Is Punta de Brea good for beginners?

Punta de Brea is rated Beginner: the median wave is 0.7 m and 94% of days are mellow (0.4 to 1.2 m).

How warm is the water at Punta de Brea?

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

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Punta de Brea 46.2

#4679 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 score46.2 /100

Surfable days63% of the year

Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind

Groundswell0% period 11 s+

Typical size0.7 m 2.2 ft median

Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Punta de Brea

It rarely works. The nearest airport is SJU (112 km) and the nearest town is Ponce (33 km).

Month	Surfable	Clean	Size	Water	Suit
Jan	68%	0%	0.7 m	27°C	boardies
Feb	77%	0%	0.8 m	27°C	boardies
Mar	70%	0%	0.7 m	27°C	boardies
Apr	64%	0%	0.7 m	27°C	boardies
May	75%	0%	0.7 m	28°C	boardies
Jun	73%	0%	0.7 m	28°C	boardies
Jul	81%	0%	0.7 m	29°C	boardies
Aug	54%	0%	0.6 m	29°C	boardies
Sep	39%	0%	0.6 m	30°C	boardies
Oct	42%	0%	0.6 m	30°C	boardies
Nov	51%	0%	0.6 m	29°C	boardies
Dec	67%	0%	0.7 m	28°C	boardies

Why 46.2

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

Consistency 26%

18.7

Clean days 24%

0.0

Groundswell 12%

0.0

Season spread 10%

8.2

Wave size 8%

0.7

Water comfort 10%

10.0

Access 10%

7.5

The detail

Faces 153° with 53% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 22% of days. Mean peak period 6.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 94%. Months that work: 10 of 12. Coordinates 17.929, -66.922 (OpenStreetMap).

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