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Tres palmas, Puerto Rico

Stay in Rincón: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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About Tres palmas

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

The spot faces SW (247°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (67°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 34). 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). The town to stay in is Rincón, 1.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 8 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 10 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 20 from the airport to Tres palmas.

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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

Tres palmas does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct112 ft8 scrumbling68kJ31°C
Mon 19Oct102 ft8 smushy54kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct375 ft10 scrumbling535kJ30°C
Wed 21Oct285 ft9 scrumbling352kJ31°C
Thu 22Oct234 ft9 scrumbling204kJ31°C
Fri 23Oct315 ft9 scrumbling369kJ31°C
Sat 24Oct254 ft9 scrumbling295kJ31°C
Sun 25Oct123 ft8 scrumbling88kJ30°C
Mon 26Oct113 ft10 scrumbling175kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct274 ft9 scrumbling305kJ30°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 PUJ, then 2h 20 by road. About 10h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Domes

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Domes

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Dogmans

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PUJ, then 2h 20 by road. About 10h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 9 spots near Rincón each day: Dogmans, Domes, Doms, El Faro, Indicators, Little Malibu, Maria's, Sea Beach, Tres palmas.

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Rough cost

About £725–£1,340 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 PUJ, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£235–£485
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£725–£1,340

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

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