Surf-Forecast | La Bomba Surf Guide

Lat Long: 18.46° N 66.06° W

Issued: 1 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's La Bomba sea temperature is

29.7°C

La Bomba surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

La Bomba Surf Guide

La Bomba in Puerto Rico is a reasonably exposed reef break that has inconsistent surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the south and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. The best swell direction is from the west northwest. The reef break offers both left and right hand waves. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded

La Bomba Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	inconsistent	29.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing La Bomba:

The best conditions reported for surf at La Bomba occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf La Bomba (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing La Bomba with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 2% of the time in January while 9% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 89% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

89%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore La Bomba Location Map

Interactive La Bomba surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Live Wave Height (m)
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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

La Bomba Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 04:49 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 03
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at La Bomba

Current tide and informaton

For San Juan, Puerto Rico, 6 km from La Bomba.

Next High Water: 04:28pm | 0.53m

Next Low Water: 09:42am | 0.12m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

La Bomba Sea Temperature

A hot and sunny day, feeling like 30.0 °C even after we account for wind, and very warm water temperature (29.7 °C) too at La Bomba. Surfers may need a thin summer wetsuit or at least a rash vest to block the UV.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 29.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite