Friars Bay surfForecast / Saint Martin / Netherlands Antilles

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 AST
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Friars Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Friars Bay sea temperature is
26.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Friars Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Friars Bay at 12PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (17 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (17 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Friars Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
N
0.6
NNW
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.9
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
Period(s) (?)78121288121212121212121215151413131315141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)785150573332474747272728282711215932243144754752710771178961
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:42AM
0.35
7:14PM
0.26
9:10AM
0.34
8:32PM
0.28
9:35AM
0.32
9:45PM
0.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:58PM
0.22
1:50AM
0.10
3:13PM
0.20
2:42AM
0.13
3:34PM
0.17
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise-6:37-------6:37-------6:37------
Sunset----6:14-------6:14-------6:14---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C252525262525252525252525252525252525252525252525
Feels °C (?)242424262526252424242424242323242323232323242323
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