Playa Ballena Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Puerto Rico)

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Playa Ballena Surf Guide

Playa Ballena in Puerto Rico is a fairly exposed sandbar break that has quite consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the northwest with some shelter here from west winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the south. The sandbar breaks offer lefts and rights. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

Playa Ballena Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	fairly consistent	28.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa Ballena:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa Ballena occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa Ballena 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 0% of the time in January while 2% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 98% 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

98%

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

Explore Playa Ballena Location Map

Interactive Playa Ballena 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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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Playa Ballena Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 16:40 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07			Fri
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Period (s)	6	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross

What does Playa Ballena look like?

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Credit: Joel Quinones Espinosa Credit: Joel Quinones Espinosa Credit: Carimar Vega Credit: Carimar Vega

Tides at Playa Ballena

Current tide and informaton

For Guanica, Puerto Rico, 6 km from Playa Ballena.

Next High Water: 01:48am | 0.17m

Next Low Water: 03:35pm | -0.04m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Playa Ballena Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(28.0 °C) too at Playa Ballena, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 28.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite