St. George's, Grenada tide times

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.

Conditions as of 19:00 local time. Refreshes daily.

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.

The angler tradition for major/minor fishing windows: major ≈3-hour windows around moon transit and opposition; minor ≈2-hour windows around moonrise and moonset. Times are America/Grenada local. Folk tradition, not a scientific forecast.

St. George's is the capital of Grenada, built in and around a horseshoe-shaped natural harbour on the island's southwestern coast, with a topography that has defined the city's character since European settlement in the 17th century: the ridge separating the inner Carenage from the outer harbour (called the Esplanade) forms a natural spine the city climbs on both sides, with Fort George on the northern promontory and Fort Frederick on Richmond Hill behind. The horseshoe harbour — one of the most photographed in the Caribbean — concentrates the city's commercial waterfront onto the Carenage quay, where inter-island schooners, fishing boats, and yacht dinghies share the same landing. Tidal range at St. George's is among the smallest in the Windward Islands: mixed semidiurnal, spring range 0.3–0.4 m. The tidal signal is real — the harbour entrance faces southwest into the open Caribbean, and the twice-daily tide moves visibly on the Carenage quay walls — but it is the northeast trade wind and the seasonal swell pattern that dominate coastal conditions here. From November through April, the trades push consistent 15–20 knot winds and a 0.8–1.0 m northeast swell against the island's eastern and northern coasts; the south and west coasts are sheltered, and St. George's harbour is among the most protected anchorages in the island. For boaters arriving at or anchoring in St. George's, the approach is from the southwest through the outer harbour. The outer harbour has cruise ship berths at the Melville Street Cruise Terminal; when multiple ships are in port (commonly three or four simultaneously in peak season November through April), tender traffic and large craft movement make the inner Carenage busier than usual. The inner Carenage has a small dock alongside the fish market; depth in the Carenage is adequate for dinghies and shallow-draft vessels at all tide stages, with the small tidal range meaning no meaningful change in approach depth over the tidal cycle. The Bianca C wreck, 55 m below the surface offshore from St. George's, is the largest wreck dive in the Caribbean. The 185 m Italian cruise liner sank in October 1961 after an explosion in the engine room; the wreck lies upright on a sloping bottom at 28–55 m. The bow section at 28 m is reachable by recreational divers with advanced open-water certification. The stern, at 55 m, is technical diving territory requiring trimix and specialist training. Current at the wreck site runs 0.5–1.5 knots on spring tides — dive boats time the dive for the slack water window around tide change. The wreck is operated as a protected dive site; mooring buoys prevent anchor damage. The Saturday morning market in Market Square, one block inland from the Carenage, is St. George's best food and produce experience. The market runs from approximately 06:00 to 13:00 with the fullest stalls between 07:00 and 10:00 — nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, bay leaf, turmeric, dried peppers, breadfruit, dasheen, callaloo, and fresh fish from the Carenage fleet. Grenada is the second-largest producer of nutmeg in the world (after Indonesia), and the market reflects this in both the volume available and the price relative to imported spice markets elsewhere. Anglers fishing from the Carenage quay and the outer harbour walls target snapper, small jack, and barracuda, which hold on the harbour entrance structure. The ebb tide concentrates baitfish at the harbour mouth. More serious offshore fishing — yellowfin tuna, mahi-mahi, wahoo — is run by local charter boats departing from the Carenage or the Inner Carenage dock. The 1,000 m depth contour lies approximately 30 km southwest of St. George's; the shelf break where the reef drops into deep water is accessible within an hour's run. For beach families, Grand Anse (2 km south, see separate listing) is the practical destination. St. George's itself has limited beach access — the Carenage and Esplanade waterfronts are working commercial quays, and the small beach at the base of the cruise terminal is dominated by tender and ferry operations in peak season. All tide predictions for St. George's, Grenada come from the Open-Meteo Marine gridded model. Timing accuracy is ±45 minutes; height accuracy is ±0.3 m above Chart Datum.