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Isabela 42.3

#4841 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico · Puerto Rico · near Arecibo

Wind is the enemy here, peaks in March, boardshorts water.

Warm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score42.3 /100
Surfable days57% of the year
Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell0% period 11 s+
Typical size0.6 m 2.1 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Isabela

The best time to surf Isabela is March. It rarely works. In March the water sits around 27°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.7 m. The nearest airport is SJU (108 km) and the nearest town is Arecibo (32 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan65%0%0.7 m27°Cboardies
Feb75%0%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Mar66%1%0.7 m27°Cboardies
Apr58%0%0.6 m27°Cboardies
May61%0%0.7 m28°Cboardies
Jun63%0%0.7 m28°Cboardies
Jul77%0%0.7 m29°Cboardies
Aug46%0%0.6 m29°Cboardies
Sep29%0%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Oct37%0%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Nov45%0%0.6 m29°Cboardies
Dec63%0%0.7 m28°Cboardies

Why 42.3

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

Consistency 26%
16.6
Clean days 24%
0.0
Groundswell 12%
0.0
Season spread 10%
6.4
Wave size 8%
0.6
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
7.6

The detail

Faces 15° with 44% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 28% 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: 8 of 12. Coordinates 18.502, -67.024 (OpenStreetMap).

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