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Channel 54.7

#4134 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico · Puerto Rico · near San Juan

Very consistent, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score54.7 /100
Surfable days79% of the year
Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell0% period 11 s+
Typical size0.8 m 2.5 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Channel

It rarely works. The nearest airport is SJU (52 km) and the nearest town is San Juan (56 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan79%0%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Feb90%0%1.0 m27°Cboardies
Mar81%0%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Apr78%0%0.8 m27°Cboardies
May90%0%0.8 m28°Cboardies
Jun91%0%0.8 m28°Cboardies
Jul95%0%0.9 m28°Cboardies
Aug84%0%0.8 m29°Cboardies
Sep55%0%0.6 m30°Cboardies
Oct54%0%0.6 m30°Cboardies
Nov74%0%0.7 m29°Cboardies
Dec81%0%0.8 m28°Cboardies

Why 54.7

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

Consistency 26%
24.0
Clean days 24%
0.0
Groundswell 12%
0.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
1.1
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
8.1

The detail

Faces 170° with 50% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 17% of days. Mean peak period 6.1 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 95%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 17.975, -65.934 (OpenStreetMap).

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