Bird Island Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands)

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Bird Island Surf Guide

Bird Island in Saipan is an exposed reef break that has quite consistent surf. Offshore winds are from the southwest. The best swell direction is from the north. Good surf at all stages of the tide. An uncrowded break, even when it is working. Beware of - Urchins - Rocks - Sharks.

Bird Island Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	28.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bird Island:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bird Island occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Bird Island (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Bird Island with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 10% of the time in August while 7% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 83% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

10%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

83%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Bird Island Location Map

Interactive Bird Island surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Bird Island is Saipan International Airport (SPN) in Mariana Islands, which is 21 km (13 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Bird Island is West Tinian Airport (TNI), also in Mariana Islands, 38 km (24 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Bird Island Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 05:47 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Bird Island

Current tide and informaton

For Bird Island, 0 km from Bird Island.

Next High Water: 08:12am | 0.64m

Next Low Water: 06:05am | 0.63m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Bird Island Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(28.2 °C) too at Bird Island, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 28.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite