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Rincón and the west

Domes

A point break in Rincón. Lefts and rights. Beginner to advanced.

Also called Playa Domes.

Swell that worksWNW, NW, NNW, N, NNE: Works on west-northwest, northwest, north-northwest, north and north-northeast swellSurfline's text names north and northeast; surf-forecast.com gives north-northwest.Surfline
BreakPoint · left and rightsurf-forecast.com; wannasurf.com; SurflineUnconfirmed Surfline calls it a reef and beach break, over sand and reef.Surfline
Size3 to 7 ft, chest high to overhead and more.Surfline
TideUnconfirmed Low to mid-low, by Surfline; mid and high, by a wannasurf contributor; all tides, by surf-forecast.com.Surfline; wannasurf.com; surf-forecast.com
WindSoutheast.Surfline; surf-forecast.com
SeasonFall and winter; in spring and summer "often the only spot working", picking up the trade-wind swell.Surfline; Surfline Travel
LevelBeginner to advancedUnconfirmed Surfline: beginner to advanced. Discover Puerto Rico and wannasurf: for experienced surfers.Surfline; Discover Puerto Rico; wannasurf.com
18.3659, -67.2713Surfline

Today's call

Small2.2 ft, 10-second swell · light offshore windAt Playa Domes, on the conditions page

The conditions page scores Playa Domes, not this break on its own: how Domes 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

  • Crowds and "hostile locals and wannabe locals".Surfline
  • Rips, rocks and urchins.surf-forecast.com; wannasurf.com

What the guides say

  • A sectiony right wall, a "toilet bowl" when it is big; a shorter left.Surfline
  • The early rounds and semifinals of the 1968 World Surfing Championships were surfed here.surfresearch.com.au
  • The Corona Pro Surf Circuit's 32nd edition ran here in March 2018.Metro Puerto Rico

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.

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