Bird Island surfForecast / Saipan / Northern Mariana Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 27 Sep 2025 ChST
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Bird Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bird Island sea temperature is
29.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bird Island today?

The current surf forecast for Bird Island at 8AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (27 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (27 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s

Table - waves today at Bird Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.2
NNE
2
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)121313131314141414131313121212121111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11781317138015111609185820252025180914221137938749614530512387380319270260198187180
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
SE
20
S
15
SSW
0
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:43PM
0.63
9:13PM
0.64
2:09PM
0.63
9:36PM
0.63
3:30PM
0.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
0.21
4:54PM
0.58
5:29AM
0.20
5:53PM
0.60
6:22AM
0.19
7:11PM
0.62
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Sunrise--6:05-------6:05-------6:05-----
Sunset-----6:08-------6:07-------6:07--
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
311------121--23-14952--
Temp. °C282828282829292929282828282928282828282624262626
Feels °C (?)313131313233323232302929293028282929292625272931
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Saipan

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Bird Island (light winds from the E at Saipan International Airport 22 km from Bird Island). 1.5m 13s groundswell from the NNE with a 0.6m 9s swell from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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7 km/h
E
0.0
29.7
Air / Water (°C)
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