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Surfers Beach 41.2

#4883 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico · Puerto Rico · near Mayagüez

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

Warm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score41.2 /100
Surfable days55% 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 Surfers Beach

The best time to surf Surfers Beach 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 (120 km) and the nearest town is Mayagüez (34 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan65%0%0.7 m27°Cboardies
Feb77%0%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Mar66%1%0.7 m27°Cboardies
Apr55%0%0.6 m27°Cboardies
May58%0%0.6 m28°Cboardies
Jun58%0%0.6 m28°Cboardies
Jul74%0%0.7 m29°Cboardies
Aug42%0%0.6 m29°Cboardies
Sep30%0%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Oct30%0%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Nov46%0%0.6 m29°Cboardies
Dec65%0%0.7 m28°Cboardies

Why 41.2

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

Consistency 26%
16.0
Clean days 24%
0.0
Groundswell 12%
0.0
Season spread 10%
6.4
Wave size 8%
0.5
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
7.3

The detail

Faces 335° with 61% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 37% 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 18.507, -67.142 (OpenStreetMap).

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