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Morning Brief

The north coast

El Peñón Amador

A reef break in Camuy. Rights. Expert.

Swell that worksNW, N, NE: Works on northwest, north and northeast swellsurf-forecast.com; wannasurf.com
BreakReef · rightsurf-forecast.com; wannasurf.com
SizeUnconfirmed 5 ft to 12 ft, by a wannasurf contributor.wannasurf.com
TideAll tides.surf-forecast.com
WindSouth-southeast.surf-forecast.com; wannasurf.com
SeasonWinter; most often November.surf-forecast.com
LevelExpertUnconfirmed "Pros or kamikaze only", by a wannasurf contributor.wannasurf.com
18.4900, -66.8700surf-forecast.com

Swell at the nearest buoy now

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

Hazards

  • Rips, rocks, localism and sharks.surf-forecast.com; wannasurf.com
  • Large waves and strong currents: not a swimming beach. The cross on the islet offshore honours the drowned.Discover Puerto Rico

What the guides say

  • Unconfirmed Surf-forecast.com's position is rounded to two decimals and may be approximate.surf-forecast.com

When the swell comes

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec AreciboArecibo buoy, January: 47% of readings groundswell, mostly from the NNE; average wave height 4.4 ft47Arecibo buoy, February: 45% of readings groundswell, mostly from the NNE; average wave height 5.1 ft45Arecibo buoy, March: 30% of readings groundswell, mostly from the N; average wave height 4.7 ft30Arecibo buoy, April: 25% of readings groundswell, mostly from the NNE; average wave height 4.7 ft25Arecibo buoy, May: 12% of readings groundswell, mostly from the NNE; average wave height 3.4 ft12Arecibo buoy, June: 5% of readings groundswell, mostly from the NNE; average wave height 3.2 ft5Arecibo buoy, July: 0% of readings groundswell; average wave height 3.7 ft0Arecibo buoy, August: 1% of readings groundswell; average wave height 3.5 ft1Arecibo buoy, September: 49% of readings groundswell, mostly from the NNE; average wave height 3.9 ft49Arecibo buoy, October: 37% of readings groundswell, mostly from the NNE; average wave height 3.5 ft37Arecibo buoy, November: 47% of readings groundswell, mostly from the NNE; average wave height 4.4 ft47Arecibo buoy, December: 34% of readings groundswell, mostly from the NNE; average wave height 5.1 ft34
Arecibo 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
Arecibo buoy47% (avg 4.4 ft)45% (avg 5.1 ft)30% (avg 4.7 ft)25% (avg 4.7 ft)12% (avg 3.4 ft)5% (avg 3.2 ft)0% (avg 3.7 ft)1% (avg 3.5 ft)49% (avg 3.9 ft)37% (avg 3.5 ft)47% (avg 4.4 ft)34% (avg 5.1 ft)

Every buoy and month: when to come.