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Inches, Puerto Rico

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

Also within 20 km of Patillas

  • La Curva Surf spot · 6.6 km from Patillas
  • Channel Surf spot · 9.2 km from Patillas
  • Los Bohios Surf spot · 13.2 km from Patillas
  • Sharky Surf spot · 15.9 km from Patillas
  • El cocal Surf spot · 17.9 km from Patillas

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About Inches

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

The spot faces S (171°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (351°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 57). 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 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Patillas, 6.9 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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

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From Chicago: about 9 h 30 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 15 from the airport to Inches.

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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

Inches 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 18Oct81 ft4 smushy3kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct51 ft8 smushy5kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct81 ft5 smushy4kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct152 ft4 smushy7kJ28°C
Thu 22Oct192 ft4 smushy10kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct182 ft4 smushy10kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct183 ft4 smushy22kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct283 ft4 smushy23kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct303 ft4 smushy28kJ28°C
Tue 27Oct282 ft4 smushy22kJ29°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 15 by road. About 9h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to SJU, then 1h 15 by road. About 9h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Patillas each day: Channel, Inches, La Curva.

The trip from Patillas, 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 Patillas

  • Chicoman PizzaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Antonino's Pizza PatillasPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Gota a Gota Café0.1 km from the centre
  • Barrio ChinoChinese · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Florece VeganRestVegetarian · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Manny's Fried ChickenChicken · 0.2 km from the centre

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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