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Tortugas, Puerto Rico

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Culebrita Beach. Photo: Bea2017, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Tortugas

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

The spot faces N (10°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (190°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. 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 2 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Culebra, 7.5 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 O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to STT, direct.

    See flights ORD → STT · Skyscanner from about £245 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Tortugas.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in CulebraAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

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Forecast

Tortugas 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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct262 ft9 s49kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct252 ft9 s49kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct583 ft11 s238kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct543 ft9 s137kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct392 ft9 s95kJ30°C
Fri 23Oct423 ft10 s131kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct273 ft9 s120kJ30°C
Sun 25Oct262 ft5 s30kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct82 ft6 s27kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct303 ft7 s88kJ29°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. 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 ORD to STT, then 50 min by road. About 9h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Playa Brava

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Playa Brava

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Playa Brava

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Playa Brava

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Playa Brava

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 13 kn (23 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to STT, then 50 min by road. About 9h 20 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Culebra each day: Playa Brava, The Reef, Tortugas.

The trip from Culebra, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £735–£1,365 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 ORD to STT, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£245–£510
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£735–£1,365

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

Places to eat near Culebra

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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