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Provisional conservative non-empirical U.S. Virgin Islands product-policy. Not accepted Caribbean fishing thresholds. Not PATH1. Not calibrated V1 science.
NWS national SCA / Gale issuance floors are safety anchors, not optimal fishing cuts.
Does not inherit Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Gulf, PSW, PNW, Hawaii, or Puerto Rico numerics or weights.
U.S. Virgin Islands · St. Thomas North Drop shelf-edge, not Red Hook marina · Offshore
Approximately 13.6 miles away
Predicted Tides
Predicted
Falling
Next low tide
Sep 5, 2026, 8:04 AM
In 4 hr 14 min
-0.0 ft MLLW
Previous
High · Sep 4, 2026, 4:20 PM · 1.1 ft MLLW
Following
High · Sep 5, 2026, 5:21 PM · 1.1 ft MLLW
Tide prediction proxy
Lameshur Bay · NOAA 9751381
This nearby station is used for tide timing. Predicted height does not represent exact water depth or exposed-flat conditions at this destination.
Predicted Tidal Current
Predicted
No representative tidal-current prediction station is configured for this destination.
Tidal-current timing can differ from high and low tide timing.
Fishery Profile
Fishery Overview
Cruz Bay VINP harbor, reef, and flats overlay fishery
A Cruz Bay, St. John harbor, reef, and flats-overlay fishery. Yellowtail, barracuda, tarpon, bonefish, and permit use VINP waters around the island hub. This is not Coral Bay, not Lameshur as a destination pin, and not a Puerto Rico paste.
Fishery type
Harbor
Reef
Flats
Fishing modes
Inshore boat
Shore
Habitat and structure
Cruz Bay harbor edges · VINP reef around St. John · Protected flats overlay; Lameshur is a tide source, not this pin
Static seasonal guidance · Last reviewed Sep 1, 2026
Not a live bite forecast.
Fishery Targets
Yellowtail snapper and barracuda are year-round. Bonefish, permit, and tarpon are flats/harbor overlays without invented exact month cards. VINP and federal closures are legal, not biological season cards.
Species images are AI-generated illustrations for visual reference and may simplify natural variation. Fishery records are based on the cited agency and editorial sources. About fish illustrations
Yellowtail snapper
Primary
Ocyurus chrysurus
Also called colirrubia
No seasonal pulse known
Year-round reef occurrence around St. John. Federal snapper closures are legal overlays, not biological season cards.
Great barracuda
Primary
Sphyraena barracuda
Also called Barracuda
No seasonal pulse known
Ubiquitous inshore predator around harbor and reef.
Tarpon
Secondary
Megalops atlanticus
No seasonal pulse known
Harbor and mangrove-edge occurrence. Destination month timing is not encoded as a legal season.
Bonefish
Secondary
Albula vulpes
No seasonal pulse known
St. John flats overlay. Occurrence is not a destination-month legal season.
Crevalle jack
Secondary
Caranx hippos
No seasonal pulse known
Harbor and reef edges.
Permit
Seasonal
Trachinotus falcatus
No seasonal pulse known
Flats and reef overlay. Exact month windows are not strong enough to encode as public season cards.
Profile guidance — exact seasonal timing is not available for every target.
Access, Safety and Regulations
Access
Cruz Bay is the St. John hub. Virgin Islands National Park fishing rules apply in park waters. A USVI recreational license is administered through GoOutdoorsUSVI. Confirm current DPNR, VINP, and federal Caribbean rules. Do not claim no license is required.
Primary hazards
Coral, heat, and thunderstorms. Missing waves are not calm.
Fishery considerations
Tide is nearby Lameshur Bay 9751381 observation and prediction. Lameshur is not Cruz Bay harbor. Current is unsupported and is not inferred from tide.
NWS point forecast is required for scoring. 9751381 wind is nearby contextual observation.
Regulations
Size limits, seasons, and possession rules change. Verify the current official regulations before fishing.
The map marker represents the cataloged waterbody or monitoring location and may not indicate legal parking or public access. Confirm access through the official information before visiting.
Coastal conditions can vary over short distances. Predictions and remote observations are planning information, not guarantees of access or safety.
Pin is Cruz Bay, St. John. Lameshur Bay NOAA 9751381 is NEARBY_REPRESENTATIVE, not Cruz Bay harbor itself.
Do not prefer pred-only NOAA 9751309 Leinster Point over live Lameshur observation evidence.
Do not fall back to Puerto Rico buoys 41053, 41056, 41115, or 42085.
Current axis is UNSUPPORTED. Missing current is not slack or zero. Do not infer current from tide.
Virgin Islands National Park gear and access rules are legal overlays, not biological season cards.
Customer Current Coastal Rating publishes only when CARIBBEAN_US_VIRGIN_ISLANDS_COASTAL_RATING_BETA_ENABLED is true. Then it is PUBLIC_BETA_CALIBRATING and capped at Consider. Default-off remains fail-closed unavailable. CARIBBEAN_US_VIRGIN_ISLANDS_V1 is a candidate only. PATH1 remains unauthorized. Coastal Estimated is unauthorized. Physical readings are not a calibrated empirical rating.
