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Wilderness surfForecast / Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 14 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 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wilderness today?
The current surf forecast for Wilderness at 2PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
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) (?) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 71 | 55 | 51 | 41 | 43 | 36 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 35 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 53 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 30 | 30 | 36 | 86 | 386 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:37AM 0.37 | 3:53PM 0.26 | 5:27AM 0.40 | 4:42PM 0.23 | 6:10AM 0.42 | 5:30PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:04AM 0.16 | 10:23PM 0.03 | 12:10PM 0.14 | 11:03PM 0.00 | 1:02PM 0.11 | 11:44PM -0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
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