Headline:
High Surf Advisory issued September 3 at 4:19PM ChST until September 4 at 4:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
Event:
High Surf Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 2, 2026 - 11:19pm
Expires:
September 3, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description:
* WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, hazardous surf of 7 to 10
feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous
rip currents.
* WHERE...West facing reefs of the Marianas.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM ChST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and
localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best
swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Pulses in the southwesterly monsoon along
the southern peripheries of newly-formed Invest 97W will
continue to bring large swells from the southwest to the
northwest to the Marianas tonight and Friday.
Instruction:
Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to
dangerous surf conditions.
If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against
the current. If able, swim in a direction following the
shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave
for help.
Area Description:
Guam; Rota; Tinian; Saipan
Forcast Office:
NWS Tiyan GU
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov