Playa Espinar

Playa Espinar is an NNW-facing beach break in Aguada, Puerto Rico. It picks up swell from SW to WSW and NW to NNE, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 62% 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 148 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Beach

Faces

NNW (333°)

Best swell

NW to NNE (320°–14°), 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 (233° to 238.5°); NW to NNE (320.5° to 29°)

Rare slot

Mona Passage, 251.2° WSW

Offshore wind

SSE

Tide

NOAA station 9759412

Wave buoy

Rincon, Puerto Rico (181) · 9 km away

Cams

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