North Sound / Sandbar / Stingray City

The lagoon inside the barrier reef, including the Sandbar and Stingray City. Conditions here are wind-driven chop rather than ocean swell; the Sandbar is closed by the RCIPS Marine Unit in strong north or north-east wind.

Zone verdict

ENE 13 kt, 0.7 m seas at 4 s from the E

Wind ENE13 kt (18)

Seas E0.7 m @ 4 s

Evidence

MWCR observed 12:00: NE 6 kt (used for the current hour)
Open-Meteo forecast 12:00 to 18:00 (fetched 17 min ago)
Wind: ENE 13 kt at 18:00, blowing onto this zone
Sea: 0.7 m seas at 5 s from the ESE at 12:00, which this zone is sheltered from
No reports in the last 3 h: forecast only

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Exposure

Exposed to wind from the north-west through the east (315° to 90°) and to swell from the north-north-west through the east-north-east (330° to 60°). Sheltered from the SE, S, SW, W. Forecast point is just outside the reef; the lagoon itself is below model resolution, so the verdict leans on wind speed and direction. Sandbar closure threshold from dated Compass coverage: about 22 to 25 kt sustained N or NE.

🏖️Tide: Near low water · low 12:30 · then high 18:10 · 0.3 m range

Sites in this zone

Hourly forecast at the zone point

Open-Meteo at 19.42, -81.31 (snapped to the nearest ocean cell). Wind in knots, heights in metres, Cayman time.

Time	Wind	Gust	Dir	Seas	Period	Dir	Swell	Period	Dir	SST
Thu 5 Nov 12:00	11 kt	14	NE	0.7 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	SE	29.1 °C
13:00	11 kt	15	NE	0.7 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	SE	29.1 °C
14:00	10 kt	14	NE	0.7 m	5 s	ESE	0.6 m	5 s	SE	29.1 °C
15:00	11 kt	14	NE	0.7 m	5 s	E	0.6 m	5 s	SE	29.1 °C
16:00	11 kt	14	NE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.6 m	5 s	SE	29.1 °C
17:00	13 kt	17	NE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.6 m	4 s	SE	29.1 °C
18:00	13 kt	18	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.6 m	4 s	SE	29.1 °C
19:00	13 kt	17	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	4 s	SE	29.1 °C
20:00	13 kt	18	NE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	5 s	SE	29.1 °C
21:00	13 kt	18	NE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	5 s	SE	29.1 °C
22:00	14 kt	18	NE	0.8 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	5 s	SE	29.0 °C
23:00	14 kt	19	NE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	5 s	ESE	29.0 °C
Fri 6 Nov 00:00	14 kt	19	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.6 m	4 s	ESE	29.0 °C
01:00	14 kt	19	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.6 m	4 s	ESE	29.0 °C
02:00	10 kt	19	E	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.6 m	4 s	ESE	29.0 °C
03:00	11 kt	16	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.6 m	4 s	ESE	29.0 °C
04:00	11 kt	16	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.6 m	4 s	ESE	29.0 °C
05:00	11 kt	15	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.6 m	4 s	ESE	29.0 °C
06:00	10 kt	15	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	4 s	ESE	29.0 °C
07:00	12 kt	16	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	4 s	ESE	29.0 °C
08:00	13 kt	17	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	4 s	ESE	29.0 °C
09:00	14 kt	18	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	4 s	ESE	29.0 °C
10:00	14 kt	19	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.5 m	5 s	ESE	29.1 °C
11:00	14 kt	19	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.4 m	5 s	ESE	29.1 °C
12:00	13 kt	18	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.4 m	5 s	SE	29.2 °C
13:00	13 kt	17	ENE	0.7 m	4 s	E	0.4 m	5 s	SE	29.2 °C
14:00	13 kt	17	NE	0.7 m	4 s	ENE	0.4 m	4 s	ESE	29.2 °C
15:00	13 kt	18	NE	0.7 m	4 s	ENE	0.4 m	4 s	ESE	29.2 °C
16:00	14 kt	19	NE	0.7 m	4 s	ENE	0.4 m	4 s	E	29.2 °C
17:00	15 kt	19	NE	0.7 m	4 s	ENE	0.4 m	4 s	E	29.2 °C

Observations

Airport wind (MWCR)NE 6 kt · 12:00 (23 min ago)

Buoy 42056 · Yucatan Basin1.3 m at 8 s from the ESE, wind NNE 12 kt · 1 h 3 min ago

Buoy 42057 · Western Caribbean0.8 m at 6 s from the ENE, wind SE 2 kt · 1 h 3 min ago

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