On the Water

On the water in Puerto Rico

Sailing, surfing, diving, kitesurfing and paddling around the island: where to go, who runs trips, the rules on the water, and what the wind and the sea are doing today. Every fact carries its source and date.

The section

  • Sailing and boating

    20 marinas · 38 anchoragesMarinas, anchorages, mooring fields, charters and the passages to Culebra and Vieques.
  • Surf

    28 breaks · swell Sep–MarBreaks from Rincón to San Juan, the swell and tide each takes, today's call and the schools.
  • Diving and snorkeling

    36 dive sites · 14 snorkel spotsDive sites by depth and level, snorkel spots, dive shops and the marine reserves.
  • Kite, wing and windsurf

    20 spots · windiest in JulyThe spots and the winds that work there, schools, and the wind we measured month by month.
  • Kayak and paddleboard

    10 placesMangroves, lagoons and coast routes, outfitters, and the three bio bays compared.
  • Rules on the waterPuerto Rico's boating law, the rules for kites and paddle craft, and reporting in when you arrive by boat.

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Wind at the stations now

  • San JuanOld San Juan, on the bayNo reading yetIts direction reads south of the true trade wind: the station's siting.
  • CulebraCulebra, in the open trade windNo reading yet
  • Jobos BayPozuelo, Jobos Bay and SalinasNo reading yet
  • AguadillaAguadilla BayNo reading yet

Station readings, not conditions at a beach. From CariCOOS, NOAA buoys and the National Weather Service.

All stations and spots, on Today

Every place on a map

Every place in the section with a position; a few without one are on their hub's page. Point at a dot for its name, choose it to open its page.A ring is approximate: the area, not the spot.

More on the water

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)