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Surfers Beach

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

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 7:40 PM AST

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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 8.0 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 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_Rico2.4 kt offshore component

Tide1 ftfallingNOAA Mayaguez 9759394 · 32.5 km from Surfers Beach · predicted height relative to MLLWRetrieved Sep 22, 7:46 PM AST · provider issue time unavailable72% 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

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 Surfers Beach
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	ESE 2.7 ktoffshore	0.5 ftrising	NE 1.4 ft @ 6s
1 AM	ESE 2.5 ktoffshore	0.5 ftrising	NE 1.4 ft @ 6s
2 AM	ESE 3.1 ktoffshore	0.5 ftrising	NE 1.4 ft @ 6s
3 AM	ESE 3.2 ktoffshore	1 ftrising	NE 1.3 ft @ 6s
4 AM	ESE 3.5 ktoffshore	1 ftrising	NE 1.3 ft @ 6s
5 AM	ESE 3.5 ktoffshore	1 ftnear high	NE 1.2 ft @ 6s
6 AM	ESE 3.4 ktoffshore	1 ftfalling	NE 1.2 ft @ 6s
7 AM	ESE 3.7 ktoffshore	1 ftfalling	NE 1.2 ft @ 6s
8 AM	E 2.8 ktoffshore	0.5 ftfalling	NE 1.2 ft @ 6s
9 AM	E 2.6 ktcross-shore	0.5 ftfalling	NE 1.2 ft @ 6s
10 AM	NE 2.2 ktcross-shore	0.5 ftfalling	NE 1.2 ft @ 6s
11 AM	NNE 3.5 ktcross-shore	0.5 ftnear low	NE 1.2 ft @ 6s
Noon	NNE 5 ktcross-shore	0.5 ftrising	NE 1.1 ft @ 5s
1 PM	ENE 3 ktcross-shore	0.5 ftrising	NE 1.0 ft @ 5s
2 PM	E 3.8 ktcross-shore	1 ftrising	NNE 0.9 ft @ 5s
3 PM	ESE 2.7 ktoffshore	1 ftrising	NE 0.9 ft @ 6s
4 PM	SE 1.2 ktoffshore	1 ftrising	NE 0.9 ft @ 7s
5 PM	ESE 2.8 ktoffshore	1 ftrising	ENE 0.9 ft @ 8s
6 PM	ESE 3.7 ktoffshore	1.5 ftnear high	ENE 0.9 ft @ 8s
7 PM	SE 2.8 ktoffshore	1.5 ftfalling	ENE 0.9 ft @ 8s
8 PM	ESE 2.5 ktoffshore	1 ftfalling	ENE 0.9 ft @ 8s
9 PM	ESE 2.8 ktoffshore	1 ftfalling	NE 0.8 ft @ 9s
10 PM	ESE 3.4 ktoffshore	1 ftfalling	NE 0.8 ft @ 11s
11 PM	ESE 3.5 ktoffshore	0.5 ftfalling	NE 0.7 ft @ 11s

12 AMUnavailable

WindESE 2.7 ktoffshoreTide0.5 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 1.4 ft @ 6s

1 AMUnavailable

WindESE 2.5 ktoffshoreTide0.5 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 1.4 ft @ 6s

2 AMUnavailable

WindESE 3.1 ktoffshoreTide0.5 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 1.4 ft @ 6s

3 AMUnavailable

WindESE 3.2 ktoffshoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 1.3 ft @ 6s

4 AMUnavailable

WindESE 3.5 ktoffshoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 1.3 ft @ 6s

5 AMUnavailable

WindESE 3.5 ktoffshoreTide1 ftnear highOffshore swellNE 1.2 ft @ 6s

6 AMUnavailable

WindESE 3.4 ktoffshoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 1.2 ft @ 6s

7 AMUnavailable

WindESE 3.7 ktoffshoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 1.2 ft @ 6s

8 AMUnavailable

WindE 2.8 ktoffshoreTide0.5 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 1.2 ft @ 6s

9 AMUnavailable

WindE 2.6 ktcross-shoreTide0.5 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 1.2 ft @ 6s

10 AMUnavailable

WindNE 2.2 ktcross-shoreTide0.5 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 1.2 ft @ 6s

11 AMUnavailable

WindNNE 3.5 ktcross-shoreTide0.5 ftnear lowOffshore swellNE 1.2 ft @ 6s

NoonUnavailable

WindNNE 5 ktcross-shoreTide0.5 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 1.1 ft @ 5s

1 PMUnavailable

WindENE 3 ktcross-shoreTide0.5 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 1.0 ft @ 5s

2 PMUnavailable

WindE 3.8 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellNNE 0.9 ft @ 5s

3 PMUnavailable

WindESE 2.7 ktoffshoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 0.9 ft @ 6s

4 PMUnavailable

WindSE 1.2 ktoffshoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellNE 0.9 ft @ 7s

5 PMUnavailable

WindESE 2.8 ktoffshoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellENE 0.9 ft @ 8s

6 PMUnavailable

WindESE 3.7 ktoffshoreTide1.5 ftnear highOffshore swellENE 0.9 ft @ 8s

7 PMUnavailable

WindSE 2.8 ktoffshoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 0.9 ft @ 8s

8 PMUnavailable

WindESE 2.5 ktoffshoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellENE 0.9 ft @ 8s

9 PMUnavailable

WindESE 2.8 ktoffshoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 0.8 ft @ 9s

10 PMUnavailable

WindESE 3.4 ktoffshoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 0.8 ft @ 11s

11 PMUnavailable

WindESE 3.5 ktoffshoreTide0.5 ftfallingOffshore swellNE 0.7 ft @ 11s

Tide

NOAA Mayaguez 9759394 · 32.5 km from Surfers Beach · MLLW

Interpolated tide height Recommended window

About this spot

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

Mapped spot coordinate: 18.51, -67.14.

Mainland · Coast not verified · Ocean-facing bearing 315° · Location provenance

Model request point: Surfers Beach (18.51, -67.14). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 4/6 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 transformationCurrentSep 22, 3:43 AM AST
RINCON, PUERTO RICO BUOY - 181p1 · assigned to Wilderness, Surfers Beach
RINCON, PUERTO RICO BUOY - 181p1 · assigned to Wilderness, Surfers Beach; CARICOOS measured significant wave height (Hs) at a checked same-exposure buoy; not breaking-wave face heightStaleSep 15, 8:30 AM AST
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 Mayaguez 9759394 · 32.5 km from Surfers Beach; predicted high/low events above MLLW, converted to feet. Timestamp is retrieval time; provider issue time is not supplied.CurrentSep 22, 7:46 PM AST
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 7:45 PM AST
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 7:45 PM AST
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot 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.