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Wilderness surfForecast / Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 ASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wilderness surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wilderness sea temperature is
28.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wilderness today?
The current surf forecast for Wilderness at 8PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wilderness. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 164 | 127 | 125 | 90 | 103 | 136 | 215 | 100 | 95 | 66 | 135 | 98 | 55 | 76 | 61 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 56 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:20PM 0.34 | 3:36AM 0.34 | 3:06PM 0.30 | 4:37AM 0.37 | 3:53PM 0.26 | 5:27AM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:25AM 0.14 | 9:04PM 0.07 | 9:45AM 0.16 | 9:44PM 0.05 | 11:04AM 0.16 | 10:23PM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
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