Playa del Mar

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

Rare slot: the Mona Passage lets in swell from 261.2° (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

W (260°)

Best swell

SW to WSW (220°–253°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NE to SE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

S to WSW (183° to 253°); NW to NNW (323° to 329°)

Rare slot

Mona Passage, 261.2° W

Offshore wind

E

Tide

NOAA station 9759394

Wave buoy

Rincon, Puerto Rico (181) · 19 km away

Cams

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