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Punta Higuero in Atlantic is an exposed beach break that has reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the north. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

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Overall Punta Higuero Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Punta Higuero surf quality by season and Punta Higuero surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Punta Higuero:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Rincon	1 mi
Second closest break	Domes	2 mi
Third closest break	Little Malibu	2 mi
Fourth closest break	BC's	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Table Rock	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Punta Higuero:
Closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	232 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	279 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	445 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	SE Atlantic Buoy	600 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	NE Bahamas Buoy	682 mi
Tide stations nearest to Punta Higuero:
Closest tide station	Aguadilla, Crashboat Beach, Puerto Rico	8 mi
Second closest tide station	Mayaguez, Puerto Rico	12 mi
Third closest tide station	Puerto Real, Puerto Rico	21 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Magueyes Island, Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico	30 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Magueyes Island, Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico (2)	31 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Punta Higuero:
Closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	1511 mi
Second closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1515 mi
Third closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1518 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sugar Mountain (United States)	1518 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Hawksnest (United States)	1520 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Punta Higuero:
Closest city location	Rincon (Puerto Rico)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Stella (Puerto Rico)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Aguada (Puerto Rico)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Luyando (Puerto Rico)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	La Playa (Puerto Rico)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Punta Higuero is Eugenio Maria De Hostos (Mayaguez) Airport (MAZ) in Puerto Rico, 17 km (11 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Punta Higuero is Rafael Hernandez (Aguadilla) Airport (BQN), also in Puerto Rico, 19 km (12 miles) away.
• Third is Mercedita (Ponce) Airport (PSE) in Puerto Rico, 83 km (52 miles) away.
• Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) in Dominican Republic is 119 km (74 miles) away.
• Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci (San Juan) Airport (SIG) in Puerto Rico is the fifth nearest airport to Punta Higuero and is 122 km (76 miles) away.