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Wilderness surfForecast / Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 10 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
28.4° 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 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 46 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 95 | 62 | 117 | 187 | 271 | 357 | 408 | 403 | 282 | 229 | 174 | 164 | 127 | 96 | 92 | 202 | 136 | 183 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:47PM 0.44 | 1:12AM 0.28 | 1:34PM 0.39 | 2:25AM 0.31 | 2:20PM 0.34 | 3:36AM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:36PM 0.09 | 7:10AM 0.10 | 8:21PM 0.08 | 8:25AM 0.14 | 9:04PM 0.07 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
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