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Morning Brief

The east

La Pared

A beach break in Luquillo. Lefts and rights. Beginner to advanced.

Swell that worksNNW, N, NNE, NE: Works on north-northwest, north, north-northeast and northeast swellSurfline
BreakBeach · left and rightSurfline; surf-forecast.com; Discover Puerto Rico; Discover Puerto Rico
Size3 to 5 ft, by Discover Puerto Rico; 3 to 8 ft, by Surfline.Discover Puerto Rico; Surfline
TideAny tide.Surfline; surf-forecast.com
WindSouth.Surfline; surf-forecast.com
SeasonFall and winter.Surfline; surf-forecast.com
LevelBeginner to advancedDiscover Puerto Rico; Surfline
18.3772, -65.7146Surfline

Swell at the nearest buoy now

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

Hazards

  • Rips and undertow.Discover Puerto Rico; wannasurf.com

What the guides say

  • Behind the road's breakwall; "very hollow and powerful" a few times a year.Surfline

When the swell comes

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec San JuanSan Juan buoy, January: 46% of readings groundswell, mostly from the NE; average wave height 4.7 ft46San Juan buoy, February: 36% of readings groundswell, mostly from the NE; average wave height 4.9 ft36San Juan buoy, March: 42% of readings groundswell, mostly from the NNE; average wave height 4.7 ft42San Juan buoy, April: 29% of readings groundswell, mostly from the NNE; average wave height 4.2 ft29San Juan buoy, May: 15% of readings groundswell, mostly from the NE; average wave height 3.3 ft15San Juan buoy, June: 2% of readings groundswell; average wave height 3.1 ft2San Juan buoy, July: 0% of readings groundswell; average wave height 3.6 ft0San Juan buoy, August: 7% of readings groundswell, mostly from the NE; average wave height 3.4 ft7San Juan buoy, September: 35% of readings groundswell, mostly from the NNE; average wave height 3.7 ft35San Juan buoy, October: 41% of readings groundswell, mostly from the NNE; average wave height 3.8 ft41San Juan buoy, November: 46% of readings groundswell, mostly from the NNE; average wave height 4.6 ft46San Juan buoy, December: 50% of readings groundswell, mostly from the NNE; average wave height 5.2 ft50
San Juan 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
San Juan buoy46% (avg 4.7 ft)36% (avg 4.9 ft)42% (avg 4.7 ft)29% (avg 4.2 ft)15% (avg 3.3 ft)2% (avg 3.1 ft)0% (avg 3.6 ft)7% (avg 3.4 ft)35% (avg 3.7 ft)41% (avg 3.8 ft)46% (avg 4.6 ft)50% (avg 5.2 ft)

Every buoy and month: when to come.

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