The Paradise Brief — Virgin Islands

🟢 Zero cruise ships today — St. Thomas and Road Town both clear. No ships at WICO, Crown Bay or Road Town. Beaches open to locals and stay-over visitors all day — no crowd wave.

⛈ Scattered showers, thunderstorms possible after noon. 50% chance of rain, ¼–½ inch possible. A passing thunderstorm is also possible 5–8 AM (TAF). East wind 14–17 mph, gusts to 22 mph. High 86°F.

⚠️ Small craft should exercise caution — open Atlantic (AMZ711). E ~15 kt, gusts to 25 kt, seas ~4 ft occ. 5 ft. Building tonight: 4–5 ft occ. 6 ft. No Small Craft Advisory in effect — BVI ferries running choppy, not rough.

🌀 Hurricane Isaias is in the north-central Gulf — no threat to the Virgin Islands. NHC expects no other tropical development for 7 days. Flying out through Atlanta, Houston, Charlotte or Miami? Check your connection — mainland weather may ripple into delays.

Beach & island

On the water

Captain's briefing

✈️ Travel out

⛴️ Ferries

Weather overview

86 / 78°F

Hi/Lo forecast

E 12–15 kt

Wind — gusts 19

~4 ft

Open seas (AMZ711)

6:11 AM

Sunrise

6:02 PM

Sunset

⛈ Showers + PM t-storms

50% rain chance — scattered showers, thunderstorms possible after noon. Partly sunny, high near 86°F. East wind 14–17 mph, gusts to 22 mph. ¼–½ inch of rain possible. Early-morning thunderstorm possible 5–8 AM at the airport. Tonight: scattered showers mainly after 9 PM, low around 78°F, East ~18 mph gusting 24. Sunday outlook: scattered showers, 30%, high 88°F, East ~17 mph.

Cruise ship crowd wave — St. Thomas today

🟢

Clear — 0 ships, 0 cruise passengers

No ships scheduled at WICO, Crown Bay or St. John · Road Town BVI also clear

Total today: 0 passengers · 0 ships. Carnival Magic left Thursday; the next STT call is Tuesday, Oct 13 (Norwegian Luna + Icon of the Seas). Every beach is on local-crowd rules today. Source: STT & STJ October 2026 cruise arrivals schedule.

Beaches — St. Thomas

Magens Bay Good

Water: Sheltered all day

Crowds: None 🟢

Sargassum: North-facing — lower risk

Best before noon — local Harvest Festival listed 12–5 PM

Sapphire Beach Caution

Water: Choppy — exposed to E swell

Crowds: None 🟢

Sargassum: East-facing — elevated risk

Chop + sargassum risk — check on arrival

Coki Point Caution

Water: Calm AM — chop builds after noon

Crowds: None 🟢

Sargassum: East-facing — elevated risk

Snorkel early — no cruise excursions today

Lindquist Beach Caution

Water: Choppy — exposed to E swell

Crowds: None 🟢

Sargassum: East-facing — elevated risk

Quiet, but east-exposed — verify on arrival

Brewers Bay STT Good

Water: Sheltered all day

Crowds: None 🟢

Sargassum: West-facing — lower risk

Flat west-side water in an east wind

Secret Harbour Good

Water: Sheltered all day

Crowds: None 🟢

Sargassum: South-facing — lower risk

Calm snorkel — good all day

Honeymoon Beach Good

Water: Sheltered all day

Crowds: None 🟢

Sargassum: West-facing — lower risk

Water Island ferry from Crown Bay — easy half day

Hull Bay Caution

Water: Choppy — exposed to NE swell

Crowds: None 🟢

Sargassum: North-facing — lower risk

NE swell at 8 sec wrapping in — surfers fine, swimmers careful

Beaches — St. John

Trunk Bay Caution

Water: Calm AM — chop builds after noon

Crowds: None 🟢

Sargassum: North-facing — lower risk

Some NE swell on the north shore — go early

Cinnamon Bay Good

Water: Sheltered all day

Crowds: None 🟢

Sargassum: North-facing — lower risk

No cruise spillover today

Hawksnest Good

Water: Sheltered all day

Crowds: None 🟢

Sargassum: North-facing — lower risk

Short drive from Cruz Bay

Maho Bay Good

Water: Sheltered all day

Crowds: None 🟢

Sargassum: North-facing — lower risk

Turtles often feeding — excellent spot

Salt Pond Best pick

Water: Sheltered all day

Crowds: None 🟢

Sargassum: South-facing — lower risk

South shore, out of the NE swell — top STJ pick

Lameshur Bay Good

Water: Sheltered all day

Crowds: None 🟢

Sargassum: South-facing — lower risk

Remote, calm, uncrowded

Beaches — BVI

The Baths Yellow flag

Flag: Yellow (BVI DDM not confirmed today)

Water: Choppy — exposed to E swell

Crowds: None — no ships in Road Town 🟢

Verify physical flag at Spring Bay on arrival

Cane Garden Bay Caution

Water: Choppy — exposed to NE swell

Crowds: None 🟢

Sargassum: North-facing — lower risk

North-shore swell wrap — swim inside the bay

White Bay, JVD Good

Water: Sheltered all day

Crowds: None 🟢

Sargassum: South-facing — lower risk

Beach is fine — the crossing is the choppy part

Beaches — Anegada

Anegada, BVI — zero cruise ships (permanent baseline) · a full-day commitment from STT

Loblolly Bay Good

Orientation: North-facing

Sargassum: Lower risk

Crowds: None 🟢

Primary snorkel spot — reef-sheltered

Flash of Beauty Good

Orientation: North-facing

Sargassum: Lower risk

Crowds: None 🟢

Remote, no facilities — bring water

Cow Wreck Beach Good

Orientation: NW-facing

Sargassum: Lower risk

Crowds: None 🟢

Beach bar on site — scenic and peaceful

Setting Point Beach Good

Orientation: South-facing

Sargassum: Lower risk

Crowds: None 🟢

Next to the ferry dock and main anchorage

Keel Point Caution

Orientation: East-facing — exposed to E swell

Sargassum: Elevated risk

Crowds: None 🟢

Check conditions before going

East End Caution

Orientation: East-facing — exposed, remote

Sargassum: Elevated risk

Crowds: None 🟢

Horseshoe Reef nearby — 2026 record sargassum season

Anegada is a full-day trip from St. Thomas — go by scheduled ferry or flight today, not private boat (reef approach not recommended; see Captain's Briefing). The north beaches are reef-sheltered; the east end takes the swell and the sargassum.

Sargassum status Standing seasonal advisory (permanent)

2026 record sargassum season — advisory active. East-facing shores across USVI, BVI, and Anegada at elevated risk. No ground report for any specific beach today. Swimming near sargassum mats is not harmful, but small jellyfish live in the mats — watch for stings. Check on arrival at any east-facing beach.

Elevated risk
E-facing: Sapphire, Coki, Lindquist (STT)
Friis Bay, Drunk Bay (STJ)
Keel Point, East End (Anegada)

Lower risk
N/S/W: Magens, Brewers, Secret Harbour (STT)
Trunk, Salt Pond, Lameshur (STJ)
Loblolly, Cow Wreck, Setting Point (Anegada)

Today's picks & avoid

Magens Bay — the morning to go

No ships, sheltered water, north-facing. Get there early: a Harvest Festival & pumpkin patch is listed at Magens from noon, and afternoon storms are possible.

Salt Pond & Lameshur STJ — south shore

Out of the NE swell and out of the sargassum line. Calm, clear and quiet with no cruise spillover from Cruz Bay.

Plan around the afternoon storms

Thunderstorms are possible after noon. Out of the water at the first rumble, and keep a covered lunch spot as plan B.

East-facing beaches — check first

Sapphire, Lindquist and Coki take the east swell and sit on the sargassum line. Quiet today, but take a look before you unpack.

Capt's Read — Saturday, October 10

Here's a rare one — no ships at all, here or in Road Town. Carnival Magic sailed Thursday and nothing calls again until Tuesday, so every beach on the island belongs to us today. The catch is the sky: scattered showers all day, a 50% chance of rain, and thunderstorms possible after noon, with maybe one passing through early around the airport. So do your beach day in the morning. Magens is the call before lunch — flat water, no tour buses — but there's a Harvest Festival listed there from noon, so it'll fill with local families after that. On St. John, Salt Pond is the cleanest water on the island today. The trades are normal, East 14–17 mph, so the east-facing beaches are choppy and on the sargassum line; check before you settle in. BVI ferries are running in ordinary chop with no advisory. Hurricane Isaias is a Gulf of Mexico storm and nowhere near us — but if you're flying out through Atlanta or Houston, keep an eye on your connection. No local intel today.

Marine conditions — Small craft exercise caution (AMZ711) NDBC FZCA52 · issued 4:26 PM AST Fri Oct 9

Wind

Open waterE ~15 kt (AMZ711)

Guststo 25 kt (AMZ711)

TAF TISTE 8 kt early → 100° 12 kt 9a–6p

METAR obsE 8 kt @ 0053Z Oct 10 (confirmed)

Swell & sea state

Open seas~4 ft, occ. 5 ft (AMZ711)

Wave detailNE 4 ft @ 8 sec (AMZ711)

Sheltered waters1–2 ft (est)

AdvisorySCEC — no SCA

Navigation

Visibility6+ sm (TAF)

In showers / storms~3 sm (TAF 5–8 AM)

Surface current~0.3 kt W (est)

Magnetic var.13°W

Sunrise / set0611 / 1802

Tides — Charlotte Amalie

HW morning7:05 AM · 0.79 ft

LW midday1:08 PM · 0.52 ft

HW evening7:07 PM · 0.85 ft

DatumMLLW · NOAA 9751639

Tide curve — Charlotte Amalie NOAA 9751639 via fishingreminder · confirmed live

HW 7:05 AM (0.79 ft) → LW 1:08 PM (0.52 ft) → HW 7:07 PM (0.85 ft). Small range today (~0.3 ft) — mild tidal currents. Overnight LW 1:40 AM (0.52 ft).

Source: NOAA 9751639 via fishingreminder.com · Setting Point (Anegada) harmonic +50 min (est): HW ~7:55 AM · LW ~1:58 PM · HW ~7:57 PM

Waypoint conditions FZCA52 · AMZ711 current (Fri 4:26 PM) · AMZ716/723/726 from Thu 3:47 AM issue — est

Drake Channel Choppy

WindE 10–15 kt (AMZ723 — est)

Seas~3 ft (AMZ723 — est)

Wave detailE 3 ft @ 5 sec (est)

Roll factorModerate — short-period chop

Pillsbury Sound Good

WindE 10–15 kt (AMZ726 — est)

Seas1–2 ft (sheltered est)

Roll factorLow

Current CutMild — small tidal range

JVD approach Caution

WindE ~15 kt, g 25 (AMZ711)

Seas~4 ft occ. 5 north side (AMZ711)

White Bay entryManageable — south-facing

AnchorageSheltered once inside

The Baths Yellow

FlagYellow — verify on arrival

SwellE 3 ft (AMZ723 — est)

Dinghy landingUse caution — check flag

The Indians Caution

Seas~3 ft (AMZ723 — est)

VisibilityReduced in showers

Mooring ballsAvailable

Dive conditionsSome surge — out by early PM (t-storms)

Virgin Gorda → Anegada Not recommended

Distance~13 nm N from Gorda Sound

WindE 10–15 kt, g 20 (AMZ716 — est)

Seas3–4 ft occ. 5 (AMZ716 — est) · ~4 ft occ. 5 (AMZ711 proxy — est)

Reef approachNot recommended today
→ See Captain's Briefing for Horseshoe Reef detail

Anchorages shore facilities unconfirmed — call ahead

Norman Island / Willy T Good

Roll factorLow — sheltered

Willy TCall ahead

Mooring ballsAvailable

Cooper Island Good

Mooring ballsAvailable

Beach ClubCall ahead

SwellMinimal — W-side lee

Great Harbour JVD Rolly tonight

Mooring ballsAvailable

HoldingGood

Night rollWind building after 9 PM

Leverick Bay Good

Fuel dockCall ahead

MarinaCall ahead

SwellMinimal

Coral Bay STJ Good

Mooring ballsAvailable

HoldingGood

SargassumWatch prop/intake

Setting Point, Anegada See Captain's Briefing

ApproachSouth via marked channel only

Reef clearanceNever from east or north

Seas3–4 ft occ. 5 (AMZ716 — est)

Tides (harmonic est)HW ~7:55 AM · LW ~1:58 PM

VHFAnegada Reef Hotel Ch 16

BVI entry requirements standing requirements · not re-verified this build

Passport

Required for all

Cruising permit

Private vessels

Before 1600

Plan to clear customs

Customs hours and forms not re-confirmed against BVI Ports Authority today — call your port of entry before departure. No cruise ships in Road Town today, so the docks should be easy.

Passage routing

STT → STJ (Pillsbury Sound)

Sheltered from E — 1–2 ft (est). Small tidal range today, so Current Cut stays mild. LW 1:08 PM — the ebb runs late morning; E-bound smoother before 10 AM or after 3 PM (est).

STJ → BVI (Drake)

No SCA. Drake ~3 ft short-period chop (AMZ723 — est); north side of the islands ~4 ft occ. 5 (AMZ711). Go in the morning — t-storms possible after noon. Clear customs before 1600.

Sunday outlook

AMZ711 builds Saturday night to 4–5 ft occ. 6 with E 15–20 kt. Sunday on land: scattered showers, 30%, E ~17 mph, high 88°F. Watch the Sunday-morning marine update before an early start.

Today's picks & avoid — on the water

Pillsbury Sound — best local cruising

Protected from the E trade and well under 2 ft. Short hops to St. John beaches with no cruise-boat traffic today.

Make it a morning day

Thunderstorms possible after noon. Plan to be on the mooring or back in harbor by early afternoon. Lightning has no shelter on open water.

Virgin Gorda → Anegada — not today

Seas reach 4–5 ft on the north side of the bank. Horseshoe Reef approach not recommended — hold at Virgin Gorda. See Captain's Briefing.

Tonight — wind and seas building

E 15–20 kt and 4–5 ft occ. 6 offshore after dark. Set scope for the gusts and choose an anchorage sheltered from the east.

On the Water — Saturday, October 10

No Small Craft Advisory today, just the caution flag on the open Atlantic — AMZ711 is about 4 ft, occasionally 5, NE at 8 seconds, with E 15 gusting 25. Inside the islands it's easier. The TAF has the airport at E 8 early, then 100° at 12 kt from 9 AM to 6 PM. Thunderstorms are the real planner: one is possible 5–8 AM, and storms are around from midday into the evening. Get moving early and be secured by early afternoon. Pillsbury Sound is the easy water. Drake is a short, steep 3-footer — fine for a well-handled boat, and there are no cruise ships crowding Road Town. The tide range is small, under a third of a foot, so Current Cut won't fight you much. Anegada by private boat is off today: the north side of the bank is at or above the 4-ft reef threshold, so hold at Virgin Gorda. Tonight the wind builds and seas go 4–5, occasionally 6, so set your hook for it.

Marine conditions — SCEC AMZ711 · no SCA NDBC FZCA52 · 4:26 PM AST Fri Oct 9

~15 kt

Wind (AMZ711)

25 kt

Gust (AMZ711)

Wind direction

~4 ft

Sig wave ht (AMZ711)

NE 8 sec

Wave period

occ. 5 ft

Max wave (AMZ711)

1016.3 mb

SLP (METAR conf.)

84°F

Water temp (est)

TIST METAR 100053Z: 09008KT 10SM SCT030 28/24 A3001, SLP 1016.3 mb (confirmed live, ~5 hr old at publish). Prior 092353Z: 07005KT CLR, SLP 1015.5, -RA 2259–2311Z.

NWS forecast — Saturday + outlook

Wind forecast

0500–0900 (TAF)080/08 · TEMPO -TSRA 3SM

0900–1800 (TAF)100/12 · VCTS · BKN040

Sat night (NWS)E ~18 mph, g 24

Sunday (NWS)E ~17 mph, g 22

Sea state forecast

AMZ711 Sat~4 ft, occ. 5 ft

AMZ711 Sat night4–5 ft, occ. 6 ft

AMZ716 Sat (est)3–4 ft, occ. 5 ft

AMZ723 Sat (est)~3 ft · E 3 ft @ 5 sec

Navigation

Visibility6+ sm · 3 sm in TSRA

CeilingBKN 4,000 ft midday

Surface current~0.3 kt W (est)

Magnetic var.13°W

Sunrise / set0611 / 1802

Tides — Charlotte Amalie (NOAA 9751639)

HW morning7:05 AM · 0.79 ft

LW midday1:08 PM · 0.52 ft

HW evening7:07 PM · 0.85 ft

Setting Point +50 minHW ~7:55 AM · LW ~1:58 PM (est)

NWS AFD synopsis FZCA52 AMZ700 · issued 4:26 PM AST Fri Oct 9

SCEC on AMZ711 — no Small Craft Advisory. The weak central-Atlantic high is drifting east, pushed out by a front moving across the western Atlantic. A surface-induced trough approaching the area keeps E trades moderate to fresh, with choppy seas. A new high builds over the western Atlantic this weekend and holds moderate easterlies and choppy offshore seas. Rounds of showers and thunderstorms may make seas locally hazardous. Tropics: NHC TWO (2 PM EDT Fri) — Hurricane Isaias over the north-central Gulf; no tropical formation expected in the next 7 days. No tropical watches or warnings for PR/USVI/BVI. Verify on VHF WX-1 before passage decisions.

Barometric pressure — 24hr trend (TIST METAR SLP confirmed · NWS AFD trend)

TIST SLP 1015.5 mb at 2353Z, 1016.3 mb at 0053Z — the normal evening diurnal rise. With the trough nearby and a new Atlantic high building this weekend, expect pressure near 1015–1017 mb with the usual tidal swing (est). No falling trend.

Solid line = TIST METAR observations (aviationweather.gov). Dashed = estimated diurnal trend from NWS AFD synopsis — not observed.

Watch items today

1❌ Horseshoe Reef, Anegada — approach not recommended today. AMZ716 seas 3–4 ft occ. 5 (FZCA52 Thu 0347 issue — est); AMZ711 proxy ~4 ft occ. 5 (AMZ711 proxy — est). At or above the 4-ft threshold, the marked channel is hard to read in this chop. Hold at VG or postpone. Approach only from the south via the marked Setting Point channel — never from east or north. USCG notices: none found at build time. Contact: Anegada Reef Hotel VHF 16.

2⚠️ Marine zone gap — tonight's fetch returned AMZ700 + AMZ711 only and cut off before AMZ716/AMZ723. The AMZ716/723/726 figures are from the Thu Oct 8 0347 AST issue (~50 hr old at publish, est). AMZ711 (open Atlantic outside the Virgin Bank) is used as a cross-check proxy; it usually runs higher than inside-bank water, so the reef call leans conservative. Check the 0500 WX-1 broadcast for current AMZ716.

3⚠️ Thunderstorms — TAF TEMPO -TSRA 0500–0800 (vis 3 SM), then VCTS 0900–1800. NWS: t-storms possible after noon, rain ¼–½ in. Lightning, gust fronts and squalls can arrive fast. Complete open-water legs in the morning.

4⚠️ SCEC AMZ711 — E ~15 kt g25, ~4 ft occ. 5 Saturday, building Sat night to E 15–20 kt g25, 4–5 ft occ. 6. Not an SCA. North-side passages (JVD north, Tortola north shore) are the bumpy legs. Verify on WX-1 — 0500/1100/1700/2300.

5Tides — small range today (~0.3 ft). HW 0705 · LW 1308 · HW 1907 Charlotte Amalie. Current Cut stays mild; ebb runs late morning. Setting Point harmonic +50 min (est).

6Sargassum fouling risk elevated — 2026 record season. East-facing anchorages: use mooring balls where available, check raw-water intakes, and watch prop wash on shallow east-facing approaches.

VHF & communications

Ch 16

Hailing / distress

WX-1

NOAA wx · 0500/1100/1700/2300

Ch 68

BVI marina working

USCG District 7 — Safety & Navigation

No active USCG notices affecting USVI/BVI waters found at build time

Clear

Sea turtle boater protocol NOAA STAR / DPNR

🐢 Late nesting and hatching season (through October). Slow to idle in shallows. Do not anchor on sea grass. If you strike or entangle a turtle: stop engines immediately, do not remove gear, call the STAR hotline: 1-888-774-STAR (7827). Night: no white lights on beach — red lights only if necessary.

Captain's Briefing — Saturday, October 10

SLP 1016.3 at 0053Z, rising normally from 1015.5 an hour earlier — nothing in the pressure that should worry you. The AFD has a weak trough nearby keeping E trades moderate to fresh, and a new high building west this weekend. AMZ711 carries SCEC, not SCA: about 4 ft, occasionally 5, NE at 8 seconds, E 15 gusting 25. It builds tonight to 4–5, occasionally 6. Weather is the limiting factor. The TAF has TEMPO -TSRA 05–08 local with 3 SM, then VCTS under BKN040 from 09 to 18. So plan open-water legs for the morning and treat any building cell as a reason to hold. Watch item 1 is a no: AMZ716 reads 3–4 occasionally 5 from Thursday's issue, and the AMZ711 proxy is right at 4. That's the threshold, so Horseshoe stays off — hold at VG. The marine zones were cut off in tonight's fetch, so check AMZ716 on the 0500 WX-1 broadcast before you change that call. Tide range is minimal, about 0.3 ft, so Current Cut is a non-factor. Tropics are clear for us — Isaias is a Gulf storm and NHC expects nothing else for 7 days.

STT Cyril E. King — Check-In & Customs Delay · Saturday, October 10

Today's Customs Load

🔴 Heavy

Est. 50–70 min peak wait

9 mainline departures / ~1,414 seats, all between 12:09 and 4:45 PM — that's when the line peaks. Load is seat-derived from the live AeroDataBox schedule; wait range from the Saturday matrix. Live CBP wait data unavailable for STT.

Arrive at Airport

Plan 2½–3 hours before departure today.

No cruise traffic on the waterfront — roads should be lighter than usual. Afternoon thunderstorms are possible; allow extra drive time in heavy rain.

Weekly customs load — STT

Heavy

Mod

Light

Mod

Mod-Hvy

Heavy

Saturday highlighted · Peak departure day · Monday is Columbus Day / VI–PR Friendship Day — expect a busier-than-usual Monday too

Today's scheduled departures — STT mainline · 9 flights / ~1,414 seats

TimeDestinationFlight

12:09pHouston (IAH)United UA 2208

1:21pCharlotte (CLT)American AA 2684

1:48pMiami (MIA)American AA 943

2:10pNewark (EWR)United UA 1530

2:45pOrlando (MCO)Southwest WN 4136

2:47pAtlanta (ATL)Delta DL 1899

2:50pSan Juan (SJU)JetBlue B6 808

3:46pMiami (MIA)American AA 1391

4:45pWashington (IAD)United UA 1445

AeroDataBox live data — confirm with airline. Mainline carriers only, 6 AM–6 PM window. Hurricane Isaias over the north-central Gulf may cause knock-on delays at Atlanta, Houston, Charlotte and Miami — check your connection before leaving. No confirmed FAA ground stop affecting STT. Mobile Passport Control (MPC) app works at STT — download and set it up before you leave for the airport, not in the parking lot (App Store id1520656722 · Google Play gov.dhs.cbp.pspd.mpc).

EIS — Beef Island, BVI

StatusNormal operations (est)

Customs wait~30 min typical

NoteConfirm schedule with airline directly

Infrastructure

Power (WAPA) No district-wide outage reported at build time.

No advisory

Ferry — Red Hook ↔ Cruz Bay Hourly on published timetable

Scheduled

USVI ↔ BVI ferries No Small Craft Advisory — choppy open-water crossings

Choppy

Tropical activity Isaias in the north-central Gulf — no threat to VI. NHC: no new formation expected for 7 days.

Clear for VI

Events today

No major events or road closures reported. A Harvest Festival & Pumpkin Patch is listed at Magens Bay from 12–5 PM (community listing — confirm with organizer). Expect extra local traffic on the Magens road in the afternoon. Monday is Columbus Day / Virgin Islands–Puerto Rico Friendship Day.

Today's picks & avoid — travel

Saturday customs — heavy

All 9 mainline departures leave between noon and 4:45 PM, so the line peaks midday. Arrive 2½–3 hours early and set up the MPC app at home.

Mainland connections — Isaias

A Gulf hurricane, not ours, but it can ripple through ATL, IAH, CLT and MIA. Check your airline app for the connecting flight before you drive in.

Lighter roads — no cruise ships

No waterfront cruise traffic in Charlotte Amalie today. The usual drive to the airport should be quicker than on a ship day.

Afternoon storms — allow drive time

Thunderstorms are possible after noon, right in the departure window. Heavy rain slows island roads — leave a little earlier.

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