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Lance's Left, Puerto Rico

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About Lance's Left

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

The spot faces N (0°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (180°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 85). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually October, with about 3 good days in 7; in June and July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Vega Baja, 4.9 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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 15 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 from the airport to Lance's Left.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct153 ft8 ssoft89kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct143 ft8 ssoft89kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct395 ft10 ssoft482kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct314 ft9 ssoft263kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct284 ft9 ssoft200kJ30°C
Fri 23Oct334 ft10 ssoft308kJ30°C
Sat 24Oct274 ft9 ssoft278kJ31°C
Sun 25Oct123 ft8 ssoft93kJ30°C
Mon 26Oct112 ft10 ssoft93kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct254 ft9 ssoft284kJ29°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to SJU, then 1h by road. About 9h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Lance's Left

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to SJU, then 1h by road. About 9h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Vega Baja each day: La peinilla, Lance's Left, Las Pasas, Los Tubos.

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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.

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