Check the Beach

Fortuna Bay Beach

Saint Thomas - Saint John District, United States Virgin Islands

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 8 am, sunset 5:52 pm
7 am
7.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
8 am
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.3
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 8 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
29°C85°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
8%
Sunset
5:52 pm
Today
7.2Great7 am2012
5.8Good8 am2113
6.6Good9 am2415
6.0Good10 am2616
5.3Fair11 am2516
5.2Fair12 pm2616
5.4Fair1 pm2516
5.0Fair2 pm2516
4.9Fair3 pm2616
5.0Fair4 pm2616
5.1Fair5 pm2616
Sat
5.1Fair7 am2616
4.3Fair8 am3119
4.5Fair9 am2817
5.0Fair10 am2515
5.1Fair11 am2817
5.5Good12 pm2817
5.9Good1 pm2717
5.7Good2 pm2818
5.7Good3 pm2717
5.3Fair4 pm2817
5.0Fair5 pm2817
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.5 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.3 m. High at 6 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 12 am, 0.3 mHigh 6 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 12 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 6 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 12 am, 0.3 m<1 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 260 m860 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
580 m0.4 miFortuna (village)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miCyril E. King Airport (STT)

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.

  • Sat5.9 GoodBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 41%
  • Sun6.5 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 43%
  • Mon7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 18%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 25%
  • Wed7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 29%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 44%