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Saipan · Northern Mariana Islands

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Where to surf

Sugar DockAround 1:00 PM GMT+10

Looks good · Low confidence

3.7–3.7 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 2.8 kt · cross-shore

Other places to check
  • Wing Beach · 11:00 AM–1:00 PM GMT+10 · Looks good
    4.1–4.1 ft · Offshore waves · not face height · 3.1 kt offshore
  • Lau Lau Bay · Around 1:00 PM GMT+10 · Looks good
    3.6–3.6 ft · Offshore waves · not face height · 2.8 kt cross-shore
Why this spot?
  • Light wind should keep the water smoother.

Saipan spots

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3 spots
Saipan surf forecast
SpotBreaking surfOutlookBest next 4hWindTideHourly timeline
Sugar DockWNW offshore model swell · 2.5 ft @ 8s
UnavailableLooks goodLow confidenceAround 1:00 PMSSE 3 ktcross-shore0.5 ftnear low
Lau Lau BayWNW offshore model swell · 2.2 ft @ 8s
UnavailableLooks goodLow confidenceAround 1:00 PMSSE 3 ktcross-shore0.5 ftnear low
Wing BeachNW offshore model swell · 3.0 ft @ 9s
UnavailableLooks goodLow confidence11:00 AM–1:00 PMSE 2.6 ktoffshore0.5 ftnear low

Saipan

3 spots

Sugar Dock

Unavailable

Offshore swell: WNW 2.5 ft @ 8s

Looks goodLow confidenceWhen to goAround 1:00 PM
WindSSE 3 ktcross-shoreTide0.5 ftnear low
Hourly timeline
UUnavailable3.10.5 ft
UUnavailable30.5 ft
UUnavailable3.40.5 ft
UUnavailable2.80.5 ft
Open hourly forecast

Lau Lau Bay

Unavailable

Offshore swell: WNW 2.2 ft @ 8s

Looks goodLow confidenceWhen to goAround 1:00 PM
WindSSE 3 ktcross-shoreTide0.5 ftnear low
Hourly timeline
UUnavailable3.10.5 ft
UUnavailable30.5 ft
UUnavailable3.40.5 ft
UUnavailable2.80.5 ft
Open hourly forecast

Wing Beach

Unavailable

Offshore swell: NW 3.0 ft @ 9s

Looks goodLow confidenceWhen to go11:00 AM–1:00 PM
WindSE 2.6 ktoffshoreTide0.5 ftnear low
Hourly timeline
UUnavailable2.80.5 ft
UUnavailable2.60.5 ft
UUnavailable30.5 ft
UUnavailable3.10.5 ft
Open hourly forecast

Seven-day outlook

DaySurfBest periodWhereWind
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 1–8 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0–6 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0–6.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0.5–6.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 1.5–6 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0.5–6 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0–4 kt varying direction
Forecast sources 4/9 current

Coastal waves, offshore swell, and surf height describe different conditions. Source availability does not measure forecast accuracy.

Report or official forecast

NWS Saipan · west-facing reefs

NWS Saipan · west-facing reefs; Official breaking-surf height for the named Saipan reef face; conditions vary within that island-facing zone
Current

Wave observation

PacIOOS ERDDAP

Wave buoy observations and regional ocean datasets; market adapter or station mapping not connected
UnavailableNo source time

Wave observation

NOAA NDBC real-time station files

Tanapag NDBC 52211 has no recent wave values and Sugar Dock 52162 stopped updating; no stale observation substituted. no opposite-island or distant buoy is substituted.
UnavailableNo source time

Tide prediction

NOAA CO-OPS Tides and Currents API

NOAA Saipan 1633227 · 10 km from spot; predicted high/low events above MLLW, converted to feet. Timestamp is retrieval time; provider issue time is not supplied.
Current

Tide prediction

WorldTides API

Tide predictions and station lookup; market adapter or station mapping not connected
UnavailableNo source time