Mermaid Beach
Saint Croix District, United States Virgin Islands
No photo of Mermaid Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 7 am to 9 am, sunset 5:51 pm8.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
8.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
7.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
5.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 7 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 28°C83°F
- Water
- 30°C85°F
- Wind
- 138 km/hmph ESE
- Gusts
- 2415 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.7 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 2%
- Sunset
- 5:51 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 5 am, 0.4 m1 ft
- Low 11 am, 0.4 m1 ft
- High 3 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
- Low 11 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m770 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m170 ft
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 3.1 km1.9 miChristiansted (town)
- Nearest airport
- 3 km2 miChristiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB)
Nearby places
- The Mermaid RestaurantFood and drink50 m170 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Buccaneer Beach0.2 km0.1 mi south-west away8.8 Excellent later
- Shoys Beach0.4 km0.2 mi north away8.8 Excellent later
- Little Bay Beach1.1 km0.7 mi west away8.8 Excellent later
- Altona Lagoon Beach1.4 km0.9 mi south-west away8.8 Excellent later
- Tamarind Reef Beach1.7 km1.0 mi east away8.8 Excellent later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 78%
- Sun7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 75%
- Mon8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 43%
- Tue8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 56%
- Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 65%
- Thu7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 61%