Balnearin de Añasco

Balnearin de Añasco is a WSW-facing beach break in Playa, Puerto Rico. It picks up swell from S to WSW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 66% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the ENE: light winds or ENE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while WSW onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: the Mona Passage lets in swell from 259.5° (W) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 456 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Beach

Faces

WSW (244°)

Best swell

SSW to WSW (204°–250°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NNE to ESE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

S to WSW (179° to 249.5°)

Rare slot

Mona Passage, 259.5° W

Offshore wind

ENE

Tide

NOAA station 9759394

Wave buoy

Rincon, Puerto Rico (181) · 14 km away

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