Pico Piedra

Pico Piedra is an NNW-facing beach break in Aguada, Puerto Rico. It picks up swell from SW to WSW and WNW and NW to NE, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 57% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the SSE: light winds or SSE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NNW onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: the Mona Passage lets in swell from 251.2° (WSW) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 144 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Beach

Faces

NNW (335°)

Best swell

NW to NNE (321°–16°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

ESE to SSW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SW to WSW (228° to 238°); WNW (297.5° to 301.5°); NW to NE (321° to 36°)

Rare slot

Mona Passage, 251.2° WSW

Offshore wind

SSE

Tide

NOAA station 9759412

Wave buoy

Rincon, Puerto Rico (181) · 6 km away

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