Puerto Rico US Virgin Islands Surf Forecast March 25-29 2026 Moderate Waves Rip Currents

# Surf Zone Forecast for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Good morning, this is your surf zone forecast for Wednesday, March 25th through Sunday, March 29th, 2026. Let's start with the northern shores where the action is happening. San Juan and vicinity is looking at moderate rip current risk with surf around five feet today. Expect mostly sunny skies until noon, then clouds move in through mid-afternoon before clearing out again. Numerous showers will pepper the area with east winds at five to ten miles per hour. Thursday brings similar conditions with moderate rip currents, five-foot surf, and plenty of showers. Heading northeast to Rio Grande, Luquillo, Fajardo and Humacao, same story with moderate rip current risk and five-foot waves. Most sunny early this morning until nine, then it'll cloud up through three in the afternoon. Scattered showers continue through the weekend with consistent east winds around ten miles per hour. The North Central beaches at Arecibo, Manati, Vega Baja and Dorado are also looking at moderate rip currents with five-foot surf today and tomorrow. Morning sun gives way to afternoon clouds with scattered showers, lighter winds around five to ten miles per hour this morning building to ten tomorrow. Over on the northwest coast near Aguadilla and Isabela, keep an eye out for moderate rip currents with five-foot swells. Showers with isolated thunderstorms develop this afternoon as clouds increase. Same moderate conditions continue Thursday with five-foot surf. Now let's check the western and southern shores where conditions are significantly calmer. Mayaguez and vicinity shows moderate rip current risk today but that drops to low Thursday with smaller three-foot waves. Surf stays in the three to four-foot range through the weekend with east winds at five miles per hour. The southwest coast from Cabo Rojo through Lajas is looking pretty mellow with low rip current risk and just two feet of surf today building to three feet Thursday and Friday. Mostly sunny skies with only isolated showers and light east winds dominate this area. Ponce and vicinity follows a similar pattern with low rip current risk, two-foot surf today becoming three feet tomorrow, mostly sunny skies and just scattered showers expected. Southeast beaches from Arroyo through Yabucoa also show low rip current risk with two to three foot waves. Scattered showers and sunny to mostly sunny skies prevail with moderate east winds around ten miles per hour. Moving to the islands, Culebra has moderate rip currents with four-foot waves today increasing to five feet Thursday. Partly sunny skies with scattered showers and east winds around ten to fifteen miles per hour. Vieques shows low rip current risk with three-foot surf throughout the forecast period. Scattered showers and east winds fifteen miles per hour Thursday through Sunday. Finally, the U.S. Virgin Islands. St. Thomas and St. John have moderate rip currents with four-foot surf today and