The Search, Puerto Rico

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Humacao, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NRR (NRR), 26 km.

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About The Search

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

The spot faces SE (130°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (310°). 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 400 m out (1 in 38). 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). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Humacao, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NRR (NRR), 26 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 dive site.

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 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to SJU, direct.
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Getting there. 1 h 10 from the airport to The Search.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Humacao, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NRR (NRR), 26 km.
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Forecast

The Search does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Search, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	1 ft6 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft7 shollow	5kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot	29°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	29°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	3 ft4 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	29, too small	2 ft4 smushy	19kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	30°C
Mon 26Oct	26, too small	3 ft4 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	29°C
Tue 27Oct	31, too small	2 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	30°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight MDW to SJU, then 1h 10 by road. About 9h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf The Search
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 4 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to SJU, then 1h 10 by road. About 9h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £565–£1,080 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to SJU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£240–£505
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£565–£1,080

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

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