High Surf Advisory

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Juan PR
529 PM AST Fri Aug 15 2025

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San Juan and Vicinity-Northeast-North Central-Northwest-Culebra-
Vieques-St.Thomas...St. John...and Adjacent Islands-St Croix-
529 PM AST Fri Aug 15 2025

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM AST MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 10 to
  14 feet. For the HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, life-threatening rip
  current.

* WHERE... For the HIGH SURF ADVISORY, the most vulnerable areas
  for high surf and beach erosion include Pinones along Road 187,
  Parcelas Suarez, Villas del Mar, and Villa Christiana in Loiza;
  Fortuna in Luquillo; Pueblo and Tamarindo in Aguadilla; Bario
  Obrero, Pueblo and Jareaito in Arecibo; Las Boca in Barceloneta;
  Machuca in Manati; Puerto Nuevo in Vega Baja; Ocean Park in San
  Juan; and Barrio Espinal in Aguada. For the HIGH RIP CURRENT
  RISK, beaches of northern and eastern Puerto Rico, Culebra,
  Vieques, and all the US Virgin Islands.

* WHEN...For the HIGH SURF ADVISORY, remains from 8 AM Saturday to
  6 AM AST Monday. For the High Rip Current Risk remains from
  Saturday morning through late Sunday night

* IMPACTS...For the HIGH SURF ADVISORY, High waves that can wash
  over jetties and sweep people and pets onto jagged rocks. Rough
  surf may also knock you down. Large breaking waves will result
  in localized beach/dune structure erosion and dangerous swimming
  conditions. For the HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, rip currents can
  sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water,
  where it becomes difficult to return to safety.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in
the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and
dangerous swimming conditions.

There is a high risk of rip currents.

Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away
from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the
sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties
and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and
signs.

If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain
calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for
help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to
shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to
swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly.

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