Blue Beach
Vieques, Puerto Rico
Today at a glance
Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:53 pm7.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
5.3
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5.2
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 29°C85°F
- Water
- 30°C86°F
- Wind
- 1610 km/hmph SE
- Gusts
- 2113 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.6 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 19%
- Sunset
- 5:53 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 6 am, 0.5 m2 ft
- Low 12 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
- High 5 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun6.6 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 43%
- Mon7.8 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 23%
- Tue7.8 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 33%
- Wed8.0 GreatBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 35%
- Thu7.4 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 44%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Blue Beach
Blue Beach, better known as La Chiva Beach (Spanish: Playa La Chiva), is a popular beach on the southern coast of Vieques in barrio Puerto Ferro. The beach is considered one of the best in both Vieques and Puerto Rico for its breathtaking scenery, its soft sand and crystal clear water, ideal for swimming and snorkeling. The beach is known as La Chiva Beach by locals, and its English name originated as a nickname that was given to it by members of the US Navy.
Source: Blue Beach (Vieques) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms260 m840 ft away
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m830 ft. Fee not listed
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 6.9 km4.3 miIsabel Segunda (town)
- Nearest airport
- 11 km7 miAeropuerto Antonio Rivera Rodríguez (VQS)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa Escondida1.2 km0.8 mi east away6.8 Good later
- Playa Prieta1.3 km0.8 mi west away6.4 Good later
- Silver Beach1.4 km0.9 mi east away6.8 Good later
- Blue Beach2.1 km1.3 mi west away6.4 Good later
- Caracas Beach2.6 km1.6 mi west away6.4 Good later