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Aguadilla and Isabela

Surfer's Beach

A reef break in Aguadilla. Lefts and rights. Beginner to advanced.

Swell that worksWNW, NW, NNW, N, NNE, NE: Works on west-northwest, northwest, north-northwest, north, north-northeast and northeast swellSurfline
BreakReef · left and rightSurfline; surf-forecast.com; wannasurf.com
Size4 to 10 ft.Surfline
TideAll tides, lower better.Surfline
WindEast or southeast.Surfline; surf-forecast.com
SeasonFall and winter.Surfline; surf-forecast.com
LevelBeginner to advancedUnconfirmed Discover Puerto Rico names it for beginners; a wannasurf contributor says experienced surfers.Discover Puerto Rico; wannasurf.com
18.5066, -67.1410Surfline

Today's call

Fun2.5 ft, 10-second swell · light cross-shore windAt Wilderness, on the conditions page

The conditions page scores Wilderness, not this break on its own: how Surfer's Beach 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

  • Know how to get back in before you paddle out.Surfline
  • Rocks, urchins and pollution.surf-forecast.com
  • Rips and localism.wannasurf.com

What the guides say

  • A long right and a short, punchy left: A-frames on a northwest swell, a right point on north and northeast.Surfline

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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