Surf-Forecast | Punta de Brea Surf Guide

Lat Long: 17.93° N 66.92° W

Issued: 1 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Punta de Brea sea temperature is

29.7°C

Punta de Brea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Punta de Brea Surf Guide

Punta de Brea in Puerto Rico is a quite exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest with some shelter here from west northwest winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. A remote wave spot that never gets crowded. Be warned that sharks have been sighted.

Punta de Brea Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	29.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Punta de Brea:

The best conditions reported for surf at Punta de Brea occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Punta de Brea (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Punta de Brea 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 42% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 58% 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

42%

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

too small

58%

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

Explore Punta de Brea Location Map

Interactive Punta de Brea 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.

Punta de Brea Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 17:20 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 03			Wed
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period (s)	6	6	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Punta de Brea

Current tide and informaton

For Guanica, Puerto Rico, 4 km from Punta de Brea.

Next High Water: 07:10pm | 0.22m

Next Low Water: 03:57am | 0.11m

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

Punta de Brea Sea Temperature

Hot air temperatures, feeling like 30.0 °C once we account for wind, and very warm water temperature (29.7 °C) at Punta de Brea. Clouds should reduce UV so boardshorts and a rash vest should be ok.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

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