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About Guánica

Guánica is a town in Puerto Rico. From Guánica you can reach 5 surf spots and 1 dive site, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Punta de Brea, a surf spot 2.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is PSE, 39 km away.

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Staying in Guánica

6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PSE, 39 km, MAZ, 40 km, BQN, 63 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Guánica. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Guánica each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Guánica too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for beginnersUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Sat 24

Ballenas7.7 kmabout 15 min by car

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Ballenas, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	31°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	1 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	46, fair	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	55, good	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	48, good	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	29°C

La Santa10.8 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Guayanilla, 8 kmIntermediate and up

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Santa, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	31°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	1 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	23, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	29°C

Punta de Brea2.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

3 ft24 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta de Brea, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	31°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	1 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	31°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	31°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft4 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	31°C

Sal del Diablo10.7 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Guayanilla, 8 kmIntermediate and up

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sal del Diablo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	31°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	1 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	23, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Guánica, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Guánica. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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LA LUCHA27.8 kmabout 50 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

2 ft116 kJ

2 ft90 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

2 ft72 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at LA LUCHA, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	1 ft4 s	5kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft5 s	6kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	31°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	2 ft10 s	116kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	31°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	2 ft9 s	90kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft6 s	34kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	31°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 s	72kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	32°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	2 ft7 s	42kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	32°C

Dive near Guánica

La Parguera Wall 11.8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Guánica

Magic Pizza GuánicaPizza · 1.2 km from the centre
Taco Escondido1.1 km from the centre
Parrilla Playera1.2 km from the centre
Rincon Tropical1.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Guánica, Puerto Rico

About Guánica

Staying in Guánica

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Further out

Dive near Guánica

Places to eat near Guánica