# Surf Zone Forecast for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Good morning, this is your Thursday morning surf forecast for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, brought to you by the National Weather Service in San Juan.
Let's start on the northern shores where conditions are looking fairly consistent across the board. San Juan and vicinity is expecting around four feet of surf today with mostly sunny skies and scattered showers throughout the day. East winds will be running ten to fifteen miles per hour, and there's a moderate rip current risk in the water. That moderate risk continues into Friday as well, where we'll see similar conditions with four-foot waves and partly sunny skies.
Moving east to the Northeast beaches around Rio Grande, Luquillo, and Fajardo, conditions mirror the San Juan area with four-foot surf and moderate rip current risks today and Friday. The main difference here is mostly sunny skies today, but again those scattered showers will be moving through with east winds around fifteen miles per hour.
Up in the North Central region covering Arecibo and Dorado, we're seeing slightly larger surf today at around five feet, which makes sense given the exposure of these beaches. There's a moderate rip current risk as expected, and we'll see mostly sunny skies with scattered showers and east winds at ten to fifteen miles per hour. By Friday, the surf drops to four feet, and we'll have more numerous showers developing with isolated thunderstorms, so keep an eye on that.
The Northwest shores around Aguadilla and Isabela also feature five-foot surf today with mostly sunny skies until three in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy conditions moving in. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected, and there's a moderate rip current risk. Friday brings four-foot surf with more of that stormy weather system moving through.
Let's head down to the western side now. Mayaguez and Rincon are in a better position today with only three feet of surf and a low rip current risk, which is a bit of a break from the moderate risks we're seeing elsewhere. It'll be sunny until noon, then partly sunny with just isolated showers and thunderstorms. East winds are light at around ten miles per hour.
Southwest Puerto Rico around Cabo Rojo and Guanica is showing four feet of surf today with a moderate rip current risk and sunny skies, though that drops to three feet by Friday when the rip current risk decreases to low.
Ponce and vicinity on the south-central shore also sees four feet today with a moderate rip current risk and sunny skies, dropping to three feet by Friday.
Over on the southeast side near Arroyo and Yabucoa, we're looking at four feet of surf today and Friday with moderate rip current risks both days. Today should be mostly sunny with isolated showers, while Friday will be partly sunny until noon, then sunny.
Now for the islands further east. Culebra and Vieques are both experiencing four-foot surf with moderate rip current risks, though Culebra is seeing stronger east winds at around twenty miles per hour. Vieques will have scattered showers today with mostly sunny skies and those same stronger winds.
In the U.S. Virgin Islands, St Thomas and St John are dealing with lower surf at three feet today with a low rip current risk and mostly sunny skies. St Croix, however, is looking at four feet with a moderate rip current risk and mostly sunny conditions.
As we look toward Saturday and beyond, that pattern of scattered to isolated showers continues across the region. Surf heights will generally hold steady in the three to four-foot range, with slightly higher readings possible on the north and northeastern shores. Sunday through Memorial Day will bring more shower activity, particularly in the northwest portions of Puerto Rico with numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms developing.
East winds will persist throughout the forecast period, ranging from light and variable over the western areas to around twenty miles per hour out on Culebra and Vieques. Rip current risks will remain moderate across most northern and eastern shores, while the western and southern areas maintain lower risks.
Whether you're heading out for a Memorial Day weekend beach trip or just checking conditions for the week ahead, make sure you pay attention to that moderate rip current risk wherever you're swimming, and respect those groins, jetties, and reefs where rip currents can be particularly dangerous even on low-risk days.
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