Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | High Surf Advisory |
| Area(s): | Guam; Rota; Tinian; Saipan |
| Effective: | 2026-01-30 @ 11:52 pm -> 2026-02-02 @ 2:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 12:00 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 3:00 pm |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Tiyan GU on 2026-01-30 @ 11:52 pm |
| Headline: | High Surf Advisory issued January 31 at 3:52PM ChST until February 3 at 6:00AM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 8 to 11 feet and dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...High Surf for north facing reefs of the Marianas. High Risk of Rip Currents for north and east facing reefs. * WHEN...Until 6 AM ChST Tuesday. * 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...Surf is or will shortly build to around hazardous levels of 9 feet for north facing reefs with dangerous rip currents along north and east facing reefs. Surf is expected to peak around 11 feet Sunday before slowly decreasing through Monday night as the shear line weakens and the northerly swell diminishes. |
| Alert: | Rip Current Statement |
| Area(s): | Guam; Rota; Tinian; Saipan |
| Effective: | 2026-01-30 @ 11:52 pm -> 2026-02-02 @ 2:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 12:00 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 3:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Tiyan GU on 2026-01-30 @ 11:52 pm |
| Headline: | Rip Current Statement issued January 31 at 3:52PM ChST until February 3 at 6:00AM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 8 to 11 feet and dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...High Surf for north facing reefs of the Marianas. High Risk of Rip Currents for north and east facing reefs. * WHEN...Until 6 AM ChST Tuesday. * 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...Surf is or will shortly build to around hazardous levels of 9 feet for north facing reefs with dangerous rip currents along north and east facing reefs. Surf is expected to peak around 11 feet Sunday before slowly decreasing through Monday night as the shear line weakens and the northerly swell diminishes. |