2023 – Rincon Surf Report and Wave Forecast for Puerto Rico – Surfing Puerto Rico https://rinconsurfreport.com Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:49:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.4 Rincon, Puerto Rico Surf Forecast – Oct 30, 2023 https://rinconsurfreport.com/surf-forecast/rincon-puerto-rico-surf-forecast-oct-30-2023/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:48:04 +0000 https://rinconsurfreport.com/?p=49164 Surfing Puerto Rico Tropical Weather Map 2023-10-30

September in November – Plenty of Surf for Puerto Rico

November Outlook: We have an ocean full of heat and a northern hemisphere trying desperately to cool off. Seasonally, we will start to see more fronts pull off the Eastern US this time of year. The high heat in the Atlantic combined with the unending march of tropical waves off Africa means that we will continue to see tropical disturbances from lower latitudes pulled north and interact with the frontal systems. The end result is a consistent flow of surf. Not the best quality of surf at times. Swell generated from multiple systems tend to make for challenging beach conditions when everything doesn’t line up just right, but hey – at least we’re not going to be flat. The tropics interacting with cold-fronts is generally a September type of scenario, but we’re seeing it happen right now at the end of October into the start of November. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised to see a hurricane form in December.

Near Term: Puerto Rico will continue to see smaller scale surf all week. The wind flow will most likely remain dead in the mornings and south in the afternoons. We can all hope for more rain in Rincon as satellite imagery is showing a lot of moisture on it’s way to the island. The tide sensitive spots will also be the best bet for getting a little more size throughout the background swell fluctuations. My advice is the mid-high to high incoming stretch at shallower breaks. Have fun!

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Rincon, Puerto Rico Surf Forecast – Sept 13, 2023 https://rinconsurfreport.com/surf-forecast/rincon-puerto-rico-surf-forecast-sept-13-2023/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 13:10:43 +0000 https://rinconsurfreport.com/?p=48901 Hurricane Lee is a MASSIVE hurricane with a large wind field.

Hurricane Lee Massive Storm, Massive Surf.

Now that’s what I call a windfield! It’s easy to get caught up in just the wind speed, the low pressure, or the category strength of a storm. Unfortunatley, all of that doesn’t matter much if the wind field is small. In the case of Hurricane Lee, such a large wind-field affects more of the ocean and as a result creates more swell in all directions. It is also not lacking in high wind, low pressure, and a major hurricane. What I’m getting at is today and tomorrow will most likely be double overhead and even bigger at more exposed locations. In other good news, as the storm moves away, we will have another 5 days or so of decent surf on the slow decline. Plenty of good sessions to be had. The other good news is that by that time we’ll be looking at the next long track storm with the next possible swell.

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Rincon, Puerto Rico Surf Forecast – Sept 8, 2023 https://rinconsurfreport.com/surf-forecast/rincon-puerto-rico-surf-forecast-sept-8-2023/ Sat, 09 Sep 2023 00:37:37 +0000 https://rinconsurfreport.com/?p=48882 Hurricane Lee about to lay some massive surf down.

Hurricane Lee is About to Lay Some Massive Surf Down!

It’s September and we finally had a drop in the wind shear with a long track storm that pulled off Africa. With the insanely hot water temps, and no wind shear around, Hurricane Lee turned into a Category 5 Hurricane overnight. Intensity will fluctuate randomly from this point, but the wind-field will continue to expand and the eye of the storm will go through regular replacement cycles. The forecast path of the storm basically has it meandering right in our swell window. High surf advisories will be in effect. This swell is going to rage. I am pretty amped that we’ve had very consistent surf without the usual crowds that have destroyed my stoke the past few seasons. I got to surf a few days ago without having to dodge a single foam board. It was amazing. We should have literally a week of perfect waves (maybe longer) from this storm once the swell shows up. The north side of the island will see the goodies first, probably at the end of the weekend. Then starting next week we should have some NE angled long period swell for most of next week in the head high to a couple feet overhead range. If Lee really does stay due north of the island and continue to pump, we could see some N and NNW long period swell show up next weekend. We could easily see some double-overhead action. There will be plenty of spots to surf and the vibe is finally pretty chill right now. Don’t mess that up. Everyone play nice and have fun.

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Rincon, Puerto Rico Surf Forecast – Aug 31, 2023 https://rinconsurfreport.com/surf-forecast/rincon-puerto-rico-surf-forecast-aug-31-2023/ Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:41:14 +0000 https://rinconsurfreport.com/?p=48823 2023 Hurricane Swell, Franklin, Idalia, Jose - surfing puerto rico.

Multiple Tropical Systems Finally Give Rincon, PR Surf!

2023 and this is what we need to finally get some decent surf – three large tropical weather systems and a powerful trough to push them eastward. We’ve had Hurricane Franklin as a huge storm right in our swell window for a long time. I can remember weaker storms being in the same place doing the same thing and having waves for weeks. I have no idea why the earth doesn’t like to give Rincon waves this Hurricane Season, but all of that is about to change. Starting from today we should see at least a week of solid chest to head high surf with some bigger days scattered in. The tides will be important. Tropical swell tends like incoming tides. The varying water levels at the beach will also affect the breaking wave though so a lot of spots might be bigger on the incoming tide, but closing out more unless you know the right chunk of reef or sand bar that will be working well with all that extra water. The multiple storms will also result in multiple swells which will sometimes play nice with each other, and sometimes will get in each other’s way. Though we will have good waves, there will still be lulls and fluctuations. Stay patient, spread out, and have fun.

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Rincon, Puerto Rico Surf Forecast – Feb 16, 2023 https://rinconsurfreport.com/surf-forecast/rincon-puerto-rico-surf-forecast-feb-16-2023/ Thu, 16 Feb 2023 12:05:29 +0000 https://rinconsurfreport.com/?p=48261 surfing puerto rico will be windy

Windy Windswell Continues for Surfing Puerto Rico

The next 5-7 days will have plenty of small to medium sized surf with plenty of wind. Expect conditions to fluctuate regularly as multiple windswells and groundswells come and go as they please. It’s why for the most part some chest high surf should persist at most Rincon beaches. However, the wind will definitely limit which surf spots will have clean conditions. We have heavy wind for as long as the forecast models can see. In the long term, I’ve been anticipating the pattern of late season fronts forming hybrid system in March. What we’re seeing now with such high pressure persisting over Puerto Rico helps support a pattern shift in march where systems can push into our swell window better and amplify. For now we have a windswell high pressure pattern probably through the end of February.

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Rincon, Puerto Rico Surf Forecast – Feb 7, 2023 https://rinconsurfreport.com/surf-forecast/rincon-puerto-rico-surf-forecast-feb-7-2023/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 11:53:59 +0000 https://rinconsurfreport.com/?p=48189 Major swell event on the horizon for surfing puerto rico.

Major Swell Event for Surfing Puerto Rico.

Over the weekend we had the necessary weather for this week’s starter waves. However, that system was a bit sporadic and violent. The resulting waves were big on arrival but quickly faded away. The surf was also prone to fluctuation throughout the day. This next event, however, is looking quite impressive in real time data. We should see some longer period swell show up on Thursday and last through the weekend. There will be waves. The quality of those waves may be poor for most of the swell event. The strong high pressure over the island and resulting extreme winds will not only work against the incoming swell, it may throw it’s own wind wave into the mix which may serve to spoil what would otherwise be perfect waves. So the moral of the story is don’t expect perfection the entire time. There may be good moments each day where things line-up, but if you fly down specifically for this swell just know that it won’t be perfect the whole trip and the bigger days may be challenging.

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Rincon, Puerto Rico Surf Forecast – Jan 30, 2023 https://rinconsurfreport.com/surf-forecast/rincon-puerto-rico-surf-forecast-jan-30-2023/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:32:03 +0000 https://rinconsurfreport.com/?p=48157 Choppy surf for Rincon then good again.

Small Windswell Continues with Better Surf on the Horizon.

Here in Rincon we will continue with small scale, mushy, bumpy, weak, wind swell. These conditions will persist through the weekend. But there is hope. If the current model trends materialize, we could see a massive fetch setup that would dump some sizeable surf with a couple of clean days our way. We’ll know on Saturday and Sunday if the weather is actually on track to dump a decent swell at us for next week. Don’t get too amped up though. STRONG high pressure is forecast to build in behind the storm system which would result in heavy trade winds. The good stuff might only be a couple of days before more wind slop dominates. Overall, I’m expecting February to be kind of terrible but I expect big things for this March. More on that as things develop. For now, enjoy the ocean’s sloppy joe’s and look for some actual decent days early next week possibly.

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