Which Beach Today?
Live swell + wind vs. every bay’s exposure — USVI & BVI
North-shore swell
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loading forecast
South-shore swell
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Wind
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😌 Calmest picks today
Reading the live swell forecast…
🌊 Where it’s bumpy today
How this works
- Every bay has a curated exposure profile — the compass direction it opens toward and how much reef or headland protection it has.
- We pull the live 7-day swell and wind forecast for seven offshore points around the islands (Open-Meteo marine model), then score each beach by how squarely that swell enters its bay.
- The classic pattern: winter north swells wash out Magens, Cinnamon and Cane Garden Bay while the south shores stay flat; steady east trades put afternoon chop on east-facing beaches like Sapphire.
- The cruise-ship crowd forecast is overlaid from our port schedule, so you can trade a point of calm for a beach without four ships’ worth of company.
- Scores are a planning guide, not a safety rating — obey posted flags and lifeguards, and remember conditions change through the day.