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Wilderness surfForecast / Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 16 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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wilderness today?
The current surf forecast for Wilderness at 11AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wilderness. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 41 | 41 | 43 | 30 | 25 | 36 | 90 | 392 | 965 | 944 | 786 | 645 | 561 | 478 | 478 | 451 | 389 | 381 | 345 | 244 | 234 | 190 | 184 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:10AM 0.42 | 5:30PM 0.21 | 6:49AM 0.43 | 6:18PM 0.20 | 7:28AM 0.44 | 7:04PM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:02PM 0.11 | 11:44PM -0.02 | 1:44PM 0.09 | 12:25AM -0.03 | 2:23PM 0.07 | 1:05AM -0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
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