Playa Punta Arenas

Vieques, Puerto Rico

Free parking

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 9 am, sunset 5:54 pm

7 am
6.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good

8 am
7.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

9 am
6.0
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good

10 am
6.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

11 am
6.0
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good

12 pm
5.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good

1 pm
5.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

2 pm
5.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

3 pm
5.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair

4 pm
3.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor

5 pm
5.1
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 29°C84°F
Water: 30°C85°F
Wind: 1811 km/hmph SE
Gusts: 2315 km/hmph
Waves: 0.5 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 24%
Sunset: 5:54 pm

Today

6.7Good7 am1710

7.3Great8 am1912

6.0Good9 am2213

6.4Good10 am2113

6.0Good11 am2013

5.7Good12 pm2013

5.6Good1 pm2113

5.3Fair2 pm2113

5.2Fair3 pm2214

3.0Poor4 pm2113

5.1Fair5 pm2213

Sat

5.0Fair7 am2113

4.7Fair8 am2415

4.7Fair9 am2616

5.3Fair10 am2314

5.9Good11 am2113

3.0Poor12 pm2213

5.3Fair1 pm2214

5.2Fair2 pm2314

5.3Fair3 pm2213

5.3Fair4 pm2314

5.5Good5 pm2214

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 5 am, 0.4 m1 ft
Low 12 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
High 5 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
Low 12 am, 0.3 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m230 ft. Listed as free
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport: 9 km6 miAeropuerto Antonio Rivera Rodríguez (VQS)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Playa La Ceiba7.2 km4.5 mi east away
7.0 Great later
Playa Grande7.5 km4.6 mi south-east away
7.0 Great later
Coconut Beach10 km6.5 mi east away
6.5 Good later
Gringo Beach11 km6.9 mi east away
6.4 Good later
Esperanza Beach11 km7.1 mi east away
6.5 Good later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Punta Arenas.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sat5.9 GoodBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 45%
Sun6.8 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 45%
Mon7.9 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 28%
Tue8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 34%
Wed7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 46%
Thu7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 40%