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Aguadilla and Isabela

Crash Boat

A beach break in Aguadilla. Rights. Intermediate to advanced.

Also called Crashboats.

Swell that worksW, WNW, NW: Works on west, west-northwest and northwest swellSurfline
BreakBeach · rightSurfline; surf-forecast.com; wannasurf.comUnconfirmed A sandbank built up by the half-sunk old navy docks, Surfline says; surf-forecast.com calls it beach and reef, a wannasurf contributor a jetty break.Surfline; surf-forecast.com; wannasurf.com
Size4 to 10 ft.Surfline
TideLow to mid-low.Surfline; wannasurf.com
WindNortheast or east; "pretty protected".Surfline; surf-forecast.com
SeasonFall and winter; flat in summer.Surfline; surf-forecast.com
LevelIntermediate to advancedSurfline
18.4573, -67.1643Surfline

Today's call

Fun2.5 ft, 10-second swell · light offshore windAt Aguadilla / Crash Boat, on the conditions page

The conditions page scores Aguadilla / Crash Boat, not this break on its own: how Crash Boat takes the same swell depends on the swell's direction and the tide above.

Swell at the nearest buoy now

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

Hazards

  • "Local spongers", and trash on the beach.Surfline
  • The pier, urchins, rips and rocks.surf-forecast.com; wannasurf.com

What the guides say

  • "Super-fickle-yet-magical."Surfline

When the swell comes

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec RincónRincón buoy, January: 36% of readings groundswell, mostly from the N; average wave height 3.8 ft36Rincón buoy, February: 36% of readings groundswell, mostly from the N; average wave height 3.8 ft36Rincón buoy, March: 32% of readings groundswell, mostly from the N; average wave height 3.8 ft32Rincón buoy, April: 22% of readings groundswell, mostly from the N; average wave height 3.2 ft22Rincón buoy, May: 12% of readings groundswell, mostly from the N; average wave height 2.4 ft12Rincón buoy, June: 1% of readings groundswell; average wave height 2.1 ft1Rincón buoy, July: 0% of readings groundswell; average wave height 2.1 ft0Rincón buoy, August: 4% of readings groundswell; average wave height 2.2 ft4Rincón buoy, September: 25% of readings groundswell, mostly from the N; average wave height 3.0 ft25Rincón buoy, October: 30% of readings groundswell, mostly from the N; average wave height 3.1 ft30Rincón buoy, November: 37% of readings groundswell, mostly from the N; average wave height 3.7 ft37Rincón buoy, December: 37% of readings groundswell, mostly from the N; average wave height 4.1 ft37
Rincón buoy: share of readings that are groundswell (3 ft or more at 10 seconds or longer), by month. 787daily's analysis of NOAA NDBC buoy data, 2019–2025. The nearest buoy, not the break.
Show the numbers
BuoyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rincón buoy36% (avg 3.8 ft)36% (avg 3.8 ft)32% (avg 3.8 ft)22% (avg 3.2 ft)12% (avg 2.4 ft)1% (avg 2.1 ft)0% (avg 2.1 ft)4% (avg 2.2 ft)25% (avg 3.0 ft)30% (avg 3.1 ft)37% (avg 3.7 ft)37% (avg 4.1 ft)

Every buoy and month: when to come.