# High Surf Advisory: Guam; Rota; Tinian; Saipan — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-11 15:54 ingested 2026-08-11 07:04

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

High Surf Advisory — Guam; Rota; Tinian; Saipan
Severity: Minor. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 8 to 10 feet and dangerous rip
currents expected.

* WHERE...West and north facing reefs of the Marianas.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM ChST Thursday.

* 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...A strong monsoon pattern continues to
produce hazardous surf and a high risk of rip currents along west
and north-facing reefs through Thursday afternoon, potentially
dropping below hazardous levels tomorrow along north-facing
reefs. The High Surf Advisory and High Rip Current Risk may be
extended again as the monsoon pattern and associated west to
northwest swells, continue into next week.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.