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Jobos

NWS San Juan · PRZ008; official reef-face range: 3–3 ft

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Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

No upcoming daytime sample has current, finite wind evidence.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence
  • Returned marine grid point is 13.0 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
  • Reference model hour: 0 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
  • No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
  • A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind ESE 2.5 kt

Tide 1.5 ft falling

Wave, wind and tide details
Offshore model swellENE 0.9 ft @ 8sValid 2026-09-22 20:00 · America/Puerto_RicoMarine grid 18.5417, -67.2083 · offshore model, not a local measurement
Offshore model sea1.7 ft @ 7.0sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-22 20:00 · America/Puerto_Rico
Model windESE 2.5 ktoffshoreValid 2026-09-22 20:00 · America/Puerto_Rico2.0 kt offshore component
Tide1.5 ftfallingNOAA Arecibo 9757809 · 41.0 km from Jobos · predicted height relative to MLLWRetrieved Sep 22, 7:46 PM AST · provider issue time unavailable65% of adjacent local low–high range · descriptive, not a safety rating
NWS San Juan · PRZ008

Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................Around 3 feet. Weather.....................Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. Winds.......................East winds around 5 mph.

TODAYOfficial breaking-surf height for Northwest PR; forecast-zone range, not a calibrated break transformationIssued Sep 22, 3:43 AM AST
ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO BUOY - 249p1 · assigned to Jobos, Middles1.8 ft @ 7.1sCARICOOS measured significant wave height (Hs) at a checked same-exposure buoy; not breaking-wave face heightObserved Sep 22, 7:00 PM AST

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Jobos
TimeWindTideOffshore swell
ESE 2.7 ktoffshore1 ftrisingNE 1.4 ft @ 6s
ESE 2.5 ktcross-shore1 ftrisingNE 1.4 ft @ 6s
ESE 3.1 ktcross-shore1 ftrisingNE 1.4 ft @ 6s
ESE 3.2 ktcross-shore1 ftrisingNE 1.3 ft @ 6s
ESE 3.5 ktcross-shore1 ftrisingNE 1.3 ft @ 6s
ESE 3.5 ktoffshore1 ftfallingNE 1.2 ft @ 6s
ESE 3.4 ktoffshore1 ftfallingNE 1.2 ft @ 6s
ESE 3.7 ktoffshore1 ftfallingNE 1.2 ft @ 6s
E 2.8 ktcross-shore0.5 ftfallingNE 1.2 ft @ 6s
E 2.6 ktcross-shore0.5 ftfallingNE 1.2 ft @ 6s
NE 2.2 ktcross-shore0.5 ftnear lowNE 1.2 ft @ 6s
NNE 3.5 ktonshore0.5 ftrisingNE 1.2 ft @ 6s
NNE 5 ktonshore0.5 ftrisingNE 1.1 ft @ 5s
ENE 3 ktcross-shore1 ftrisingNE 1.0 ft @ 5s
E 3.8 ktcross-shore1 ftrisingNNE 0.9 ft @ 5s
ESE 2.7 ktcross-shore1 ftrisingNE 0.9 ft @ 6s
SE 1.2 ktoffshore1.5 ftrisingNE 0.9 ft @ 7s
ESE 2.8 ktoffshore1.5 ftnear highENE 0.9 ft @ 8s
ESE 3.7 ktoffshore1.5 ftfallingENE 0.9 ft @ 8s
SE 2.8 ktoffshore1.5 ftfallingENE 0.9 ft @ 8s
ESE 2.5 ktoffshore1.5 ftfallingENE 0.9 ft @ 8s
ESE 2.8 ktcross-shore1 ftfallingNE 0.8 ft @ 9s
ESE 3.4 ktcross-shore1 ftfallingNE 0.8 ft @ 11s
ESE 3.5 ktcross-shore1 ftfallingNE 0.7 ft @ 11s
Unavailable
WindESE 2.7 ktoffshoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 1.4 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindESE 2.5 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 1.4 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindESE 3.1 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 1.4 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindESE 3.2 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 1.3 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindESE 3.5 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 1.3 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindESE 3.5 ktoffshoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 1.2 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindESE 3.4 ktoffshoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 1.2 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindESE 3.7 ktoffshoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 1.2 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindE 2.8 ktcross-shoreTide0.5 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 1.2 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindE 2.6 ktcross-shoreTide0.5 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 1.2 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindNE 2.2 ktcross-shoreTide0.5 ftnear lowOffshore swellNE 1.2 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindNNE 3.5 ktonshoreTide0.5 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 1.2 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindNNE 5 ktonshoreTide0.5 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 1.1 ft @ 5s
Unavailable
WindENE 3 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 1.0 ft @ 5s
Unavailable
WindE 3.8 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellNNE 0.9 ft @ 5s
Unavailable
WindESE 2.7 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 0.9 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindSE 1.2 ktoffshoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 0.9 ft @ 7s
Unavailable
WindESE 2.8 ktoffshoreTide1.5 ftnear highOffshore swellENE 0.9 ft @ 8s
Unavailable
WindESE 3.7 ktoffshoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 0.9 ft @ 8s
Unavailable
WindSE 2.8 ktoffshoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 0.9 ft @ 8s
Unavailable
WindESE 2.5 ktoffshoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 0.9 ft @ 8s
Unavailable
WindESE 2.8 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 0.8 ft @ 9s
Unavailable
WindESE 3.4 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 0.8 ft @ 11s
Unavailable
WindESE 3.5 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 0.7 ft @ 11s

Tide

NOAA Arecibo 9757809 · 41.0 km from Jobos · MLLW

Tide height by hour for Jobos. Approximate interpolation between predicted high and low events. Heights range from 0.5 to 1.5 feet.

Interpolated tide height Recommended window
About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Beach reef and point break.

Mapped spot coordinate: 18.51, -67.09.

Mainland · Coast not verified · Ocean-facing bearing 337.5° · Location provenance

Model request point: Jobos (18.51, -67.09). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 5/6 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier A+ · US_PR_VI · spot-level model point

NWS San Juan · PRZ008; official reef-face range3–3 ftCurrent · Sep 22, 3:43 AM AST
  • NWS San Juan · PRZ008
    NWS San Juan · PRZ008; Official breaking-surf height for Northwest PR; forecast-zone range, not a calibrated break transformation
    Current
  • ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO BUOY - 249p1 · assigned to Jobos, Middles
    ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO BUOY - 249p1 · assigned to Jobos, Middles; CARICOOS measured significant wave height (Hs) at a checked same-exposure buoy; not breaking-wave face height
    Current
  • NOAA NDBC real-time station files
    NDBC is not duplicated because the assigned CARICOOS feed represents the same local buoy.
    UnavailableNo source time
  • NOAA CO-OPS Tides and Currents API
    NOAA Arecibo 9757809 · 41.0 km from Jobos; predicted high/low events above MLLW, converted to feet. Timestamp is retrieval time; provider issue time is not supplied.
    Current
  • Open-Meteo Marine API
    1 of 1 configured model points available
    Current
  • Open-Meteo Weather API
    1 of 1 configured model points available
    Current
  • Surf-Forecast public pages
    Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallback
    Not applicableNo source time
  • Surfline public spot pages
    Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadata
    Not applicableNo source time
How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.