones due. The next one is Jan. 30, 2010.
For current wind conditions here see
WindFinder.com.
The tides here are not too significant. They are variable though.
Caribbean tides show more variations than Gulf tides, but are small in amplitude, less than 50 cm,
and *diurnal tides are prominent. In the eastern Caribbean, the tides at St. Croix, Virgin Islands,
and at Willemstad, Nederlandse Antillen, are almost entirely diurnal, like Gulf tides. The amplitude
of the spring tide is about 40 cm, and of the neap tide, 15 to 20 cm at both locations. High spring
tide at St. Croix occurs about 3 hours earlier than at Willemstad, but low tide about 2h 20m later. As
the amplitude of the diurnal tide decreases and the small semidiurnal tide increases at neap tides,
the time sequence may vary irregularly. The tides are not simultaneous, as in the Gulf. -- from
J. B. Calvert
*Diurnal means once a day.
St. John, VI has the nearest tide data collection info if you need up to date area details. And
caricoos.org has more real time tide data.
See NOAA's East Caribbean site
for wave direcion picture.
Here's the Wind Report from the US Navy.
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