Is Ballenas good for beginners?

Ballenas is rated Beginner: the median wave is 0.7 m and 92% of days are mellow (0.4 to 1.2 m).

How warm is the water at Ballenas?

The yearly mean sea temperature is 28°C, so most of the year you want boardshorts.

World › Puerto Rico › Puerto Rico › Ballenas

Ballenas 44.2

#4750 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico · Puerto Rico · near Ponce

Wind is the enemy here, boardshorts water, gentle enough to learn.

Warm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner

Surf score44.2 /100

Surfable days59% of the year

Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind

Groundswell0% period 11 s+

Typical size0.7 m 2.1 ft median

Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Ballenas

It rarely works. The nearest airport is SJU (105 km) and the nearest town is Ponce (26 km).

Month	Surfable	Clean	Size	Water	Suit
Jan	62%	0%	0.7 m	27°C	boardies
Feb	75%	0%	0.8 m	27°C	boardies
Mar	64%	0%	0.7 m	27°C	boardies
Apr	58%	0%	0.6 m	27°C	boardies
May	69%	0%	0.7 m	28°C	boardies
Jun	67%	0%	0.7 m	28°C	boardies
Jul	78%	0%	0.7 m	29°C	boardies
Aug	53%	0%	0.6 m	29°C	boardies
Sep	33%	0%	0.5 m	30°C	boardies
Oct	39%	0%	0.6 m	30°C	boardies
Nov	47%	0%	0.6 m	29°C	boardies
Dec	64%	0%	0.7 m	28°C	boardies

Why 44.2

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%

17.2

Clean days 24%

0.0

Groundswell 12%

0.0

Season spread 10%

7.3

Wave size 8%

0.6

Water comfort 10%

10.0

Access 10%

7.9

The detail

Faces 180° with 42% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 18% of days. Mean peak period 6.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 92%. Months that work: 9 of 12. Coordinates 17.956, -66.857 (OpenStreetMap).

Spots nearby

Sal del Diablo🇵🇷 Puerto Rico · score 46.8 La Santa🇵🇷 Puerto Rico · score 46.8 Punta de Brea🇵🇷 Puerto Rico · score 46.2 Middles🇵🇷 Puerto Rico · score 28.6

Compare Ballenas with 5,700 other spots
Filters by month, level and water, map, side by side comparison and a trip planner.

Open the interactive profile