Check the Beach

Pelican Cove Beach

Saint Croix District, United States Virgin Islands

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 9 am, sunset 5:51 pm
7 am
8.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
8.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
7.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
10 am
5.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
11 am
4.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.1
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
Today
8.7Excellent7 am159
8.8Excellent8 am1610
7.4Great9 am1811
5.9Good10 am2012
4.6Fair11 am2113
4.9Fair12 pm2113
4.8Fair1 pm2113
4.8Fair2 pm2113
4.9Fair3 pm2113
5.1Fair4 pm2214
5.1Fair5 pm2113
Sat
6.5Good7 am1711
6.5Good8 am2012
6.3Good9 am2214
5.4Fair10 am2314
4.9Fair11 am2213
4.1Fair12 pm2113
4.1Fair1 pm2012
4.1Fair2 pm2113
4.7Fair3 pm2213
3.0Poor4 pm2214
5.1Fair5 pm2013
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.4 m. High at 3 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 11 pm, 0.3 mHigh 5 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 11 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 5 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

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m330 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 890 m0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
3.8 km2.3 miChristiansted (town)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miChristiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB)

Nearby places

  • Chocolate BBQ PlaceFood and drink
    890 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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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%
  • Sun7.7 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 75%
  • Mon8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 43%
  • Tue8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 56%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 65%
  • Thu7.9 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 61%