Wilderness Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Puerto Rico)

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Wilderness Surf Guide

Wilderness in Atlantic is a reasonably exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells A right hand reef break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of urchins, rips and rocks.

Wilderness Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	4	fairly consistent	28.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Wilderness:

The best conditions reported for surf at Wilderness occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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16 Day Forecast

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

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Wilderness with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 58% of the time in December while 4% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 38% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

58%

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

38%

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

Explore Wilderness Location Map

Interactive Wilderness 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. The closest passenger airport to Wilderness is Rafael Hernandez (Aguadilla) Airport (BQN) in Puerto Rico, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Wilderness is Eugenio Maria De Hostos (Mayaguez) Airport (MAZ), also in Puerto Rico, 24 km (15 miles) away.

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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.

Wilderness Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 15:00 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period (s)	10	10	10	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross	on

What does Wilderness look like?

Latest photos from Wilderness. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Bryan Finley

Tides at Wilderness

Current tide and informaton

For Aguadilla, Crashboat Beach, Puerto Rico, 2 km from Wilderness.

Next High Water: 10:36pm | 0.37m

Next Low Water: 03:37pm | -0.09m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Wilderness Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 28.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (28.1 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Wilderness won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 28.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite