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Hi, Last time we were in St. John, we were unable to snorkel at the Northshore beaches due to the swells. I remember the lady at Trunk actually let us walk in and look at the water and then decide if we wanted to pay to stay. She told us that those swells usually last a week. Also, my husband assisted an older gentleman who got himself into trouble out in the waves. There was hardly any shoreline at all. I have read that if the Northshore is bad, that you can go to some of the other beaches on the island but what I would like to know is how often does this happen? What is the reason? And is there any certain time of year that the Northshore is more suseptible to it? Just kinda curious since we will be back very close to the same time of year as before. First/second week of March. Thanks!
North swells occur when there is a storm in the Atlantic Ocean north of us. Typically these are winter storms, so December through March or so is the season. It is also the season for surfing- the swell causes waves as the water gets shallow. Occasionally there will be a swell in the summer and sometimes a southern swell when a storm passes south of us. When the north shore is rough, the south is usually calm!
