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Gas Chambers 18.2

#5669 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico · Puerto Rico · near Mayagüez

Needs the right swell, wind is the enemy here, peaks in March.

Warm waterBeginner
Surf score18.2 /100
Surfable days9% of the year
Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell0% period 11 s+
Typical size0.4 m 1.3 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Gas Chambers

The best time to surf Gas Chambers is January, March. It rarely works. In March the water sits around 27°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.4 m. The nearest airport is SJU (122 km) and the nearest town is Mayagüez (29 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan8%1%0.4 m27°Cboardies
Feb14%0%0.5 m27°Cboardies
Mar10%2%0.4 m27°Cboardies
Apr5%0%0.4 m27°Cboardies
May13%0%0.5 m28°Cboardies
Jun11%0%0.4 m28°Cboardies
Jul8%0%0.4 m29°Cboardies
Aug6%0%0.4 m29°Cboardies
Sep14%0%0.3 m30°Cboardies
Oct6%0%0.4 m30°Cboardies
Nov7%0%0.4 m29°Cboardies
Dec7%0%0.4 m28°Cboardies

Why 18.2

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

Consistency 26%
0.4
Clean days 24%
0.0
Groundswell 12%
0.0
Season spread 10%
0.0
Wave size 8%
0.0
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
7.4

The detail

Faces 270° with 53% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 98% of days. Mean peak period 6.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 52%. Months that work: 0 of 12. Coordinates 18.460, -67.166 (OpenStreetMap).

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