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San Juan and Loíza

Pine Grove

A beach break in Carolina. Lefts and rights. Beginner.

Also called Pine Grove Beach.

Swell that worksNW, N, NE: Works on northwest, north and northeast swell23
BreakBeach · left and right23A sandbar.23
SizeUnconfirmed Up to about 6 ft, by a wannasurf contributor.3
TideUnconfirmed Mid to high and rising, by a wannasurf contributor.3
WindSouth-southeast.23
SeasonNot published
LevelBeginner"Small and steady waves", Lonely Planet says: a beginners' spot.4
18.4445, -66.01291

Today's call

Fun2.9 ft, 10-second swell · light cross-shore windAt Piñones / Loíza, on the conditions page

The conditions page scores Piñones / Loíza, not this break on its own: how Pine Grove 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

  • Urchins and buoys.3
  • Sometimes crowded.2

What the guides say

  • In Isla Verde.5

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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