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Aguadilla and Isabela

Jobos

A reef point break in Isabela. Lefts and rights. Beginner to advanced.

Also called Jobo's, Playa Jobos.

Swell that worksNW, NNW, N, NNE, NE, ENE: Works on northwest, north-northwest, north, north-northeast, northeast and east-northeast swellSurfline's text names north and northeast.Surfline
BreakReef point · left and rightSurfline; surf-forecast.com; wannasurf.com
Size3 to 7 ft.Surfline
TideAll tides, lower better.Surfline
WindSoutheast or south.Surfline; surf-forecast.com
SeasonFall; surf-forecast.com's statistics peak in October.Surfline; surf-forecast.com
LevelBeginner to advancedDiscover Puerto Rico names it best for beginners; a wannasurf contributor says the outside is for experienced surfers and the whitewater inside suits beginners.Discover Puerto Rico; wannasurf.com
18.5150, -67.0770Surfline

Today's call

Fun2.5 ft, 10-second swell · light cross-shore windAt Jobos & Shacks, Isabela, on the conditions page

Swell at the nearest buoy now

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

Hazards

  • Urchin spines and sharp lava reef; heavy crowds.Surfline
  • A current around the bay.wannasurf.com
  • Rocks and locals.surf-forecast.com; wannasurf.com

What the guides say

  • The north coast's "de facto Surf Pueblo": the main wave is a right that pinwheels off a rock headland at the east end, with a left mid-beach.Surfline
  • Unconfirmed Surf-forecast.com calls the main wave a left.surf-forecast.com

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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