El Canal (Rio de Bayamon) Surf Forecast

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Puerto Rico (55 surf breaks)

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El Canal (Rio de Bayamon) surfForecast / Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Oct 2025 AST

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El Canal (Rio de Bayamon) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's El Canal (Rio de Bayamon) sea temperature is 29.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Canal (Rio de Bayamon) this week:

The surf forecast for El Canal (Rio de Bayamon) over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 18) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at El Canal (Rio de Bayamon) in the next 12 days are 2.2m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 19) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 21) at 5PM.

Wave Type	Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	5AM (Sat 18th Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m) 10s
Best Surf	11AM (Sun 19th Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m) 11s
Most Powerful	5PM (Sun 19th Oct)	7ft (2.2m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Canal (Rio de Bayamon) over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	3	2	3	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NNW	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period(s) (?)	10	12	11	11	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	154	130	214	673	1914	1632	948	833	636	426	351	238	173	170	141	133	102	106	118	116	118
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	SSE	ESE	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	glass	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:43PM 0.45		7:18AM 0.51	7:21PM 0.42		7:59AM 0.54	7:56PM 0.39		8:39AM 0.55		8:30PM 0.36	9:18AM 0.56		9:04PM 0.34	9:58AM 0.56		9:39PM 0.31	10:39AM 0.55		10:15PM 0.30
Low Tide / height (m)	12:40PM 0.17		12:48AM 0.14	1:33PM 0.17		1:18AM 0.13		2:23PM 0.17	1:47AM 0.11		3:10PM 0.17	2:18AM 0.09		3:56PM 0.16	2:50AM 0.08		4:42PM 0.17	3:25AM 0.07		5:30PM 0.17	4:00AM 0.08

	Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24
Sunrise	6:18	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-
Sunset	-	6:00	-	-	5:59	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:55	-

Rain (mm)	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	3	6	10	2	3	8
Temp. °C	30	29	28	30	31	27	30	30	27	29	30	26	29	29	26	26	24	24	25	25	25
Feels °C (?)	34	32	33	32	32	29	31	30	30	29	29	28	29	28	28	28	27	26	27	27	27

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Puerto Rico

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at El Canal (Rio de Bayamon) (light winds from the SSE at BUOY-SJNP4 4 km from El Canal (Rio de Bayamon)). 1.1m 10s swell from the N with a 0.4m 13s groundswell from the NNE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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Information about the El Canal (Rio de Bayamon) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for El Canal (Rio de Bayamon) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at El Canal (Rio de Bayamon) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our El Canal (Rio de Bayamon) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (El Canal (Rio de Bayamon)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for El Canal (Rio de Bayamon) may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.