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Dunes surfForecast / Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 ASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dunes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunes sea temperature is
28.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunes today?
The current surf forecast for Dunes at 10PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dunes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 212 | 217 | 290 | 327 | 397 | 439 | 393 | 452 | 599 | 495 | 388 | 363 | 370 | 363 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 265 | 265 | 251 | 212 | 212 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | off | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:24PM 0.41 | 4:59AM 0.49 | 4:06PM 0.36 | 5:49AM 0.51 | 4:48PM 0.33 | 6:34AM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:01PM 0.12 | 11:18AM 0.25 | 10:37PM 0.10 | 12:20PM 0.24 | 11:13PM 0.09 | 1:15PM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 |
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