Tres Palmas

Tres Palmas is a W-facing reef break in Rincón, Puerto Rico. It picks up swell from SSE to WSW and NW to NNE, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 41% 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 254.5° (WSW) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 136 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Reef

Faces

W (259°)

Best swell

WNW to NNE (300°–30°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

NE to ESE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

8–25 ft at the beach

Swell window

SSE to WSW (168.5° to 241°); NW to NNE (323° to 14.5°)

Rare slot

Mona Passage, 254.5° WSW

Offshore wind

E

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

Rincon, Puerto Rico (181) · 3 km away

Cams

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