Check the Beach

Little Magens

Saint Thomas - Saint John District, United States Virgin Islands

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:51 pm
7 am
7.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.4
27 km/h16 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
29°C85°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
2012 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
8%
Sunset
5:51 pm
Today
7.5Great7 am2012
6.6Good8 am2113
7.3Great9 am2415
6.4Good10 am2716
5.5Good11 am2616
5.6Good12 pm2616
5.9Good1 pm2616
5.1Fair2 pm2616
5.0Fair3 pm2717
5.0Fair4 pm2616
5.3Fair5 pm2717
Sat
5.8Good7 am2314
4.5Fair8 am3220
4.7Fair9 am2817
5.1Fair10 am2515
5.1Fair11 am2918
5.2Fair12 pm2818
3.0Poor1 pm2717
5.9Good2 pm2817
5.5Good3 pm2817
5.6Good4 pm2717
5.0Fair5 pm2817
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.5 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.4 m. High at 5 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 11 pm, 0.3 mHigh 5 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 12 pm, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 11 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 5 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 12 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 5 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

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 640 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
170 m550 ftPeterborg (village)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miCharlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB)

Nearby places

  • Fairchild's Beach Bar & GrillFood and drink
    640 m0.4 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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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat5.9 GoodBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 41%
  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 43%
  • Mon7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 18%
  • Tue7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 25%
  • Wed7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 29%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 44%