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El Misto, Puerto Rico

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About El Misto

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NE (52°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (232°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 24). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, March, April and September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Fajardo, 7.6 km away (about 15 min by car).

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 9 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to SJU, direct.

    See flights MDW → SJU · Skyscanner from about £240 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to El Misto.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in FajardoAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Fajardo · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Fajardo · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct373 ft9 shollow93kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct373 ft8 scrumbling95kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct494 ft11 shollow340kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct584 ft9 scrumbling214kJ30°C
Thu 22Oct503 ft8 scrumbling157kJ30°C
Fri 23Oct494 ft10 scrumbling232kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct454 ft9 scrumbling220kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct283 ft8 scrumbling88kJ30°C
Mon 26Oct152 ft8 smushy51kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct574 ft9 scrumbling208kJ29°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to SJU, then 1h 05 by road. About 9h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf El Misto

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf El Misto

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf El Misto

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf El Misto

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf El Misto

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 10 kn (19 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to SJU, then 1h 05 by road. About 9h 20 door to door

The trip from Fajardo, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £730–£1,360 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to SJU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£240–£505
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£730–£1,360

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Fajardo

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

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