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Los Tubos 60.4

#3535 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico · Puerto Rico · near Arecibo

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score60.4 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell0% period 11 s+
Typical size1.4 m 4.6 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Los Tubos

It rarely works. The nearest airport is SJU (50 km) and the nearest town is Arecibo (27 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%0%1.6 m27°Cboardies
Feb100%0%1.8 m27°Cboardies
Mar99%0%1.6 m27°Cboardies
Apr100%0%1.4 m27°Cboardies
May100%0%1.3 m28°Cboardies
Jun100%0%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Jul100%0%1.3 m29°Cboardies
Aug100%0%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Sep100%0%1.3 m30°Cboardies
Oct100%0%1.3 m30°Cboardies
Nov100%0%1.5 m29°Cboardies
Dec100%0%1.6 m28°Cboardies

Why 60.4

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

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
0.0
Groundswell 12%
0.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
3.7
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
9.2

The detail

Faces 0° with 47% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 26% of days. Mean peak period 8.0 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 27%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 18.470, -66.476 (OpenStreetMap).

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